Khok Kathiam Air Force Base

Khok Kathiam Air Force Base
Part of Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF)
10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Lop Buri
Site information
Type	Air Force Base
Owner	Royal Thai Air Force
Operator	Royal Thai Air Force
Condition	Military Air Force Base
Location
Coordinates	14°52′29″N100°39′47″E / 14.87472°N 100.66306°E / 14.87472; 100.66306 (Khok Kathiam RTAFB)
Site history
Built	1938 (1938)

Lopburi Airport (civilian)
IATA: KKM ICAO: VTBL
Summary
Elevation  AMSL	98 ft / 30 m
Coordinates	14°52′29″N100°39′47″E / 14.87472°N 100.66306°E / 14.87472; 100.66306
Map
VTBL Location of Khok Kathiam Air Force Base
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 7,283 2,220 Asphalt 05/23 4,400 1,340 Asphalt

Khok Kathiam Air Force Base or Lop Buri airport ^[1] ( IATA : KKM, ICAO : VTBL) is a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) base, home of the helicopter squadron, 2nd Wing 1st Air Division. It is located in Khok Kathiam, Mueang Lopburi District, in Lopburi Province, Thailand. ^[2]

History

In 1938, Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Minister of Defense, and General Prawet Wichayanuwat, Commander of the Air Force ordered the construction Khok Kathiam Air Force Base for the purpose of relocating the 2nd Air Wing. At the end of the year, it was completed, and the wing relocated its headquarters to the new airfield from Don Mueang. ^[3]

Units

The following lists the units based at Khok Kathiam AFB:

• No. 201 Squadron RTAF of 2nd Wing, equipped with Bell 412 and Sikorsky S-92A
• No. 203 Squadron RTAF of 2nd Wing, equipped with Bell UH-1 Iroquois and Eurocopter EC725 ^[4]

References

1. Lopburi airport
2. "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
3. "ประวัติความเป็นมา". กองบิน 2, Royal Thai Air Force (in Thai). Retrieved 13 November 2025.
4. Order of Battle Royal Thai Air Force 2020

External links

• Lopburi travel guide from Wikivoyage