Nakhon Sawan Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Nakhon Sawan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 113 ft / 34 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°40′22″N100°08′12″E / 15.67278°N 100.13667°E Coordinates: 15°40′22″N100°08′12″E / 15.67278°N 100.13667°E | ||||||||||
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Nakhon Sawan Airport [1] (( ICAO : VTPN)), is an airport in Nakhon Sawan, the capital city of Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand.
Nakhon Sawan is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat) lies in lower northern Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit, Phetchabun, Lopburi, Sing Buri, Chai Nat, Uthai Thani, and Tak.
Thai Airways Company or Thai Airways was the domestic flag carrier of Thailand. Its main base was the domestic terminal at Don Mueang International Airport, then known as Bangkok International Airport. Its head office was located in Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok. In 1988 Thai Airways merged to become Thai Airways International.
Monthon were administrative subdivisions of Thailand at the beginning of the 20th century. The Thai word monthon is a translation of the word mandala, in its sense of a type of political formation. The monthon were created as a part of the Thesaphiban bureaucratic administrative system, introduced by Prince Damrong Rajanubhab which, together with the monthon, established step-by-step today's present provinces (changwat), districts (amphoe), and communes (tambon) throughout Thailand. Each monthon was led by a royal commissioner called Thesaphiban (เทศาภิบาล), later renamed to Samuhathesaphiban (สมุหเทศาภิบาล). The system was officially adopted by the 1897 Local Administration Act, after some monthon had been established and administrative details were sorted out.
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is the state-owned rail operator under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport in Thailand.
The 2003 AFC Women's Championship was a women's football tournament held in Thailand from 8 to 21 June 2003. It was the 14th holding of the AFC Women's Championship, a tournament for women's national teams from countries affiliated to the Asian Football Confederation.
Chum Saeng is a district (amphoe) in Nakhon Sawan Province, upper central Thailand.
Kao Liao is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Sawan Province, central Thailand.
Phayuha Khiri is a district (amphoe) in Nakhon Sawan Province, central Thailand.
Mueang Nakhon Sawan is the capital district of Nakhon Sawan Province, in central Thailand.
Nakhon Sawan Football Club is a Thai semi professional Association football club based in Nakhon Sawan Province. The club currently plays in the Thai League 4 Northern Region.
Nakhon Sawan railway station is a railway station in Nong Pling Sub-district, Nakhon Sawan City, Nakhon Sawan. It is a Class 1 station and the main station in Nakhon Sawan Province. It is about 245 kilometres from Bangkok railway station. The railyard serves as a PTT Petroleum tanker car yard with a spur line to a gas refinery.
Phitsanulok railway station is a railway station in Phitsanulok and it is the main station for the province. It is owned by the State Railway of Thailand and is on the Northern Line. Phitsanulok railway station is 389.291 kilometres (241.9 mi) from Bangkok railway station. Formerly, the Nakhon Phing Express did not stop at this station and proceeded straight to Sila At Station in Uttaradit. In 2012, the express began stopping at this station. This is the last station that uses lighted signal posts and marks the start of the section with the use of semaphore signals.
Nakhon Sawan Province Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Nakhon Sawan F.C.. The stadium holds 15,000 people.
Nakhon Sawan is a city in Thailand, the name literally means "Heavenly City". The city is the capital of Nakhon Sawan Province, and covers the complete subdistrict (tambon) Pak Nam Pho and parts of Khwae Yai, Nakhon Sawan Tok, Nakhon Sawan Ok and Wat Sai, all of Mueang Nakhon Sawan district. As of 31 December 2020, it has a population of 82,305. Nakhon Sawan is 238 km north of Bangkok.
The 44th Thailand National Games were held in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand from 12 to 21 December 2015. The opening ceremony, scheduled for 11 December, was postponed by Bike for Dad ปั่นเพื่อพ่อ, to 12 December. There were matches in 43 sports and 77 disciplines. The games were held in Nakhon Sawan Sport Center and Nakhon Sawan sport school. Nakhon Sawan also hosted the 28th national games in 1995.
Ayutthaya United Football Club is a Thai professional football club based in Sena, Ayutthaya province. The club competes in Thai League 2, the second tier of Thai football league system. The team plays their home matches at Ayutthaya Province Stadium.
Bueng Boraphet railway station is a railway station located in Kriang Krai Subdistrict, Nakhon Sawan City, Nakhon Sawan. It is located 257.200 km from Bangkok railway station and is a class 3 railway station. It is on the Northern Line of the State Railway of Thailand. The station is named after Bueng Boraphet, Thailand's largest freshwater swamp, of which the station is located near to.
Sawanpracharak Hospital is the main hospital of Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand and is classified under the Ministry of Public Health as a regional hospital. It has a CPIRD Medical Education Center which trains doctors for the MOPH-Mahidol CPIRD Program. It is an affiliated teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.
Sawan is a fifth month in the Hindu calendar.
Nakhon Sawan travel guide from Wikivoyage