Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport

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Nakhon Si Thammarat International Airport

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Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Department of Airports
Serves Nakhon Si Thammarat
Location Pak Phun, Mueang, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
Opened1 December 1998;26 years ago (1998-12-01)
Elevation  AMSL 13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 8°32′24″N99°56′25.3″E / 8.54000°N 99.940361°E / 8.54000; 99.940361
Maps
Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport
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NST/VTSF
Location of airport in Thailand
Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
01/192,1006,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers1,040,791 Decrease2.svg12.93%
Aircraft movements8,037 Decrease2.svg11.81%
Freight (tonnes)414.12 Increase2.svg7.86%
Source: DAFIF [1] [2]

Nakhon Si Thammarat International Airport( IATA : NST, ICAO : VTSF) is in Pak Phun subdistrict, Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province in southern Thailand.

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History

Passengers boarding Nok Air flight at Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport NokAir Get Passenger on NST.jpg
Passengers boarding Nok Air flight at Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport
Nok Air and Thai AirAsia parking at Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport and preparing departure Nokair and ThaiAirAsia.JPG
Nok Air and Thai AirAsia parking at Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport and preparing departure

The airport's first landing was on 1 December 1998 by Thai Airways International and PBair from Bangkok.

Beginning in 1985, Nakhon Si Thammarat used Cha-ian Airport (Army Region 4) temporarily. Thai Airways Company flew from Surat Thani to Nakhon Si Thammarat on Short 360 aircraft. Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport then had Nok Air, Thai AirAsia, and One-Two-Go as airlines. Thai Airways and PBair later suspended service.

In July 2008, the Department of Civil Aviation (Thailand) suspended the certificate of One-Two-Go (operated by Orient Thai Airlines) from 22 July to 15 September. One-Two-Go was then re-certified and their service was suspended to Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport.

As a result of the airport's growth, the Nakhon Si Thammarat Provincial Governor and Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport Director are working on including international flights, due to the potential for increased tourism and economic growth for the Nakhon Si Thammarat province. The initiative planned to extend the runway to 2,600 meters (8,530 feet).

On 12 July 2013 Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport was published in Royal Thai Government Gazette to customs airport, No. 10/1 of Ministerial Regulation prescribed port or place, customs airport, border approval way, and customs ACT 2553.[ clarification needed ] Dated 1 July 2013 by Kittiratt Na-Ranong, the Minister of Finance, which resulted in Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport qualifying to import and export international flights and goods.

Capacity

The airport is 14 km (8.69 miles) from the city center. It has an arrival terminal capacity of 188 people per hour and a departure terminal capacity of 215 people per hour. It has two Boeing 737 parking spaces, two ATR 72 parking spaces, and two helipad spaces. The airport spans 2,902,400 square meters (1,803 square miles).

The terminal building covers 7,985 square meters (26,197 square feet). The arrival terminal covers 375 square meters (1,230 square feet), while the departure terminal covers 375 square meters (1,230 square feet). [3]

The flight capacity is 32/day. The passenger capacity is 2,504 passengers/day. Aircraft parking space is 17,000 square meters (85 x 200 meters). The runway covers 45 x 2,100 meters (147.6 x 6,889 feet).

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Nok Air Bangkok–Don Mueang
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang
Thai Lion Air Bangkok–Don Mueang
Thai Summer Airways Bangkok–Don Mueang

Statistics

Activity [4]
year
Flights
(flights/year)		Passengers
(people/year)		Cargo
(kilograms/year)		Mail
(kilograms/year)		Passenger change
(%)
199579630,07993,6560Steady2.svg 0.0
199689839,80575,2280Increase2.svg 32.33
19971,07062,755134,2650Increase2.svg 57.66
19981,24069,979140,1770Increase2.svg 11.22
199972674,712271,8910Increase2.svg 6.76
200078882,687373,336115Increase2.svg 10.67
20011,35292,583425,7230Increase2.svg 11.97
20021,26290,921546,4620Decrease2.svg 1.80
20031,705104,340820,9980Increase2.svg 14.76
20042,048131,9571,105,2370Increase2.svg 26.47
20052,160146,4351,369,8760Increase2.svg 10.97
20062,275193,231983,8370Increase2.svg 31.96
20073,488396,7371,587,8480Increase2.svg 105.32
20082,636299,0751,205,4420Decrease2.svg 24.62
20092,458297,2571,108,6710Decrease2.svg 0.61
20103,365406,792811,3270Increase2.svg 36.85
20114,610555,015684,2140Increase2.svg 36.44

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References

  1. ↑ "Airport information for VTSF". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ↑ Airport information for NST at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF  (effective October 2006).
  3. ↑ "Physical data of Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport(Thai Language)". Archived from the original on 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  4. ↑ "statistics used of Nakhon Si Thammarat People". Archived from the original on 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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