Narathiwat Airport

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Narathiwat Airport

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Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
Owner Royal Thai Navy
Operator Department of Airports
Serves Narathiwat
LocationKhok Khian, Mueang Narathiwat, Narathiwat, Thailand
Opened1974;51 years ago (1974)
Elevation  AMSL 16 ft / 5 m
Coordinates 06°31′12″N101°44′36″E / 6.52000°N 101.74333°E / 6.52000; 101.74333
Website www.narathiwatairport.com
Maps
Narathiwat Airport
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NAW/VTSC
Location within Thailand
Narathiwat Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
02/208,2022,500 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers191,215 Decrease2.svg14.79%
Aircraft movements1,213 Decrease2.svg18.04%
Freight (tonnes)-

Narathiwat Airport( IATA : NAW, ICAO : VTSC) is an airport in Khok Khian subdistrict, Mueang Narathiwat district, Narathiwat province in southern Thailand.

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Narathiwat Airport was constructed in 1974 at the same time as the Thaksin Rajaniwet Palace. Serving the Narathiwat province, the airport is mainly used by the royal family, military and people who live in Narathiwat and near this area.

Due to the length of runway around 2,500 meters, Narathwat airport can serve Airbus A300-600 as 1 slot, Boeing 737-400 as 2 slots, airplane limited at least 80 seats as 1 slot, and helicopter 212/UH-IN as 2 slots at the same time.

Currently there are only direct flights from the Narathiwat Airport to Bangkok which operate on a daily and bi-daily basis, however, recent planning by the Department of Airports suggests the terminal will undergo major upgrades which is resulting in the planning of additional routes to and from Narathiwat from both domestic and international airlines. [1]

The Narathiwat Airport is located on the road number 4136 (Narathiwat - Ban Thorn). There are 8 customer parking lots that contained around 350 cars by two types of parking are [2]

  1. Day time parking lots (no longer than a night) which are lots number 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 for passengers and staffs.
  2. Overnight time parking lots (over a night) which are lots number 3 and 4. The passengers who need to use overnight parking lot must register at registration desk is in front of airport terminal with the identification card without fee, but the airport does not take any responsibilities for damage and disaster occurrence.

Airlines and destinations

The airport only serves domestic flights to Bangkok, previously it became as a international airport and operates seasonal charter flight to Medina.

Source: [3]

AirlinesDestinations
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi [4]

Other airports nearby

Source: [5]

Kota Bharu Airport, Kelantan Malaysia 72 kms.

Betong Airport, Yala, Thailand 104 kms.

Sultan Abdul Halim Airport, Kepala Batas, Kedah, Malaysia 153 kms.

Hat Yai International Airport, Songkhla, Thailand 156 kms.

References

  1. PCL., Post Publishing. "Bangkok Post". www.bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  2. "DOA Minisite". minisite.airports.go.th. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  3. "DOA Minisite". minisite.airports.go.th. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  4. Liu, Jim. "Thai AirAsia 3Q25 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Domestic Network Expansion". aeroroutes.com. Aeroroutes. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  5. Flightradar24. "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map". Flightradar24. Retrieved 2024-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)