Pai Airport

Pai Airport ท่าอากาศยานปาย
IATA: PYY ICAO: VTCI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Department of Airports Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Serves	Pai
Location	Tambon Wiang Tai, Amphoe Pai, Mae Hong Son, Thailand
Opened	1947;79 years ago (1947)
Coordinates	19°22′22″N098°26′19″E / 19.37278°N 98.43861°E / 19.37278; 98.43861
Website	minisite.airports.go.th/pai
Map
PYY/VTCI Location of airport in Thailand
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 1,000 3,280 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 1,032

Pai Airport( IATA : PYY, ICAO : VTCI) is an inactive regional airport located in Wiang Tai tambon, Pai district, Mae Hong Son province, Northern Thailand.

Located on a 72.3-rai area around a kilometre away from Mueang Mae Hong Son, the capital district of the province, the airport has one runway (23 metres wide, 1,000 metres long). ^[1]

History

Pai Airport was purpose-built in 1947 for a visit by Field Marshall Phibun.^{[ citation needed ]} In 2007, its runway was paved, and it was extended to 200 meters by February 2011. ^{[2] [3]} In early 2017, an expansion of the airport was considered by the government in order to increase tourism, but it was ultimately denied after opposition from locals. ^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Since Kan Air discontinued all flights in April 2017, there has been no commercial airline service to Pai.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "กรมการบินพลเรือน". minisite.aviation.go.th. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
2. "Pai Airstrip". World War 2 in North Thailand. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
3. "Pai Airport". Thai Flying Club. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
4. "DOA denies expansion at Pai airport". Bangkok Post. 25 March 2017.

External links

• Pai travel guide from Wikivoyage