Ranong Airport

Ranong Airport ท่าอากาศยานระนอง
IATA: UNN ICAO: VTSR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Department of Airports
Serves	Ranong
Location	Ratchakrut, Mueang, Ranong, Thailand
Opened	18 May 1995;30 years ago (1995-05-18)
Elevation  AMSL	57 ft / 17 m
Coordinates	09°46′39″N98°35′07″E / 9.77750°N 98.58528°E / 9.77750; 98.58528
Maps
UNN/VTSR Location of airport in Thailand
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 2,000 6,562 Concrete
Statistics (2024)
Passengers 122,255 7.88% Aircraft movements 809 13.66% Freight (tonnes) 0.15
Sources: Department of Airports

Ranong Airport( IATA : UNN, ICAO : VTSR) is in Ratchakrut subdistrict, Mueang Ranong district, Ranong province in southern Thailand.

Location

Ranong airport serves the province of Ranong in the southern part of the country, it is located 500 km from Bangkok. The airport is located in a flat area at an altitude of 17 m above sea level, from the east there is a mountain range, between it and the airport territory there is highway number 4. The highest point of this area is Mount Khao Nom Sao (1089 m), 6 km from the airport. ^[1]

History

Construction started on 30 March 1993, completed on 18 May 1995. The first aircraft to be received by Ranong airport was a Boeing 737 with 150 passengers on board. ^[2] The main terminal area is about 4 thousand square meters and is designed for 300 passengers. ^[3] In 2019, the airport served 2,237 flights and 170 thousand passengers. ^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Thai AirAsia	Bangkok–Don Mueang

As of January 2025, there are no international flights to Ranong. ^[5]

References

1. "Ranong Airport of Ranong in Thailand". proaeroporty.ru. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
2. "Ranong Airport history".
3. "Ranong Airport description".
4. "Passenger Statistics Ranong Airport".
5. "Non-stop flights from Ranong (UNN)". 16 Jan 2025. Retrieved 24 Jan 2025.

External links

• Ranong travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Accident history for UNN at Aviation Safety Network