Roi Et Airport

Roi Et Airport ท่าอากาศยานร้อยเอ็ด
IATA: ROI ICAO: VTUV
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Department of Airports
Serves	Roi Et
Location	Nong Phok subdistrict, Thawat Buri district, Roi Et province, Thailand
Opened	2 March 1999;24 years ago (1999-03-02)
Elevation  AMSL	451 ft / 137 m
Coordinates	16°07′00″N103°46′25″E / 16.11667°N 103.77361°E / 16.11667; 103.77361
Website	minisite.airports.go.th/roiet
Maps
ROI Location of airport in Thailand
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 2,100 6,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 348,798 31.03% Aircraft movements 2,168 11.41% Freight (tonnes) -
Source: DAFIF [1] [2]

Roi Et Airport ^{[lower-alpha 1]} ( IATA : ROI, ICAO : VTUV) is in Nong Phok subdistrict, Thawat Buri district, Roi Et province in northeastern Thailand, and is approximately 11 kilometres from downtown Roi Et. ^[3]

The airport consists of a passenger terminal measuring 3,013 square meters, the arrival and departure gates are on the same floor, a runway (runway) 45 x 2,100 meters, and an apron measuring 85 x 324 meters, which can accommodate Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 aircraft. ^[3]

The airport currently serves flights to both Don Mueang International Airport and Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. ^{[4] [5]}

History

Originally the airport was a military airfield under the supervision of the Royal Thai Army. ^[6]

In 1989, the Department of Air Transport approved the construction of Roi Et Airport. Allocated a budget of 601,916.983.98 baht. Construction of the airport began on August 11, 1995 and completed in 1999. Construction took approximately 3 years with an area of approximately 2,700 rai. The runway is 2,100 meters long. 45 meters wide, 60 meters long on each side, 45 meters wide, the taxiway is 23 meters wide, 10.5 meters wide on each side, the general terrain is plains and grasslands. The airport officially opened on March 2, 1999.

As of 2023, there is one airline that provides service, Thai AirAsia which operates daily flights to Bangkok. Thai Smile did operate daily flights to Bangkok since January 2022, but stopped in September 2022.

Expansion

In 2020, Roi Et airport received 110 million baht to raise its annual handling capacity to 750,000 passengers. ^[7]

Roi Et airport has commenced its expansion and renovation project, which is currently under construction. This project will increase the passenger handling capacity of the airport to 1.2 million passengers per year and the project should complete in December 2022.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Thai AirAsia	Bangkok–Don Mueang

Notes

1. Thai: ท่าอากาศยานร้อยเอ็ด

References

1. "Airport information for VTUV". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
2. Airport information for ROI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF  (effective October 2006).
3. "กรมการบินพลเรือน". 2016-05-26. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
4. Weekly, Ttr. "Thai airlines ready to resume flights | TTR Weekly" . Retrieved 2022-04-04.
5. Weekly, Ttr. "Thai AirAsia resumes 20 routes | TTR Weekly" . Retrieved 2022-04-04.
6. "กรมการบินพลเรือน". 2016-07-01. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
7. "Mukdahan airport to be regional hub". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2022-04-04.

External links

• Roi Et travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Roi Et AirportHomepage
• Current weather for VTUV at NOAA / NWS
• Accident history for ROI at Aviation Safety Network