Sukhothai Airport

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Sukhothai Airport

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Summary
Airport typePrivate
Owner/Operator Bangkok Airways
Serves Sukhothai
LocationKlong Krachong, Sawankhalok, Sukhothai, Thailand
Opened12 April 1996;28 years ago (1996-04-12)
Elevation  AMSL 179 ft / 55 m
Coordinates 17°14′16″N099°49′05″E / 17.23778°N 99.81806°E / 17.23778; 99.81806
Maps
Sukhothai Airport
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THS/VTPO
Location of airport in Thailand
Sukhothai Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
18/362,1006,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft movements1,473
Total passengers57,143

Sukhothai Airport( IATA : THS, ICAO : VTPO) is a privately owned airport by Bangkok Airways in Klong Krachong subdistrict, Sawankhalok district, Sukhothai province in northern Thailand. [1] [2]

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