Trat Airport

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Trat Airport

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Summary
Airport typePrivate
Owner/Operator Bangkok Airways
Serves Trat / Ko Chang
LocationBang Pit, Laem Ngop, Trat, Thailand
Opened8 April 2003;21 years ago (2003-04-08)
Elevation  AMSL 105 ft / 32 m
Coordinates 12°16′28.46″N102°19′08.25″E / 12.2745722°N 102.3189583°E / 12.2745722; 102.3189583
Website www.tratairport.com
Maps
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TDX/VTBO
Location of airport in Thailand
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Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
05/235,9061,800Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft movements3,041
Total passengers80,987

Trat Airport( IATA : TDX, ICAO : VTBO) is in Bang Pit subdistrict, Laem Ngop district, Trat province in eastern Thailand. Trat Airport was opened in 2003 and is owned and operated by Bangkok Airways. The airport has one tarmac runway, 1,800 m by 45 m, with a small open-air terminal. [1] The airport has offers customs and immigration services, [2] allowing passengers to check in through to their final destinations without having to do so at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Contents

Bangkok Airways operates daily flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Trat with its ATR-72 turboprop aircraft.

History

Trat Airport was officially opened on 31 March 2003. However, the first flight, an ATR 72-200, landed on 18 April 2003, from Don Mueang International Airport. [3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Bangkok Airways Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi

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References

  1. "Trat Airport". Bangkok Airways PCL. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. "Through Check-in". www.bangkokair.com. Bangkok Airways. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  3. Airways, Bangkok. "Trat Airport". www.bangkokair.com. Retrieved 2023-05-24.