Surat Thani International Airport

Surat Thani International Airport

ท่าอากาศยานสุราษฎร์ธานี
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerRoyal Thai Air Force
OperatorDepartment of Airports
ServesSurat Thani
LocationTambon Hua Toei, Amphoe Phunphin, Surat Thani, Thailand
Opened15 April 1981 (1981-04-15)
Elevation AMSL6.1 m / 20 ft
Coordinates09°07′57″N 99°08′08″E / 9.13250°N 99.13556°E / 9.13250; 99.13556
Websiteminisite.airports.go.th/suratthani
Maps
URT
Location of airport in Thailand
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
25 82
Statistics (2024)
Total passengers1,342,036 0.79%
Aircraft movements9,407 6.36%
Freight (tonnes)700.53 6.87%

Surat Thani International Airport (IATA: URT, ICAO: VTSB) is an international airport in Tambon Hua Toei, Amphoe Phunphin, Surat Thani province in Southern Thailand. It is located 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of downtown Surat Thani, and is also home to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) squadrons. It has a single paved runway and is the tenth-busiest airport in Thailand in terms of passengers, handling more than two million passengers annually.