U-Tapao International Airport
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| IATA: UTP – ICAO: VTBU
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public / Military | ||
| Operator | Government | ||
| Serves | Rayong, Thailand | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 42 ft / 13 m | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 18/36 | 3,505 | 11,500 | Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
- For the military use of the facility see U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield
U-Tapao International Airport (IATA: UTP, ICAO: VTBU), also spelled Utapao and U-Taphao, is a public airport serving Rayong, a city in Thailand. It is approximately 90 miles (140 km) southeast of Bangkok, near Sattahip on the Gulf of Siam. It south of route 3 (Thanon Sukhumvit) at km 189, about a 45 minute drive from Pattaya (Thailand's most popular beach resort).
It is serves as the U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, home of the Royal Thai Navy First Air Wing.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Bangkok Airways (Ko Samui, Phuket) {using ATR-72}
- Finnair (Helsinki) {using Boeing 757-200} winter charter only
- Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon) {using Boeing 737-800} frequent charters during peak seasonsKorean Airlines services to U-Tapao ended at the end of the winter 2006-2007 timetable.
[edit] Former services
U-Tapao International Airport has been formerly serviced by Jetstar Asia Airways
- Transaero (Moscow): (using Boeing 747-200). These flights have now stopped during the low season.
[edit] History
During the Vietnam War it was a front-line base of the United States Air Force.
[edit] See also
- List of airports in Thailand
- List of Destinations to/from all Thailand airports
- Utapau
[edit] Notes
- ^ Airport information for VTBU at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for UTP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.
[edit] External links
- U-Tapao International Airport (official site)
- U-Taphao Airport (thaiflyingclub.com)
- Aerial photo at WikiMapia
- Current weather for VTBU at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for UTP at Aviation Safety Network
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