U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอู่ตะเภา ระยอง–พัทยา | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Royal Thai Navy | ||||||||||
| Operator | Department of Airports | ||||||||||
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| Location | Ban Chang, Rayong, Thailand | ||||||||||
| Opened | 2 June 1966 | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 42 ft / 13 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°40′47″N 101°00′18″E / 12.67972°N 101.00500°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport (IATA: UTP, ICAO: VTBU), also spelled Utapao and U-Taphao, is a joint civil–military public international airport serving the cities of Rayong and Pattaya in eastern Thailand. It is in the Ban Chang district of Rayong province.[4][5]
It also serves as the U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, home of the Royal Thai Navy First Air Wing. U-Tapao is the home of a large Thai Airways maintenance facility, servicing that airline's aircraft as well as those of other customers.[6] Due to the blockade of Bangkok's airports by opposition protesters, U-Tapao briefly became the main air gateway to Thailand between 26 November and 5 December 2008. As both of Bangkok's international airports essential to the country's tourist boom are operating beyond capacity as of 2015,[7][8] U-Tapao in particular has been eyed as an alternate international gateway due to its relative proximity to the capital.
- ^ "Passenger statistics for 2015–2019" (PDF). U-Tapao Rayong Pattaya International Airport (in Thai).
- ^ "Airport information for VTBU". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ Airport information for UTP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "U Tapao-Pattaya International Airport" (PDF). U Tapao Airport Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Home". U-Tapao Rayong Pattaya International Airport. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Thai Airways International: Technical Department --- U-Tapao Second Maintenance Center ---". www.thaitechnical.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008.
- ^ "New terminal to boost U-Tapao Airport".
- ^ "Don Mueang is world's busiest LCC". The Nation. 15 September 2015.