Roi Et Airport

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Roi Et Airport

ท่าอากาศยานร้อยเอ็ด
Roiet Airport Logo.jpg
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDepartment of Airports
ServesRoi Et
Maha Sarakham
Kalasin
Yasothon
LocationRoi Et-Phon Thong Road, Ma-ue, Thawat Buri, Roi Et, Thailand
Opened2 March 1999; 24 years ago (1999-03-02)
Elevation AMSL451 ft / 137 m
Coordinates16°07′00″N 103°46′25″E / 16.11667°N 103.77361°E / 16.11667; 103.77361Coordinates: 16°07′00″N 103°46′25″E / 16.11667°N 103.77361°E / 16.11667; 103.77361
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ROI is located in Thailand
ROI
ROI
Location of airport in Thailand
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,100 6,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers317,961
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Roi Et Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานร้อยเอ็ด) (IATA: ROI, ICAO: VTUV) is an airport serving Roi Et, the capital city of Roi Et Province, Thailand.

The Airport is located at 135 Moo 2, Roi Et, Phon Thong Road. (Highway 2044), Nong Phok Subdistrict and approximately 11 kilometres from the city.[3]

The Airport consists of a passenger terminal measuring 3,013 square meters, the arrival and departure gates are on the same floor, a runway (runway) 45 x 2,100 meters, and an apron measuring 85 x 324 meters, which can accommodate Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 aircraft.[3]

The airport currently serves flights to both Don Mueang International Airport and Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.[4][5]

History

Originally the airport was a military airfield which is under the supervision of the Royal Thai Army.[6]

In 1989, the Department of Air Transport approved the construction of Roi Et Airport. Allocated a budget of 601,916.983.98 baht. Construction of the airport began on August 11, 1995 and completed in 1999. Construction took approximately 3 years with an area of approximately 2,700 rai. The runway is 2,100 meters long. 45 meters wide, 60 meters long on each side, 45 meters wide, the taxiway is 23 meters wide, 10.5 meters wide on each side, the general terrain is plains and grasslands. The airport officially opened on March 2, 1999.

As of 2015, there were 2 airlines that provide service, Nok Air & Thai AirAsia which commenced daily flights to Don Mueang Airport.

Thai Smile operating daily flights to Suvarnabhumi Airport since January 2022.

Expansion

In 2020, Roi Et airport, would receive 110 million baht to raise its annual handling capacity to 750,000 passengers.[7]

Roi Et airport has commenced it's expansion and renovation project which is currently under construction. This project will increase a passenger handling capacity of the airport to 1.2 million passengers per year and the project will complete in December, 2022.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang
Thai Smile Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi

References

  1. ^ "Airport information for VTUV". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for ROI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ a b "กรมการบินพลเรือน". 2016-05-26. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  4. ^ Weekly, Ttr. "Thai airlines ready to resume flights | TTR Weekly". Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  5. ^ Weekly, Ttr. "Thai AirAsia resumes 20 routes | TTR Weekly". Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  6. ^ "กรมการบินพลเรือน". 2016-07-01. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  7. ^ Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "Mukdahan airport to be regional hub". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2022-04-04.

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