Surin Airport Explained

Nativename:Thai: ท่าอากาศยานสุรินทร์ภักดี
Iata:PXR
Icao:VTUJ
Type:Public
Owner:Surin Provincial Administrative Organisation
City-Served:Surin
Location:Nok Mueang, Mueang, Surin, Thailand
Coordinates:14.8664°N 103.5°W
Pushpin Map:Thailand

Surin Bhakdi Airport is in Nok Mueang subdistrict, Mueang Surin district, Surin province in northeastern Thailand, 450 kilometers from Bangkok and 50 kilometers from the Cambodian border. It is the only airport in Thailand to be owned by a local government, i.e., the Surin Provincial Administrative Organisation, and is operated by Department of Airports.

The airport was open from 2002 to 2003 when the now defunct Air Andaman was the sole airline operating there, and reopened in 2013.[1] The airport was briefly served by Nok Air. As of January 2020, there is no scheduled airline service at the airport. Nok Air now offers air service to Buriram Airport with a bus connection to Surin.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Reopening of Surin Airport to Cope with Tourism Growth in Northeastern Thailand. 8 November 2014. Public Relations Department. 13 September 2013.
  2. Web site: Where We Fly – Nok Air .