Trang Airport Explained

Nativename:Thai: ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติตรัง
Iata:TST
Icao:VTST
Type:Public
Operator:Department of Airports
City-Served:Trang province
Location:Tambon Khok Lo, Amphoe Mueang Trang, Trang province, Thailand
Elevation-F:67
Elevation-M:20
Metric-Elev:yes
Coordinates:7.5087°N 99.6166°W
Mapframe:yes
Pushpin Map:Thailand
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Thailand
Pushpin Label:TST/VTST
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length-F:6,890
R1-Length-M:2,100
R1-Surface:Asphalt (tarmac)
Metric-Rwy:yes
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:564,461 6.98%
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:3,690 1.49%
Stat3-Header:Cargo (tonnes)
Stat3-Data:184 0.75%
Stat-Year:2023
Footnotes:Sources: Department of Airports

Trang International Airport is in Tambon Khok Lo, Amphoe Mueang Trang, Trang province in Southern Thailand, 7km (04miles) from downtown Trang.

Major expansion

Despite being solely domestic, passenger numbers surged from 143 to almost 800 thousand from 2009 to 2017. It was planned to expand the terminal to 9,000 sq m. by mid-2019. The runway is planned to extend to 3,000 meters pending environmental review. A second passenger terminal was planned to be built by 2021, pushing capacity to 3.7 million a year.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30349364 3.7 million a year