Phrae Airport
History
Phrae Airport was built during World War 2 with a gravel runway. After the war ended, the airport operator was given to Royal Thai Air Force for them to maintain. Then, Phrae Airport was developed by Department of Commercial Aviation (Thailand) in 1952 for passenger and airmail uses by upgrading the runway to be 30 x 1,200 meters and building a terminal.
In 1971–1973 the Department of Civil Aviation (Thailand) upgraded the runway, taxiway, and tarmac's material to be asphalt concrete, and extended the runway again to be 1,500 meters long. In 1974–1975, the current terminal was built, and was expanded in 1981–1982 to 250 square meters. The terminal was expanded again in 1990 to 432 square meters, and air conditioners were installed. A new seven-floor air traffic control tower was built to separate it from the terminal in 1996.
Facilities
Terminal
Phrae Airport's terminal is three storeys tall, but only one floor is used. The building space is 1,400 square meters, and can accommodate up to 374 people per hour.
- Floor 1: departures and arrivals area, and airport's office
- Floor 2 and 3: previously used for air traffic control
The tarmac size is 60 by 180 meters, which can accommodate up to three ATR 72s at the same time. There are also six helicopter landing pads.
Statistics
Traffic numbers
| Year | Passengers | Change | Aircraft movements | Cargo (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19,749 | 1,458 | 42.42 | |
| 2002 | 12,558 |  36.41% |
860 | 15.81 |
| 2003 | 10,592 | 15.66% |
722 | 17.01 |
| 2004 | 828 | 92.18% |
41 | 0.396 |
| 2005 | 13 | 98.43% |
17 | 0.00 |
| 2006 | 13 |  |
4 | 0.00 |
| 2007 | 440 |  3284.62% |
180 | 0.00 |
| 2008 | 0 | 100.00% |
0 | 0.00 |
| 2009 | 0 | |
0 | 0.00 |
| 2010 | 470 | |
54 | 0.00 |
| 2011 | 3,494 | 643.40% |
215 | 0.00 |
| 2012 | 9,056 | 159.19% |
421 | 0.00 |
| 2013 | 13,690 | 51.17% |
483 | 0.00 |
| 2014 | 23,371 | 70.72% |
509 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | 48,673 | 108.26% |
797 | 0.00 |
| 2016 | 72,274 | 48.49% |
1,191 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | 80,961 | 12.02% |
1,326 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | 88,971 | 9.89% |
1,460 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | 70,069 | 21.25% |
1,220 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | 34,947 | 50.12% |
758 | 0.00 |
References
- ^ "Airport information for VTCP". 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. - ^ Airport information for PRH at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ http://www.aviation.go.th Archived 2010-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Complete history of Phrae Airport (Thai)
- ^ Phrae Airport's physical characteristics (Thai)
- ^ Airports stats under Department of Airports (Thailand)