Ubon Ratchathani Airport

Ubon Ratchathani Airport

ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี
Ubon Ratchathani Airport; ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี
	IATA: UBP; ICAO: VTUU;
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner	Royal Thai Air Force
Operator	Department of Airports
Serves	Ubon Ratchathani
Location	Nai Mueang, Mueang, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
Opened	1921; 104 years ago
Elevation AMSL	406 ft / 124 m
Coordinates	15°15′04.60″N 104°52′12.83″E / 15.2512778°N 104.8702306°E
Website	minisite.airports.go.th/ubonratchathani
Maps
	UBP/VTUU Location of airport in Thailand
Runways
Statistics (2024)
Passengers
Passengers	1,306,445 0.81%
Aircraft movements	8,904 4.60%
Freight (tonnes)	312.02 0.59%
	Sources: Department of Airports

Ubon Ratchathani Airport (IATA: UBP, ICAO: VTUU) is in Nai Mueang subdistrict, Mueang Ubon Ratchathani district, Ubon Ratchathani province in northeastern Thailand. It currently serves as both a commercial airport and as a Royal Thai Air Force base.

History

The airport was first opened in 1921, when the nearby Warin Chamrap district was affected by smallpox and cholera epidemic.^{[citation needed]} The authorities have sent doctors and medical supplies by plane to Ubon Ratchathani province to alleviate the suffering of the residents.

In 1955 it became Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base for the Vietnam War; in 1975 the facility became^[when?] an international civilian airport, with direct flights to Vietnam.^{[citation needed]} These flights proved unprofitable, and while the international signage is still in place, only domestic flights have operated for a number of years.^{[citation needed]}

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Nok Air	Bangkok–Don Mueang
Thai AirAsia	Bangkok–Don Mueang
Thai Airways International	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
Thai Lion Air	Bangkok–Don Mueang
Thai VietJet Air	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi

Statistics

Passenger movements


Year	Number of passengers	Aircraft movements
2005	387,159	2,986
2006	372,633	3,270
2007	387,586	3,369
2008	391,772	3,355
2009	393,449	2,930
2010	452,944^[1]	3,903^[1]
2011	614,686^[2]	5,370^[2]
2012	733,893^[3]	5,595^[3]
2013	835,648^[4]	6,340^[4]
2014	1,076,957	7,752
2015	1,467,256	10,951
2016	1,726,061	11,697
2017	1,791,828	12,042
2018	1,832,340	11,795
2019	1,790,734	12,017

Busiest domestic routes

Busiest domestic routes to and from Ubon Ratchathani Airport (2017)
Rank	Airport	Passengers handled
1	Bangkok–Don Mueang	1,411,945
2	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi	259,721
3	Pattaya/Rayong (UTapao)	65,675
4	Chiang Mai	53,790

Military use

Established in the 1950s as a Royal Thai Air Force base, it was used by the United States Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force during the Vietnam War.

The airport is currently an active Royal Thai Air Force base, the home of 2nd Air Division/21st Wing Air Combat Command. The 211sq Eagles fly Northrup F-5E/F Tiger II fighter aircraft.

References

^ ^a ^b "Ubon Ratchathani Airport, Monthly Traffic 2010" (PDF). Department of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
^ ^a ^b "Ubon Ratchathani Airport, Monthly Traffic 2011" (PDF). Department of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
^ ^a ^b "Ubon Ratchathani Airport, Monthly Traffic 2012" (PDF). Department of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
^ ^a ^b "Ubon Ratchathani Airport, Monthly Traffic 2013" (PDF). Department of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 2015-02-07.

External links

Ubon Ratchathani travel guide from Wikivoyage
Ubon Ratchathani Airport, Dept of Civil Aviation
UBP Real Time Flight Information

[DCA2010-1] "Ubon Ratchathani Airport, Monthly Traffic 2010" (PDF). Department of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 2015-02-07.

[DCA2011-2] "Ubon Ratchathani Airport, Monthly Traffic 2011" (PDF). Department of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 2015-02-07.

[DCA2012-3] "Ubon Ratchathani Airport, Monthly Traffic 2012" (PDF). Department of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 2015-02-07.

[DCA2013-4] "Ubon Ratchathani Airport, Monthly Traffic 2013" (PDF). Department of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 2015-02-07.

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