Pai Airport
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Pai Airport ท่าอากาศยานปาย | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Serves | Pai | ||||||||||
| Location | Tambon Wiang Tai, Amphoe Pai, Mae Hong Son, Thailand | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1947 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°22′22″N 098°26′19″E / 19.37278°N 98.43861°E | ||||||||||
| Website | minisite | ||||||||||
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  PYY/VTCI Location of airport in Thailand | |||||||||||
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Pai Airport (IATA: PYY, ICAO: VTCI) is in Tambon Wiang Tai, Amphoe Pai, Mae Hong Son province in Northern Thailand.
Located on a 72.3-rai area around a kilometre away from Mueang Mae Hong Son, the capital district of the province, the airport has one runway (23 metres wide, 1,000 metres long).[1]
History
[edit]In 1947, Pai Airport was constructed along with three cabins for the visit of Field Marshall Phibun. On February 1971, an Air America listing depicts two airstrips at Pai. However, the depiction and location of the airstrip may have been an error. In 2007, the runway was paved, and it was later extended to 200 meters by February 2011.[2][3]
In early 2017, an expansion of the airport was considered by the government to increase tourism, but was ultimately denied after opposition from locals.[4]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Since Kan Air discontinued all flights in April 2017, there has been no scheduled commercial airline service to Pai.
In May 2018, a new carrier called Wisdom Airways announced plans to fly from Pai to Chiang Mai. A year later, the airline stopped all flights when it ceased all operations in 2019, leaving the airport dormant.
References
[edit]- ^ "กรมการบินพลเรือน". minisite.aviation.go.th. Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
- ^ "Pai Airstrip". World War 2 in North Thailand. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Pai Airport". Thai Flying Club. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "DOA denies expansion at Pai airport". Bangkok Post.
External links
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Pai travel guide from Wikivoyage
