Lampang Airport (IATA: LPT, ICAO: VTCL) is in Phra Bat subdistrict, Mueang Lampang district, Lampang province in northern Thailand.

Lampang Airport

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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDepartment of Airports
ServesLampang province
LocationPhra Bat, Mueang Lampang, Lampang, Thailand
Opened1923; 101 years ago (1923)
Elevation AMSL247 m / 811 ft
Coordinates18°16′15.36″N 99°30′15.00″E / 18.2709333°N 99.5041667°E / 18.2709333; 99.5041667
Websiteminisite.airports.go.th/lampang
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LPT/VTCL is located in Thailand
LPT/VTCL
LPT/VTCL
Location of airport in Thailand
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 1,971 6,465 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers108,321 Decrease3.48%
Aircraft movements2,060 Decrease7.62%
Freight (tonnes)9.92 Increase17.33%
View of new airport terminal.

The new terminal at Lampang Airport partially opened on 27 September 2015 and opened to the public on 22 October 2015.

Lampang Airport has a plan to expand its runway length from 1,971 metres (6,470 ft) long to 2,150–2,200 metres (7,050–7,220 ft) long and to add more aircraft parking spaces from 3 to 5. (2016 budget year)

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Bangkok Airways Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Mae Hong Son[1]
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang[2]

Runway taxiway and parking lot

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  • Runway is an asphalt concrete 1,971 metres (6,470 ft) long and 45 metres (148 ft) wide with a capacity of 64tons keep in reserve for 60 metres (200 ft) per side.
  • Taxiway is same as the runway.
  • Tarmac parking size is 60 by 250 metres (200 by 820 ft) which can accommodate three Boeing 737-400s and seven helicopters at the same time.
 
New airport pavilion
 
New departure lounge

Buildings

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  • Air Traffic Control Building
  • Tactical Air Navigation Building (NDB, VOR / DME, ILS)
  • Air Field Lighting Building
  • Airport Electricity System Building (PAPI, APP LIGHT. R/W T/W LIGHT)
  • Emergency Electric Generator Building
  • Fire Brigade and Salvation army Building
  • Chancery 2 Floors 1 Building
  • Arrival lounge
  • Departure lounge
  • Check-in Counter 3 Counters
  • VIP Rooms 2 Rooms
  • Shop
  • Payphone
  • Car Parking Lots
  • Staff Building

Statistics

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Source: Department of Civil Aviation[3]
Years Passengers Changes Flights
2011
22,343
  20.29%
739
2012
55,958
  50.45%
1,214
2013
77,848
  39.12%
1,612
2014
120,520
  54.81%
2,515
2015
261,428
  116.92%
4,602

References

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  1. ^ "Bangkok Airways Resumes Mae Hong Son Service From August 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Thai AirAsia Adds Lampang Service in October 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ Department of Civil Aviation. [1] Archived 2016-04-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Thai)
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