Airports ordered to hurry upgrades in 2021 as Thailand eyes return of tourists

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senneam has ordered the Department of Airports to accelerate the 2021 investment of Bt5 billion, most of which will be spent on increasing runway length.

 

Trang airport’s runway will be extended from 2,200 metres to 2,990 metres at a cost of Bt1.8 billion while Buriram airport runway will be extended from 2,100 to 2,900 metres for Bt950 million.

 

The budget will also be spent to expand an apron at Buriram airport, and reinforce a runway and expand an apron at Surat Thani airport (Bt800 million).

 

Meanwhile, a runway will be improved and an apron extended at Khon Khaen airport to increase capacity from five to 12 aircraft. The department is drawing up a reference price and bidding detail.

 

The department has requested a budget of Bt12 billion for 2022.

 

Thawon also ordered the department to open Betong airport in Yala in the next couple of months.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30399225

 

 

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14 minutes ago, webfact said:

most of which will be spent on increasing runway length.

Note to self : don't fly into any airports mentioned until the runway has been extended !

A whole lot of "ordering" going on as usual.

ordering new Merc's , Beamers etc.

 

No mention of the reasons for extending these runways so I have to assume that they will be parking the redundant Thai Inter aircraft on them to avoid the high charges levied at the BKK airports. ????

No tourists until Q dropped...

So much cynicism. Give it time.

Is nobody questioning why buriram are getting 10m more runway for basically half the price of Trang ?? Expensive runways in Trang it seems ! ????

1 hour ago, ronaldo0 said:

Is nobody questioning why buriram are getting 10m more runway for basically half the price of Trang ?? Expensive runways in Trang it seems ! ????

Could be many factors. Has the ground been cleared already? If not, how much work needs to be done? What is the make up of the ground under where the extension will be? Is land fill needed? Does the ground need to be raised or strengthened? Width of runway? 

 

2 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

No mention of the reasons for extending these runways so I have to assume that they will be parking the redundant Thai Inter aircraft on them to avoid the high charges levied at the BKK airports. ????

Likely to do with the proposed international flights that could be happening at several provisional airports. Thus the need for longer runways to facilitate larger aircraft. Buriram airport likely wants this to happen sooner rather than later to facilitate visitors, competitors and their teams who compete at the football stadium and race track.

Quick, hurry up.

First instalments of the new luxurious cars are soon due.

On 12/8/2020 at 3:39 AM, webfact said:

ordered to hurry upgrades