Airport Road Open?

[quidnunc]

Does anyone know if access to the airport road through the military base is operating as usual or if access is cut off for the duration?

[SoloFlyer]

As per. Almost ... gotta detour about abit on the inside and emerge from the gate under the fighter jet.

[ricklev]

Exactly as during the last dictatorship if I remember correctly,

[cnx355]

You can still use the short cut but you must enter by a diffewrent gate about 200 meters from the regular gate near the airport;

then you follow the signs that make you go by a different route away from the military buildings.

At the other gate they let you go in or out one direction at the time.

The MP are carying machine guns.

[jonwilly]

One of the Two MP's on each main gate entrance is carrying a Uzi sub machine gun. No magazine loaded.

john

[jobin]

How can we discern the Uzi from the Kalachnikov? I want to know.

[quidnunc]

How can we discern the Uzi from the Kalachnikov? I want to know.

Which would you rather it be?

[Tywais]

How can we discern the Uzi from the Kalachnikov? I want to know.

Which would you rather it be?

It's neither, it is an MP5. I posted my experience going through there a bit ago.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/728318-military-coup-chiang-mai/?view=findpost&p=7871263

[northernjohn]

Exactly as during the last dictatorship if I remember correctly,

You seem to be the only one who thinks no change.

I will side with the other experienced users of the route.

[Oscar2]

One of the Two MP's on each main gate entrance is carrying a Uzi sub machine gun. No magazine loaded.

john

no magazine? are you sure? that can't be possible can it? -- even in Thailand???

[ricklev]

Exactly as during the last dictatorship if I remember correctly,

You seem to be the only one who thinks no change.

I will side with the other experienced users of the route.

Thanks for taking the time to respond to my post. A kind and friendly word is always appreciated.

The last dictatorship was in 2006 when they used the same route as today, if I recall correctly.

[dru2]

How can we discern the Uzi from the Kalachnikov? I want to know.

Because they look really different. Very different in size, different magazine shape - try Google images for Christ's sake!