The Department of Airports (DOA) (Thai: กรมท่าอากาศยาน) is a Thai government department under the Ministry of Transport. It operates 28 civil airports throughout the country.[3] The department was split off from the Department of Civil Aviation in 2015, part of a restructuring response to ICAO's downgrading of Thailand's aviation safety rating. The other agency that previously formed part of the old department is the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand.[4]
| กรมท่าอากาศยาน krom tha akatsayan | |
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| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 3 October 2015 |
| Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Motto | Smile, Happy, Cosy at our Home[1] |
| Department executive |
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| Parent Department | Ministry of Transport |
| Website | www |
Operations
editOnly 17 DOA airports turned a profit between 2009 and 2016 while the total number of passengers jumped 25 percent. In 2018, DOA's revenues from its 28 airports was 853 million baht. Krabi airport alone contributed 469 million baht.[5] Udon Thani is also in the black, with profits reaching 100 million baht a year.[6]
Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT) had planned to assume management of Udon Thani International Airport, Sakon Nakhon Airport, Tak Airport, and Chumphon Airport in 2019. The DOA would relinquish control, reducing the airports under its control to 24.[6] In a change of plans in August 2019, AOT proposed instead to take control of the Udon Thani, Tak, Buriram, and Krabi airports, leaving Sakon Nakhon and Chumphon airports to the DOA. DOA insists that the earlier plan be followed as it would retain its money-making airports.[5]
List of airports
edit- Lampang Airport
- Mae Hong Son Airport
- Mae Sot Airport
- Nan Nakhon Airport
- Pai Airport
- Phetchabun Airport
- Phitsanulok Airport
- Phrae Airport
- Tak Airport
Third Bangkok airport
editIn mid-2019, the DOA proposed the construction of a new airport in Nakhon Pathom Province to relieve pressure on Bangkok's Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi airports (both controlled by Airports of Thailand (AOT)). The 20 billion baht airport, to occupy 3,500 rai straddling the Bang Len and Nakhon Chai Si districts, 50 kilometres west of Bangkok. Its capacity would be 25 million passengers per year. If approved, construction would start in 2023 and the airport would be operational by 2025 or 2026.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Department of Airports... (Ad)". Bangkok Post. 22 November 2018. p. 2.
- ^ Summary of the results of the Cabinet meeting of Mr. Settha Thavisin (Prime Minister) on September 26, 2566.
- ^ "Airports". Department of Airports (DOA). Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "ICAO removes Thailand red flag". Air & Cosmos International. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ a b Hongtong, Thodsapol (23 August 2019). "Department of Airports protests Krabi airport bid". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ a b "AoT to take control of four airports". Bangkok Post. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ Hongtong, Thodsapol (20 July 2019). "Third Bangkok airport proposed". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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