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Chumphon Airport

Chumphon Airport
ท่าอากาศยานชุมพร
Summary
Airport type Public/RTF
Location Tambon Chum Kho, Amphoe Pathio, Chumphon, Thailand
Elevation AMSL 18 ft / 5 m
Coordinates 10°42′40.32″N 099°21′42.14″E / 10.7112000°N 99.3617056°E / 10.7112000; 99.3617056
Website www.chumphonairport.net
Map
CJM is located in Thailand
CJM
CJM
Location of airport in Thailand
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 6,890 2,100 Asphalt

Chumphon Airport (IATA: CJMICAO: VTSE), (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานชุมพร), is in Tambon Chum Kho, Pathio District, (Pathiu) Chumphon, Thailand. The airport is 35 kilometres north of Chumphon.

In 2008 the airport reopened after nine years of closure. The airport now serves as the gateway to the islands of the Gulf of Thailand.

Nok Air operates 2 flights per day to and from Chumphon Airport, Pathio District to Don Mueang International Airport DMK.

Airport agents offer land connections by Lomprayah to Chumphon Pier and onto Ko Samui, Ko Tao, Ko Phangan via high speed ferry.

The terminal has a coffee shop, gift shop and transfer services.

Major Airport Expansion

April 15, 2015 the Department of Civil Aviation ( DCA) announced at a public meeting in Chumphon the expansion of the airport. The first stage is a 2500 million baht runway expansion, hangar, flight training school and terminal expansion to cater for wide bodied aircraft and international passengers. The second stage of a further 2500 million baht includes a 200-bed hotel, marina and seaplane terminal.



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