Utapao Thailand

Utapao Thailand (Pattaya) International Airport. The airport is only about 45 minutes from Pattaya and 85 miles or 140 Km from Bangkok.

The airport U-tapao Thailand was a Military base for U.S Air Force during the Vietnam War which is part of the reason how Pattaya grew into what it is today. Also see the Pattaya Information page.

During the closure/blockade of the Don Muang (DMK) and Bangkok International Airport (Suvarnabhumi) by protestors at the end of November until beginning of December 2008, Utapao was used as an international gateway for incoming and outgoing international flights.

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Bangkok Airways had scheduled flights and operated temporarily in 2008 between Utapao Siem Reap, Utapao Maldives, Utapao Guilin in addition to flights from U-tapao to Koh Samui, and Utapao to Phuket when the BKK international airport was blocked.

If you are visiting Thailand you will most likely flight into Bkk International Airport (Suvarnabhumi). See Also: How To Get to Pattaya