Pran Buri, TH 🇹🇭 Closed Airport
ICAO
TH-0018
IATA
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Elevation
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Region
TH-77
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Location: 12.38962° N, 99.95801° E
Continent: Asia
Type: Closed Airport
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Pran Buri Airport (TH-0018) is located in Pran Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand, at coordinates 12° 23′ 22″ N, 99° 57′ 28″ E and an elevation of 20-26 feet MSL. While some sources indicate its status as "unknown" or "operational," the prompt classifies it as "CLOSED".
Historically, the airport had a tarmac runway, 07/25, measuring 4940 feet (1506 meters) long and 75 feet (23 meters) wide, with medium intensity runway edge lights. The Bangkok Bank reportedly held the airstrip at one point. There is no METAR or TAF available for Pran Buri Airport, with aviation weather for the region available at Hua Hin Airport (VTPH).
*Sources researched: airportmap.de, thaiflyingclub.com, airportguide.com, ourairports.com, bigorre.org*
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The airfield did not have a formal closure date as a public facility, as it was primarily a military airstrip. It ceased to be an active, regularly used airfield for fixed-wing aircraft in the late 20th or early 21st century, transitioning to other military uses.
Military Conversion / Redundancy. The airport was not 'closed' in a commercial sense but rather transitioned from an active military airfield to an auxiliary part of a larger army base. Its primary function was military, and it was never a public or commercial airport. The nearby Hua Hin Airport (HHQ) serves all regional commercial and private aviation needs, making a separate public airport in Pran Buri redundant.
The site remains an integral part of the active Thanarat Infantry Center, a major Royal Thai Army base. The former runway is still visible and largely intact but is no longer maintained as an active airfield. It is now used as a multi-purpose training area for military drills, vehicle maneuvering, parade grounds, and potentially as a temporary landing zone for helicopters. The area is under strict military control and is not accessible to the public.
The airfield, located within the Royal Thai Army's Thanarat Infantry Center (ค่ายธนะรัชต์), served as a military airstrip. Its primary operations included supporting the army base with logistical flights, troop transport (likely via C-130 or similar aircraft), parachute training, and operations for military helicopters and light observation aircraft. It played a role in military exercises and training for the Infantry Center, which is one of the most important army training facilities in Thailand. It never handled scheduled commercial or civilian passenger traffic. The ICAO code TH-0018 is a national, non-standard identifier typically assigned to small, private, or military fields not part of the main civil aviation network.
There are no known or credible plans to reopen the airfield as a public or commercial airport. The region is adequately served by Hua Hin Airport (HHQ), which is approximately 30-40 km to the north and has undergone expansions to handle growing tourist traffic. Any future aviation development would almost certainly focus on upgrading the existing facilities at Hua Hin rather than developing a new airport on an active army base.