# U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport (UTP / VTBU)

**U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport** (IATA: UTP, ICAO: VTBU) is a large airport in Rayong, Rayong Province, Thailand. It opened in 1965. It has one runway, 3,505 m (11,500 ft) long, asphalt. In 2018 it handled 1.9 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbu

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: UTP / VTBU
- Type: Large airport
- Owner: Royal Thai Navy
- Serves: Rayong, Rayong Province, Thailand
- Opened: 1965
- Elevation: 13 m / 42 ft
- Coordinates: 12.6799, 101.0050
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,505 m / 11,500 ft
- Passengers: 1,860,786 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Bangkok
- Website: https://www.utapao.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Tapao_International_Airport (25 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1371432
- Weather station: VTBU · WMO 48477
- Ident: VTBU

## Timeline

- 1965: U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,505 m / 11,500 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 185° / 005° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 100,431 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 118,826 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 152,860 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 127,218 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 139,728 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 177,120 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 710,000 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,408,258 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,860,786 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.9M (2018) | #594 of 3,974 | #175 in Asia | #8 in TH |
| Longest runway | 3,505 m / 11,500 ft | =471 of 29,858 | #145 in Asia | #3 in TH |
| Elevation | 13 m / 42 ft | =39,725 of 43,403 | =2,683 in Asia | #63 in TH |
| Age | Opened 1965 | =5,474 of 15,079 | =306 in Asia | #17 in TH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =6 in TH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [HHQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtph.md) Hua Hin Airport · 114 km / 71 mi
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · 115 km / 71 mi
- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · 144 km / 89 mi
- [TDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbo.md) Trat Airport · 150 km / 93 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbu/data