# Pai Airport (PYY)

**Pai Airport** (IATA: PYY) is a small airport in Pai, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand. It opened on 6 Feb 2003. It has one runway, 710 m (2,329 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Royal Thai Air Force. In 2019 it handled 1 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PYY / —
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Thai Air Force
- Serves: Pai, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand
- Opened: 6 Feb 2003
- Elevation: 511 m / 1,676 ft
- Coordinates: 19.3721, 98.4359
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 710 m / 2,329 ft
- Passengers: 1,032 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Bangkok
- Website: https://minisite.airports.go.th/pai/home
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pai_Airport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1132069
- Weather station: VTCH · WMO 48300
- Ident: VTCI

## Timeline

- 6 Feb 2003: Pai Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 710 m / 2,329 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Asphalt |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 9,979 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 8,961 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 5,014 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 3,883 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 3,913 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 4,399 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 5,481 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 6,067 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 2,110 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,907 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,032 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1K (2019) | #3,303 of 3,974 | #894 in Asia | #34 in TH |
| Longest runway | 710 m / 2,329 ft | =22,003 of 29,858 | =1,857 in Asia | #64 in TH |
| Elevation | 511 m / 1,676 ft | =10,727 of 43,403 | #813 in Asia | #1 in TH |
| Age | Opened 2003 | =11,754 of 15,079 | =577 in Asia | =35 in TH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =6 in TH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF |  | 123.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [HGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtch.md) Mae Hong Son Airport · 49 km / 30 mi
- [CNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtcc.md) Chiang Mai International Airport · 87 km / 54 mi
- [TH-0042](https://dromopedia.com/airports/th-0042.md) Chiang Mai Airsports · 103 km / 64 mi
- [VTCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/th-0027.md) Ban Thi Airport · 105 km / 65 mi
- [VTCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtcy.md) Nok Airfield · 105 km / 65 mi
- [VTCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtco.md) Lamphun Airport · 110 km / 68 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/vtci/data