PUBLISHED : 7 Aug 2023 at 04:30
The Department of Airports (DoA) is planning to upgrade Hua Hin Airport into an international airport to boost tourism.
Rattapol Charoenphon, acting director of Hua Hin Airport, yesterday said the airport, operated by the DoA, recently expanded its runway to 2.1 kilometres long and 60m wide to accommodate Airbus A320 aircraft.
The airport also has parking bays for three of the aircraft, he added.
Currently, Thai AirAsia is the only airline that provides a one-stop service between Hua Hin and Chiang Mai three times a week.
Mr Rattapol said the airport wants to serve international flights, and to do so, it needs to improve safety around the airport by building additional infrastructure, including…
