Hua Hin Airport
Hua Hin Airport ท่าอากาศยานหัวหิน | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Department of Airports | ||||||||||
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| Location | Tambon Hua Hin, Amphoe Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Tambon Cha-am, Amphoe Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand | ||||||||||
| Opened | 3 February 1961 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 19 m / 62 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°38′10″N 099°57′05″E / 12.63611°N 99.95139°E | ||||||||||
| Website | minisite | ||||||||||
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  HHQ/VTPH Location of airport in Thailand | |||||||||||
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Sources: Department of Airports | |||||||||||
Hua Hin Airport (IATA: HHQ, ICAO: VTPH) is on the provincial border between Tambon Hua Hin, Amphoe Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province and Tambon Cha-am, Amphoe Cha-am, Phetchaburi province in Southern Thailand.[1]
Airport upgrade
In August 2018 the Department of Airports (DOA) announced that it will spend 3.5 billion baht to upgrade Hua Hin Airport over the next five years. The number of travellers using the airport is expected to increase by tenfold, to three million a year, in that timeframe. The upgrade is part of the "Riviera Thailand" and Southern Economic Corridor projects. The work at the airport will take four to five years. It includes enlarging the existing passenger terminal, building a second one, expanding hangar space, and widening the runway from 35[2] to 45 metres.[3] The runways RESA are below ICAOs recommendation.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Thai AirAsia | Chiang Mai[4] |
Accidents and incidents
A Royal Thai Police Aviation de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter crashed after takeoff on 25 April 2025 after a test flight. All six aboard were killed: three crew and three passengers. The cause was ascribed to the failure of both engines.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ "HHQ-Airport". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ "Hua Hin". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ "Hua Hin airport due for upgrade, Ratchaburi could get small one". The Nation. 6 August 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "Thai AirAsia adds new routes from Hua Hin in August 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Six die as plane crashes into sea near Hua Hin". Bangkok Post. 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Fatal police aircraft crash in Hua Hin involved DHC6-400 Twin Otter". nationthailand. 2025-04-25. Archived from the original on 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ English, Khaosod (2025-04-25). "Police Plane With Mechanical Issues Crashes off Hua Hin, Six Dead". Retrieved 2025-07-26.
External links
Hua Hin travel guide from Wikivoyage- Current weather for VTPH at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for HHQ at Aviation Safety Network