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Buriram Province - General Category => Travel forum => Topic started by: stevedarke on September 16, 2010, 12:42:21 PM

Title: Buriram airport
Post by: stevedarke on September 16, 2010, 12:42:21 PM
Hi, I am a British aviation historian specialising in Thai aviation history. I have a book due to be published in early 2011 detailing the development of civil aviation in Thailand since 1945.

One detail which is escaping me is the date on which Buriram airport opened.  The earliest service I can find is THAI Airways from January 1997.

Would you any of your members know when the airport opened? I would be very grateful!

Steve Darke
Title: Re: Buriram airport
Post by: Dave the Dude on September 17, 2010, 08:05:47 AM
Quote from: stevedarke on September 16, 2010, 12:42:21 PM
Hi, I am a British aviation historian specialising in Thai aviation history. I have a book due to be published in early 2011 detailing the development of civil aviation in Thailand since 1945.

One detail which is escaping me is the date on which Buriram airport opened.  The earliest service I can find is THAI Airways from January 1997.

Would you any of your members know when the airport opened? I would be very grateful!

Steve Darke

PM TBWG
( http://www.buriramexpats.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=78 (http://www.buriramexpats.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=78) ),
as thats the sort of thing he would know about living nearby to the place. I was under the impression that the Yank Military built it a lot longer ago than 1997.
Title: Re: Buriram airport
Post by: nookiebear on September 17, 2010, 02:11:03 PM
You may well be correct but the runway seems very short compared to the other US built airstrips
Title: Re: Buriram airport
Post by: TBWG on September 17, 2010, 04:05:37 PM

Hi

I am not sure when it opened , but I am fairly sure it had no American input. Where is Funsmile she would know? fastclapping


TBWG sawadi
Title: Re: Buriram airport
Post by: Fun Smile on September 24, 2010, 11:32:29 AM
Quote from: TBWG on September 17, 2010, 04:05:37 PM

Hi

I am not sure when it opened , but I am fairly sure it had no American input. Where is Funsmile she would know? fastclapping


TBWG sawadi
sawadi I'm here ...I'm back : )  Hello every1 ....sorry I have been away,because I have been sick and busy.......Buriram Airport open was 21 March 1997 like I said 21มีนาคม 2540   fairydust I hope I'm right

Title: Re: Buriram airport
Post by: Fun Smile on September 24, 2010, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Fun Smile on September 24, 2010, 11:32:29 AM
Quote from: TBWG on September 17, 2010, 04:05:37 PM

Hi

I am not sure when it opened , but I am fairly sure it had no American input. Where is Funsmile she would know? fastclapping


TBWG sawadi
color=green]sawadi I'm here ...I'm back : )  Hello every1 ....sorry I have been away,because I have been sick and busy.......Buriram Airport open was 21 March 1997 like I said 21มีนาคม 2540 [/color]  fairydust I hope I'm right

http://www.aviation.go.th/construct/buriram.html (http://www.aviation.go.th/construct/buriram.html)
Title: Re: Buriram airport
Post by: Fun Smile on September 24, 2010, 12:18:48 PM
I getanother information from 1who's live in Stuek...he told me was on the 5th of December 1996 that the Airport open day... that time was nayok Chawalit Yongjaiyoot.... hahahaha now I get confusing...
Title: Re: Buriram airport
Post by: stevedarke on September 24, 2010, 01:24:09 PM
5th December 1996 sounds right. THAI started to operate on 27th January 1997.

Steve Darke
Title: Re: Buriram airport
Post by: Fun Smile on September 24, 2010, 01:49:34 PM
 pray1 Sounds right to me too Steve : )... congrats