Surat Thani Airport is a Department of Airports facility about 25 km west of Surat Thani city in Phunphin district. Its runway 04/22 is 3,000 m long. The CAAT AIP records instrument and visual flight operations, aircraft fuel services and passenger facilities. Its inland location makes it a useful comparison with the nearby island airport at Samui when studying how airport location, ground transport and aircraft operating requirements shape regional aviation. See [CAAT aerodrome information](https://aip.caat.or.th/2026-10-01-AIRAC/html/eAIP/VT-AD-2.VTSB-en-GB.html) for published technical details.