River Kwai Airfield

TH-0085 · Thailand

About River Kwai Airfield

ID TH-0085
FIR Bangkok FIR
Country Thailand
Runways 1/19
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) 14.06269, 99.36137   140346N 0992141E
Variation 0.9° W (2024)
Timezone Bangkok (+7 h)
Local time May 9, 2024 21:26

River Kwai Airfield

This field is located in Thailand. The airport is located at latitude 14.06269 and longitude 99.36137. The airport has one runway: 1/19. This airport has no ICAO code, we use TH-0085 as reference. Nearby other airfields are Kanchanaburi Airfield (Mil), U-Tong Airfield, Photharam Airport, Kamphaeng Saen Airport and Ratchaburi Airfield (closed Mil).

River Kwai Airfield does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Don Mueang International Airport, which is 135 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Bangkok.

River Kwai Airfield is in the timezone of Asia/Bangkok. Difference with UTC is +7 h. Today the sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:40. This applies to River Kwai Airfield, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +7 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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References

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
1 010° 010° Runway coordinates unknown
19 190° 190°

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Kanchanaburi Airfield (Mil) VTBG 12 km 052°
Kanchanaburi TH-0061 19 km 105°
U-Tong Airfield TH-0081 58 km 046°
Photharam Airport VTPR 59 km 137°
Kamphaeng Saen Airport VTBK 60 km 085°
Ratchaburi Airfield (closed Mil) VTBR 69 km 142°
Supawan Mini Airfield TH-0014 106 km 102°
Storm Airport TH-0033 109 km 093°
Best Ocean Airpark TH-0015 120 km 118°

Navigational aids

No navigational aids found in the vicinity of River Kwai Airfield.
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