PHUKET AIRPARK

Name: PHUKET AIRPARK - VTSW (ICAO ID unconfirmed)
Coordinates: 08*01.1' N x 098*24.2' E
Frequency: 122.3 (unofficial)
Runway Heading: 31/13
Length: 580 meters (35 meters wide) -- Dec 2008. // Runway 13 and 31 each have additional 150m overrun usable for Take Off.
Surface: grass (currently growing)
Slope: none
Elevation: 15'
Obstructions: n/a
Warning: REMAIN CLEAR of Phuket International Airport Airspace !!!! // Phuket Approach 124.7 // You must have a WRITTEN INVITATION FROM PHUKET AIRPARK before landing, because this invitation is faxed to Phuket International Airport so they are aware of your arrival and can vector you to Phuket Airpark.
Procedure (arrival):
1. You must have a transponder.
2. Call Suchard -- 081-8104510 // 087-4178399 -- and ask for an invitation to fly to Phuket Airpark.
3. Ask for an invitation to land at Phuket Airpark with your Registration / Type / Date / Time of arrival.
4. Suchard will fax you an invitation -- fax: 076-529543.
5. Suchard will fax this invitation to Phuket Tower so they are aware of your Registration and arrival time.
6. Contact Phuket Approach when able on 124.7
7. Ask for vectors to Phuket Airpark
8. Report at "YN" -- N08*07.0' x E098*37.0' (Koh Yao Noi) -- CAUTION: Summit of island is at 1,020'
9. Phuket Airpark is 8DME on Radial 140 from Phuket VOR/DME "PUT" -- 116.9
Procedure (departure):
1. Call Suchard -- 081-8104510 // 087-4178399 -- and advise him you want to leave Phuket Airpark.
2. File a Flight Plan one hour before departure -- FLIGHT PLAN PHONE: 076-327205.
3. On the runway, Call Phuket Tower and advise you are taking off -- TOWER PHONE: 076-327269.
4. Once airborne, Contact Approach on 124.7
5. Phuket Airpark is 8DME from Phuket VOR "PUT" -- 116.9
6. If you fly more than 10DME from Phuket VOR and stay below 1,000', you do not need to talk to Phuket Approach because of terrain reception difficulty.
Location: East side of Phuket Island
Activities: Phuket Flying Club / clubhouse / paragliding / fun club // August 2007 runway was finished. // President: Captain Watana Thinphanga. VP: Adrian Held. VP: Suchard
Contact Information: Khun Suchard -- 081-8104510 // 087-4178399 -- www.phuketflying.com -- Post Address: Phuket Airpark, 65/8 Moo 2, T. Paklok, A. Talang, Phuket. // Airport opened on 14 March 2008 with approval by DCA //
Other links: For additional information: DOA Aeronautical Information Service, Tung Mahamek, Bangkok 10120, Thailand -- tel: 02 256 0922 // 02 286 0922 // fax: 02 287 4060 // AFTN: VTBAYOYX.
Road Directions: From Phuket International Airport:  Turn right (South) out of airport - Drive 1.4 Kilometers. Turn left (East) - Drive 4.04 Kilometers. Turn right (South) onto road 402 - Drive .68 Kilometers. Turn left (East) onto road 4027 - Drive 13.15 Kilometers. Turn left enter Phuket Airpark. From Central Festival Mall:  Drive past central (on your left, North) on the pass road - Drive 7.55 kilometers. Turn left North West on road 402 - Drive 3.76 kilometers. Turn right (around circle) - On road 4027 - Drive 6.35 kilometers. Turn right enter Phuket Airpark.  
Map of Airstrip: www.phuketflying.com


Phuket Airpark - August 2009