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 Cab ride in Pataya, Thailand

Outside of Balcony

Outside of Balcony

U-Tapao (IATA: UTP, ICAO: VTBU) (also spelt Utapao and U-Taphao) is both an active civil airport (U-Tapao International Airport) and home of the Royal Thai Navy First Air Wing (U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield). During the Vietnam War it was a front-line base of the United States Air Force.

U-Tapao is approximately 90 miles south-east of Bangkok, near Sattahip on the Gulf of Siam, about 25 minutes drive from Pattaya (Thailand's most popular beach resort) and Rayong. The geographical location is 12°40′40″N, 101°00′33″E.

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 Utapao Air Base

Mike in front of Budda Mountain

 

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