Narathiwat Airport is a medium-sized airport in Narathiwat Province, Thailand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NAW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NAW
- ICAO code
- VTSC
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- Narathiwat Province
- Country
- Thailand
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.5199° N, 101.7430° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (16 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NAW means Narathiwat Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VTSC. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.5199° N, 101.7430° E. It stands 5 metres (16 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kota Bharu, about 71 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Bangkok, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Narathiwat Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 33 airports of Thailand on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sultan Ismail Petra AirportKota Baharu, Malaysia | KBR | 72 km |
| Sultan Abdul Halim AirportAlor Satar, Malaysia | AOR | 153 km |
| Hat Yai International AirportHat Yai | HDY | 156 km |
| Sultan Mahmud AirportKuala Terengganu, Malaysia | TGG | 197 km |
| Penang International AirportPenang, Malaysia | PEN | 212 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,566 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,420 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,343 km | 6 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,275 km | 12 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,751 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,845 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 627 km | 1 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,044 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,872 km | 8 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.