Lampang Airport
Lampang Airport
Lampang Airport (IATA: LPT, ICAO: VTCL) is in Tambon Phra Bat, Amphoe Mueang Lampang, Lampang province in Northern Thailand. During World War II, Lampang Airport became an important station for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force's bomber squadrons.
Location
18.271°N, 99.504°E · 247 m s. n. m. (811 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 2
Tower
Approach
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
On 7 November 1923, Lampang Airport was established, and was listed on an air show in February 1924 for touring the Northern regions of Thailand. It operated air transportation.
World War II
During World War II, it became a part of the Lampang Airfield Complex.
In March 1940, the US War Department report listed Lampang Airport as a military landing ground. The airport was operated and maintained by the Royal Thai Air Force. On 7 December 1941, the US Army Air Corps reported Lampang Airport with 2 hangars and a grass runway. On 12 December 1941, Lampang Airport was occupied by Imperial Japanese Army troops. On 22 March 1942, Lampang Airport was being developed into a heavy bomber airfield. In early 1942, Lampang Airport was heavily crowded with IJAAC and RTAF squadrons, totaling 47 aircraft. The squadrons led multiple bombing missions at a Nationalist Chinese 93rd Division military base in Loi Moei, where 11,000 troops were based.
Units
41st Fighter Squadron, 22–27 December 1941, equipped with Curtiss Hawk IIIs.
32nd Attack Squadron, 22 December 1941 - 18 February 1942, equipped with nine Curtiss Hawk IIs.
70th Independent Chutai, 22 January 1942, equipped with 4 x Ki-15 Type 97 aircraft for reconnaissance missions.
RTAF Light Bomber Squadrons 11 and 12, 13–26 April 1942.
RTAF Heavy Bomber Squadron 05-9 May 1942, equipped with 9 x Ki-12 Type 97 Heavy Bombers.
RTAF Light Bomber Squadrons 11, 12, and 62, 17–27 May 1942, equipped with 6 x Ki-21.
77th Sentai, 22 June 1942
RTAF Squadrons 11 and 12, 19–28 June 1942.
RTAF Squadrons 11 and 12, July–December 1942.
RTAF Squadron 61, October–November 1942, equipped with 9 x Ki-21 Heavy Bombers.
Airlines operating here · 1
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026
APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Lampang Airport (LPT). Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LPT
MLA
“Lampang Airport (LPT).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LPT. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
Vuelopedia. “Lampang Airport (LPT).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LPT.
Harvard
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BibTeX
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title = {{Lampang Airport (LPT)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
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date = {2026-10-15},
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urldate = {2026-10-18},
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}Wikipedia
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