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The airport is considered one of the world's oldest international airports and one of Asia's oldest operating airports. [3] It officially opened as a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) base on 27 March 1914, although it had been in use earlier. Commercial flights began in 1924, making it one of the world's oldest commercial airports.
This page contains the lists of airports in Asia by country, grouped by region and activity. The lists include both military air bases and civilian airports. There are lists for countries with limited international recognition and for dependencies of other countries.
The business airport since 2023 is Dubai International Airport. As of 2018, China has 19 airports in the top 50, while Japan has five, India has four, South Korea has three and Indonesia , Saudi Arabia , Vietnam , UAE , Thailand and Turkey ( Asian part ) have two each.
First university in Asia - University of Santo Tomas ( Philippines, 1611) [2] First English medium school in Southeast Asia - Penang Free School ( Malaysia, 1816) [3] [4] First Asian and Southeast Asian to be admitted to Harvard University - Fe del Mundo ( Philippines, 1936) [5] [6]
Taiping Airport is the oldest airstrip in Malaysia. It was built by the British in 1929 for non-military use. Along with Alor Star Airport which was built in the same year, it was one of the earliest airports in Malaya. However, in 1933, more airports were built in Singapore, Selangor and Penang, and Taiping Airport was no longer important.
Aviation ranking firm SkyTrax has unveiled the best airports in the world for 2022. Asia and Europe dominated the list, with Qatar's Hamad International Airport maintaining its top title ...
Don Mueng Airport, the oldest airport in Asia. [7] First road built using modern construction methods: Chaoroen Krung road, opened in 1864. First railway line, first electric railway service: Paknam Railway, established in 1893, electrified in 1959 [8] First airport: Don Mueng International Airport, opened in 1914.
The "Flying Tigers", headquartered at Wujiaba Airport. Wujiaba is among the oldest airports in China, with a history that can be traced back to about 100 years, and was first established into a military airbase and flight-training institute under the supervision of local warlord General Tang Jiyao in 1922; an additional 23 airports would be established in Yunnan from 1922-1929.