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It is located in Makham Tia subdistrict, Mueang Surat Thani district, around 3 km (1.9 mi) away from Surat Thani City, and has a single, gravel paved runway, 800 meters in length. [2] Later, the runway was expanded by the Royal Thai Air Force to 1,000 metres, which was still only capable of handling small planes, such as the Douglas DC-3 .
Surat Thani is located near the mouth of the Tapi River on the Gulf of Thailand. The city offers no major tourist attractions in itself, and is mainly known to tourists as the jumping-off point to Ko Samui , Ko Tao , and Ko Pha Ngan .
The total forest area in Surat Thani is approximately 3,764 km 2 (1,453 sq mi), accounting for 28.8 percent of the province's area. [5] Several islands in the Gulf of Thailand are part of Surat Thani, including popular tourist destinations such as Ko Samui, Ko Pha Ngan and Ko Tao, as well as the Ko Ang Thong Marine National Park.
The western part has highly steep coasts, while on the east side river plains dominate. The largest river in the south is the Tapi, in Surat Thani, which, together with the Phum Duang in Surat Thani, drains more than 8,000 km 2 (3,100 sq mi), more than 10 percent of the
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Surat Thani (4 hours day boat, 9 hours on overnight boat) Chumphon (1.5–3 hours, 7 hours on overnight boat) Ko Samui (approximately 2.5 hours) Ko Pha-ngan (approximately 1.5–2 hours). All ferries dock at Ban Mae Haad. Journey times vary due to the different boats used by the various ferry companies.
Mueang Surat Thani or Ban Don before World War II period was the location of many businesses lined along the Tapi River, such as sawmills, trade offices, office of East Asiatic Company, including water bus services, which was often called Ruea Naris (เรือนริศ) and the residence of Prince Naris as well.
Originally the district was administered from Nakhon Si Thammarat, and was transferred to Chaiya (now Surat Thani) in 1906. [1] On 29 April 1918 the district was renamed Ban Na, the site of the district office. On 1 July 1938 the district office was moved to Na San [2] and the district was renamed Ban Na San on 20 April 1939. [3]