Runways at VTPH
According to OurAirports data (compiled from AIP and FAA sources), Hua Hin Airport has one runway: 16/34 - 2,100 m long (6,890 ft), 35 m wide, asphalt surface.
Hua Hin Airport (VTPH / HHQ)
Thailand · elevation 62 ft AMSL
· 12.6362, 99.9515
About Hua Hin Airport
Hua Hin Airport is an airport with the ICAO code VTPH and the IATA code HHQ. Country: Thailand. Nearest settlement listed in the database: Hua Hin. OurAirports classifies it as a medium-sized airport. Its ICAO code starts with the VT prefix, which marks airports in Thailand. The four-letter code VTPH is used in flight operations and weather reports, while the three-letter IATA code HHQ is used for ticketing and baggage handling. The airport reference point sits at 12°38'10"N, 99°57'05"E, at an elevation of 62 ft (19 m) above sea level. The applicable time zone is Asia/Bangkok.
Satellite view of VTPH
Aerial imagery showing the runway and apron layout - the zoom is matched to the longest runway.
Runways of VTPH
| Threshold | Course | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 160° | 2,100 m (6,890 ft) | 35 m (115 ft) | asphalt |
| 34 | 340° |
The course is derived from the runway designator (number × 10), not from a survey - the actual magnetic bearing can differ by a few degrees.
Declared distances (TORA, TODA, ASDA, LDA) are published in the national AIP - they are not part of this table.
Climate at Hua Hin Airport - statistics from METAR reports
What the METAR reports from VTPH for 2023-2025 show - counted hour by hour.
We computed these statistics from 15,539 METAR reports issued by VTPH in 2023-2025. VFR conditions prevailed 83% of the time, MVFR 16% and IFR or LIFR 1%. Best month for VFR flying: June (95% of hours VFR). Most IFR and LIFR hours: January (5%).
IFR and LIFR conditions are rare here at any time of day.
Fog practically did not occur here. Thunderstorms (TS) occurred on 15 days a year on average, and snowfall practically never.
The wind most often blows from SE (135°) - 11% of reports. Calm (0 kt) made up 12% of reports, and gusts of 25 kt or more appeared in <1%. Warmest month: May (average high 34.2 °C); coldest: January (average low 21.6 °C).
Year
Selected period in numbers: 2023-2025
- VFR hours
- 83%
- IFR/LIFR hours
- 1%
- Avg high
- 32.2 °C
- Avg low
- 25.1 °C
- Fog days
- 0
- Thunderstorm days
- 15
- Snow days
- 0
- Prevailing wind
- SE · 11%
- Gusts ≥ 25 kt
- <1%
Day counts are for the selected period (for all years - the yearly average).
- VFR 83%
- MVFR 16%
- IFR 1%
- LIFR <1%
The top of each bar is the average daily high, the bottom the average daily low (usually around dawn), in °C.
Wind rose
- 1-10 kt
- 11-20 kt
- over 20 kt
- calm: 12%
Most often: SE - 11% of reports. Each petal shows the direction the wind blows from (as in METAR) - the longer it is, the more often. Colour shows wind speed.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high °C | Avg low °C | VFR | IFR/LIFR | Fog days | Thunderstorm days | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6 | 21.6 | 57% | 5% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 31.3 | 23.3 | 62% | 5% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 32.7 | 25.0 | 70% | 1% | 0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| April | 34.0 | 26.7 | 81% | 2% | 0 | 0.7 | 0 |
| May | 34.2 | 27.1 | 94% | <1% | 0 | 2.3 | 0 |
| June | 33.4 | 26.5 | 95% | <1% | 0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| July | 33.0 | 26.3 | 93% | <1% | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August | 33.4 | 26.1 | 95% | 1% | 0 | 1.7 | 0 |
| September | 33.1 | 25.8 | 89% | <1% | 0 | 0.7 | 0 |
| October | 31.5 | 25.2 | 84% | 1% | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| November | 30.3 | 24.2 | 84% | 1% | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| December | 30.1 | 23.2 | 90% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Temperatures are averages of daily highs and lows. Day counts are the average per month over the period.
Runway headings and wind
The thresholds are oriented as follows: 16/34 on 160° and 340° magnetic. A threshold designator is its magnetic heading divided by ten (ICAO Annex 14), so the runway axis can be read straight off the numbers.
For the 16/34 axis, wind from the west (around 250°) or from the east (around 70°) blows perpendicular to the runway and produces the largest crosswind component. Wind from around 160° or 340° acts along the runway, as a headwind or a tailwind. The decoder on this page computes those components automatically from the current METAR.
METAR and TAF for VTPH
Weather reports for Hua Hin Airport are published under the ICAO code VTPH. A METAR is an observation of current conditions, usually issued every 30 or 60 minutes; a TAF is a forecast for the airport area, typically covering 9 to 30 hours.
The decoder breaks the VTPH report down into its parts: wind direction and speed including gusts and variability, visibility (including CAVOK and directional minimum visibility), weather phenomena by WMO code, cloud layers with their bases, temperature and dew point, QNH pressure, and the resulting flight category - VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR - using FAA thresholds.
Not every airport issues its own reports; many smaller airfields have no weather station. If no current data is available for VTPH, check the nearby airports listed below.
Reports always use UTC (the Z suffix). The Asia/Bangkok zone stays at GMT+07:00 year-round, so converting to local time is always the same shift.
The closest airports in the database, measured in a straight line from the reference point, are Prachuap Khiri Khan Airport (VTBN, 26 km), Prachuap Airport (Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan) (VTBP, 96 km), U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport (VTBU, 114 km). When no report is available for VTPH, they usually give the best approximation of conditions in the area.
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