Khok Kathiam Air Force Base or Lop Buri airportLopburi airport is a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) base, home of the helicopter squadron, 2nd Wing 1st Air Division. It is located in Khok Kathiam, Mueang Lopburi District, in Lopburi Province, Thailand. History In 1938, Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Minister of Defense, and General Prawet Wichayanuwat, Commander of the Air Force ordered the construction Khok Kathiam Air Force Base for the purpose of relocating the 2nd Air Wing. At the end of the year, it was completed, and the wing relocated its headquarters to the new airfield from Don Mueang.
Units The following lists the units based at Khok Kathiam AFB: No. 201 Squadron RTAF of 2nd Wing, equipped with Bell 412 and Sikorsky S-92A No. 203 Squadron RTAF of 2nd Wing, equipped with Bell UH-1 Iroquois and Eurocopter EC725Order of Battle Royal Thai Air Force 2020
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