Units
U-Tapao is the main flying base for the Royal Thai Navy. Squadrons based include
- No 101 Squadron flying Dornier DO-228-212( 7 aircraft).
- No 102 Squadron flying P-3T/UP-3T (3 aircraft)and Fokker F-27-200ME aircraft (a total of three, at least one of which is in store)
- No 103 Squadron flying Cessna 337 H-SP (10 aircraft, some may be stored)
- No 201 Squadron flying Canadair CL-215 (1 aircraft), GAF Nomad N-24A (3 aircraft, a fourth aircraft is in store) and Fokker F-27-400M (2 aircraft)
- No 202 Squadron flying Bell 212 helicopters (approx 6)
- No 203 Squadron flying Bell 214SP helicopters (recently grounded after a fatal crash killing 9 crewmembers on March 23, 2007), Sikorsky S-76B (6 helicopters) and Super Lynx Mk.110 (2 helicopters)
- No 302 Squadron flying Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk anti-submarine helicopters (6 in service).
2 squadrons are 'dormant'
- No 104 Squadron which flew 14 A-7E and 4 TA-7C Corsair strike aircraft.
- No 301 Squadron which flew AV-8S and TAV-8S(2 aircraft).
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