DSI Inspects the Public Road Used As a Private Runway in Khanong Phra Subdistrict, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

DSI Inspects the Public Road Used As a Private Runway in Khanong Phra Subdistrict, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

On Thursday, July 17, 2025, Police Major Yutthana Praedam, Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation, assigned Police Major Natapol Ditsayatham, Director of the Bureau of Natural Resources and Environment Crime, and Police Major Nimit Promma, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Natural Resources and Environment Crime, to meet Deputy Chief Executive of the Khanong Phra Subdistrict Administrative Organization, and related officers, for a discussion on the facts regarding the use of a public road as an aircraft runway in the private airport area of Khanong Phra Subdistrict, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province.

The inspection was initiated following a public complaint, requesting the DSI to inspect the fact of the news concerning a request to use public road as a runway for aircraft in Khanong Phra airport. According to the news, the public road falls under the responsibility of the Khanong Phra Subdistrict Administrative Organization and is being used as a runway, approximately 1.5 kilometers long, for private aircraft. The road has long been a public thoroughfare, however, being turned into a runway, causing inconvenience and security concerns for the locals. As a result, the Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation assigned the Bureau of Natural Resources and Environment Crime to proceed with this matter.

Upon the inspection, the authorities discovered that the public road is approximately 3.5 meters wide and 450 meters long, and is being used as a runway as stated in the complaint, which the runway is approximately 19 meters wide and 1,000 meters long. However, according to the joint meeting, the runway area of the Khanong Phra airport does not fall under the responsibility of the Khanong Phra Subdistrict Administrative Organization as stated in the complaint. Instead, it falls under the responsibility of Lamtaklong Self-help Land Settlement and aviation-related agencies to authorize the use of the area, which the Bureau of Natural Resources and Environment Crime will inspect the fact and conduct further investigation accordingly.

The Department of Special Investigation, by Police Major Yutthana Praedam, Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation, prioritizes natural resources and environment problem. If the forest encroachment occurs in the area, residents can report a tip to the Bureau of Natural Resources and Environment Crime, or the DSI website: www.dsi.go.th, or the DSI hotline: 1202 (toll-free nationwide.)