The Golf Course Inside An Airport

This has to be one of the world's most unique golf courses

golf course inside an airport

"It's probably the only course in the world where you could be arrested for being a bad golfer.''

The Golf Course Inside An Airport

Introducing one of the world's most unique golf courses - Katarat Golf Course in Bangkok, Thailand.

The course is actually set in between the two runways at Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport, where golfers tee off just 20 yards away from passenger jets.

The 18 holes are laid out in a narrow strip inside the airport where international and domestic flights arrive and depart every few minutes, it really is a plane-spotter's dream.

A British holidaymaker told the Associated Press that Katarat Golf Course was ''utterly surreal'' and expressed concerns about players being able to venture onto the runway.

The keen golfer said: ''You're teeing off and there's literally an aeroplane going up 20 yards away.

''One bad shot and the ball could slice right into its path. It's probably the only course in the world where you could be arrested for being a bad golfer.''

The golf course sits inside the airport (Screenshot: Google Maps)

Don Mueang Airport, which is home to a Royal Thai Air Force base, has had commercial flights since 1924 and last year carried 40 million passengers.

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The airport was given a "red flag" in June 2015 by the International Civil Aviation Organisation which led to safety changes.

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Elliott Heath
News Editor

Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He covered the 2022 and 2025 Masters from Augusta National and was there by the 18th green to watch Rory McIlroy complete the career grand slam. He has also covered five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews.