Narathiwat Airport was constructed in 1974 at the same time as the Thaksin Rajaniwet Palace.

Currently there are only direct flights from the Narathiwat Airport to Bangkok which operate on a daily and bi-daily basis, however, recent planning by the Department of Airports suggests the terminal will undergo major upgrades which is resulting in the planning of additional routes to and from Narathiwat from both domestic and international airlines.

There are 8 customer parking lots that contained around 350 cars by two types of parking are[2] Kota Bharu Airport, Kelantan Malaysia 72 kms.

Sultan Abdul Halim Airport, Kepala Batas, Kedah, Malaysia 153 kms.

Hat Yai International Airport, Songkhla, Thailand 156 kms.