Hamad bin Khalid Al Thani Hamad bin Khalid Al Thani Hamad bin Khalid bin Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani (حمد بن خالد بن حمد بن عبد الله آل ثاني) (1952 – 13 September 2012) was a Qatari entrepreneur and Chief of the Qatari police forces. He was a member of the House of Thani and cousin of the former Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Hamad Al Thani was born in 1952 at the Al Rayyan Palace in Doha, Qatar. He is the eldest child of Emir Khalid bin Hamad bin Abdullah and Emira Mariam. After a coup, his uncle Emir Khalifa bin
Surat Thani International Airport Thai Airways Flight 261, an A310-200 (HS-TIA), bound for Surat Thani from Bangkok, was making its third landing attempt in heavy rain when it crashed into a rice paddy about from the airport; 101 of the 146 passengers and crew aboard were killed. Surat Thani International Airport Surat Thani International Airport () is in the Phunphin District, Surat Thani. The airport, 21 km west of Surat Thani, also is home to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) squadrons. Surat Thani has a single paved runway. As well as being a commercial facility, Surat Thani Airport is an active RTAF base,