Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Thani country. Al Thani graduated from the American University of Sharjah with an MBA and is currently the Northern Emirates Chapter representative for the AUS Alumni Association (AUSAA) Council. On 22 May 2013, Al Thani became the first Qatari to reach the summit of the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest at an altitude of 8,848 m in Nepal and to climb the Seven highest Summits of the seven continents by successfully scaling on 2 June 2016 Mount Denali in Alaska, North America, at an altitude of 6,190 m. On 5 January 2013, he climbed Mt. Aconcagua in South America
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,