List of the busiest airports in Thailand
Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport is, as of 2011, the fifth busiest airport in Asia
Statistical sources
Thailand has 38 commercial airports.[1]:3
- Airports of Thailand PLC (AOT) manages Thailand's six international airports and generates their statistics.[2]
- Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)
- Don Mueang International Airport (DMK)
- Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)
- Phuket International Airport (HKT)
- Hat Yai International Airport (HDY)
- Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)
AOT reports statistics based on their fiscal year (FY), 1 October–30 September. AOT's FY2014 is 1 Oct 2013–30 Sep 2014.
- Thailand's Department of Airport manages 28 regional domestic airports[1]:3 and reports their statistics.[3]
- The Royal Thai Navy manages U-Tapao Rayong-Pattaya International Airport.[1]:3 Statistics are reported by DCA.[4]
- Bangkok Airways manages three airports: Samui Airport; Sukhothai Airport; and Trat Airport.[1]:3 Statistics are reported by DCA.[4]
Phuket International Airport is the country's second busiest airport outside Bangkok
Methodology
- The busiest airports in Thailand are measured according to data posted by AOT[2] and by the DOA.[3][4]
- A "passenger" is defined as a person who departs, arrives, or transits through any airport inside Thailand at any point during a reporting year. These data show number of departures, arrivals, and connecting passengers for the years indicated for both domestic and international flights arriving on scheduled and non-scheduled services.
| # | Airport Name | Province of Location | City Served | IATA | ICAO | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Capacity* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Samut Prakan Province | Bangkok | BKK | VTBS | 40,500,224 | 42,784,967 | 47,910,904 | 53,002,328 | 51,363,451 | 46,423,352 | 52,902,110 | 45,000,000 |
| 2 | Don Mueang Airport | Bangkok S.G.D. | Bangkok | DMK | VTBD | 2,466,997 | 2,999,867 | 3,424,900 | 5,983,141 | 16,479,227 | 21,546,568 | 30,304,183 | 30,000,000 |
| 3 | Phuket Airport | Phuket Province | Phuket | HKT | VTSP | 5,779,918 | 7,043,783 | 8,467,860 | 9,541,552 | 11,342,491 | 11,401,498 | 12,859,356 | 12,500,000 |
| 4 | Chiang Mai Airport | Chiang Mai Province | Chiang Mai | CNX | VTCC | 3,062,909 | 3,178,941 | 3,880,037 | 4,491,331 | 5,463,921 | 6,630,624 | 8,365,851 | 8,000,000 |
| 5 | Krabi Airport | Krabi Province | Krabi | KBV | VTSG | 678,758 | 836,806 | 988,826 | 1,190,115 | 1,668,250 | 2,700,950 | 3,689,672 | 3,000,000 |
| 6 | Hat Yai Airport | Songkhla Province | Hat Yai | HDY | VTSS | 1,389,873 | 1,505,906 | 1,869,113 | 2,127,483 | 2,552,411 | 3,147,281 | 3,639,936 | 2,200,000 |
| 7 | Udon Thani Airport | Udon Thani Province | Udon Thani | UTH | VTUD | 722,587 | 816,602 | 1,011,738 | 1,184,469 | 1,325,305 | 1,682,709 | 2,213,689 | |
| 8 | Samui Airport | Surat Thani Province | Ko Samui | USM | VTSM | 1,413,297 | 1,416,138 | 1,483,258 | 1,861,229 | 1,968,884 | 1,990,155 | 2,051,289 | no bldg |
| 9 | Surat Thani Airport | Surat Thani Province | Surat Thani | URT | VTSB | 374,744 | 505,666 | 575,229 | 816,413 | 1,080,781 | 1,321,909 | 1,856,315 | |
| 10 | Mae Fah Luang Airport | Chiang Rai Province | Chiang Rai | CEI | VTCT | 718,536 | 726,127 | 818,163 | 986,436 | 1,089,202 | 1,379,022 | 1,745,568 | 3,000,000 |
| 11 | Ubon Ratchathani Airport | Ubon Ratchathani Province | Ubon Ratchathani | UBP | VTUU | 393,449 | 453,127 | 614,677 | 734,189 | 835,648 | 1,078,612 | 1,467,256 | |
| 12 | Khon Kaen Airport | Khon Kaen Province | Khon Kaen | KKC | VTUK | 386,575 | 397,639 | 391,463 | 456,115 | 524,430 | 592,191 | 1,280,185 | |
| 13 | Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport | Nakhon Si Thammarat Province | Nakhon Si Thammarat | NST | VTSF | 297,257 | 406,792 | 555,015 | 725,858 | 950,133 | 1,112,849 | 1,243,179 | |
| 14 | Trang Airport | Trang Province | Trang | TST | VTST | 143,560 | 202,578 | 252,957 | 374,860 | 504,469 | 529,228 | 612,629 | |
| 15 | Phitsanulok Airport | Phitsanulok Province | Phitsanulok | PHS | VTPP | 142,591 | 148,261 | 205,056 | 214,698 | 242,292 | 475,588 | 549,951 | |
| 16 | Sakon Nakhon Airport | Sakon Nakhon Province | Sakon Nakhon | SNO | VTUI | 25,854 | 23,638 | 39,536 | 97,422 | 109,259 | 199,525 | 425,453 | |
| 17 | Nan Airport | Nan Province | Nan | NNT | VTCN | 11,379 | 9,083 | 33,885 | 58,574 | 82,079 | 114,114 | 349,264 | |
| 18 | Nakhon Phanom Airport | Nakhon Phanom Province | Nakhon Phanom | KOP | VTUW | 32,553 | 27,530 | 33,107 | 143,775 | 197,559 | 220,060 | 298,013 | |
| 19 | Roi Et Airport | Roi Et Province | Roi Et | ROI | VTUV | 11,703 | 694 | 15,798 | 38,707 | 60,588 | 70,012 | 284,667 | |
| 20 | Lampang Airport | Lampang Province | Lampang | LPT | VTCL | 28,625 | 18,574 | 22,343 | 55,958 | 77,848 | 120,520 | 261,428 | |
| 21 | Loei Airport | Loei Province | Loei | LOE | VTUL | - | - | 878 | 10,304 | 22,451 | 41,870 | 234,419 | |
| 22 | U-Tapao Airport | Rayong Province | Rayong/Pattaya | UTP | VTBU | 100,431 | 118,826 | xxx,xxx | 152,860 | 127,218 | 139,728 | 177,120 | 800,000[5] |
| 23 | Narathiwat Airport | Narathiwat Province | Narathiwat | NAW | VTSC | 79,574 | 105,426 | 116,478 | 105,182 | 111,891 | 117,961 | 162,413 | |
| 24 | Mae Sot Airport | Tak Province | Mae Sot | MAQ | VTPM | 1,827 | 1,855 | 12,854 | 34,244 | 87,454 | 96,369 | 144,598 | |
| 25 | Buriram Airport | Buriram Province | Buriram | BFV | VTUO | 7,181 | 7,547 | 8,207 | 4,717 | 11,355 | 17,627 | 117,710 | |
| 26 | Chumphon Airport | Chumphon Province | Chumphon | CJM | VTSE | - | - | - | 5,366 | 11,059 | 45,392 | 93,325 | |
| 27 | Ranong Airport | Ranong Province | Ranong | UNN | VTSR | 10,579 | 1,453 | 3,185 | 7,421 | 30,345 | 63,773 | 90,206 | |
| 28 | Trat Airport | Trat Province | Trat | TDX | VTBO | 67,326 | 76,077 | 81,756 | 61,739 | 68,866 | 81,246 | 80,981 | |
| 29 | Sukhothai Airport | Sukhothai Province | Sukhothai | THS | VTPO | 38,905 | 39,949 | 46,270 | 46,218 | 50,880 | 50,355 | 57,026 | |
| 30 | Phrae Airport | Phrae Province | Phrae | PRH | VTCP | - | - | 470 | 3,494 | 9,056 | 13,622 | 48,673 | |
| 31 | Mae Hong Son Airport | Mae Hong Son Province | Mae Hong Son | HGN | VTCH | 76,212 | 53,466 | 55,213 | 56,680 | 54,975 | 34,368 | 39,740 | |
| 32 | Hua Hin Airport | Prachuap Khiri Khan Province | Hua Hin | HHQ | VTPH | 1,760 | 92 | - | 785 | 8,292 | 11,575 | 11,437 | |
| 33 | Pai Airport | Mae Hong Son Province | Pai | PYY | VTCI | 9,979 | 8,961 | 5,014 | 3,859 | 3,596 | 4,342 | 5,481 | |
| 34 | Nakhon Ratchasima Airport | Nakhon Ratchasima Province | Nakhon Ratchasima | NAK | VTUQ | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | 3,155 |
Chiang Mai International Airport, the country's fourth busiest airport
- Notes: Capacity refers to current design passenger capacity without taking into consideration any unfinished or planned expansion projects or changes to operational hours. For 2016, U-tapao is scheduled to increase capacity to 3 million in June and Phuket is scheduled to increase capacity to 12.5 million in Feb. Don Muang capacity increase to 30 million due for 2015 delayed until 2016.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Airports of Thailand Plc. for the Fiscal Year 2014 (Oct 2013-Sep 2014)" (PDF). AOT Investor Relations Center. Airports of Thailand (AOT) PLC. Retrieved 16 Feb 2015.
- 1 2 "Air Transport Statistic". AOT PLC. Retrieved 16 Feb 2015.
- 1 2 "Air Transport Statistics". Department of Civil Aviation (DCA). Retrieved 16 Feb 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Yearly Statistical Report for Airports Not Operated by AOT". DCA. Department of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 16 Feb 2015.
- ↑ http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2015/10/new-terminal-to-boost-u-tapao-airport/
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