Buriram Airport

Buriram Airport ท่าอากาศยานบุรีรัมย์
IATA: BFV ICAO: VTUO
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Department of Airports
Serves	Buriram / Surin
Location	Ron Thong, Satuek, Buriram, Thailand
Opened	14 October 1996;28 years ago (1996-10-14)
Elevation  AMSL	590 ft / 180 m
Coordinates	15°13′46″N103°15′04″E / 15.22944°N 103.25111°E / 15.22944; 103.25111
Website	minisite.airports.go.th/buriram
Maps
BFV/VTUO Location of airport in Thailand
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 2,100 6,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 251,459 32.77% Aircraft movements 2,042 17.89% Freight (tonnes) -
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4]

Buriram Airport ^[1] (also known as Buri Ram Airport) ^[2] ( IATA : BFV, ICAO : VTUO), is in Ron Thong subdistrict, Satuek district, Buriram province in northeastern Thailand.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 180 metres (591 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 04/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,100 by 45 metres (6,890 ft × 148 ft). ^[2]

Future Expansion

In 2019, the Department of Airports announced a 700 million baht second passenger terminal will be built at Buriram airport. It will increase the airport's capacity from 750,000 per year to 1.7 million. There will be an extension on the length of the runway to accommodate larger aircraft in the future. ^[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Thai AirAsia	Bangkok–Don Mueang, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi (begins 1 July 2025) [6]

Previously served airlines

Airlines	Destinations [7]	Years served	Notes
Thai Airways International	Bangkok–Don Mueang	1996-2002
Phuket Air	Bangkok–Don Mueang	2002-2005
Nok Air	Bangkok–Don Mueang	? -2024
PBair	Bangkok–Don Mueang	2005-2006
	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi	2006-2009

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year

Traffic by calendar year ^[8]

Year	Passengers	Change from previous year	Movements	Cargo (tons)
2001	33,964		765	22.1
2002	24,972	26.48%	788	6.62
2003	22,390	10.34%	712	5.10
2004	30,600	36.67%	753	2.21
2005	22,321	27.06%	541	1.41
2006	8,643	61.28%	348	0.24
2007	11,057	27.93%	424	0.14
2008	8,407	23.97%	318	0.02
2009	7,479	11.04%	298	0.00
2010	7,410	0.92%	240	0.00
2011	8,207	10.76%	427	0.00
2012	4,575	44.25%	318	0.00
2013	11,393	149.03%	501	0.00
2014	17,431	53.00%	408	0.00
2015	117,710	575.29%	1,508	0.00
2016	197,988	68.20%	2,258	0.00
2017	220,856	11.55%	2,609	0.00
2018	340,692	54.26%	3,197	0.00
2019	355,497	4.35%	3,461	0.00
2020	180,996	49.09%	2,404	0.00
2021	53,810	49.09%	842	0.00
2022	196,057	49.09%	1,732	0.00
2023	251,459	32.77%	2,042	0.00
2024	255,350	32.77%	1,926	0.00

References

1. "Buriram Airport". Thai Flying Club. Retrieved 20 Aug 2012.
2. "VTUO – BURI RAM" (PDF). AIP Thailand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-07. Retrieved 20 Aug 2012.
3. Airport information for VTUO ^[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
4. Airport information for BFV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
5. Thodsapol, Hongtong (6 August 2019). "Three airports to be upgraded". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
6. Liu, Jim. "Thai AirAsia 3Q25 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Domestic Network Expansion". aeroroutes.com. Aeroroutes. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
7. "Buriram Airport History (Thai)". Department of Airports . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
8. "Statistics of airports under Department of Airports (Thai)". Department of Airports . Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

External links

• Buriram travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Air Asia
• Nok Air
• Current weather for VTUO at NOAA / NWS
• Accident history for BFV at Aviation Safety Network