Buriram Airport

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Buriram Airport

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Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Department of Airports
Serves Buriram / Surin
LocationRon Thong, Satuek, Buriram, Thailand
Opened14 October 1996;27 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
Buriram Airport
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BFV/VTUO
Location of airport in Thailand
Buriram Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
04/222,1006,890Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers251,459 Increase2.svg32.77%
Aircraft movements2,042 Increase2.svg17.89%
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.

Contents

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

AirlinesDestinations
Nok Air Bangkok–Don Mueang
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang

Previously served airlines

AirlinesDestinations [6] Years servedNotes
Thai Airways International Bangkok–Don Mueang 1996-2002
Phuket Air Bangkok–Don Mueang 2002-2005
PBair Bangkok–Don Mueang 2005-2006
Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi 2006-2009

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year

Traffic by calendar year [7]
YearPassengersChange from previous yearMovementsCargo (tons)
200133,96476522.1
200224,972Decrease2.svg 26.48%7886.62
200322,390Decrease2.svg 10.34%7125.10
200430,600Increase2.svg 36.67%7532.21
200522,321Decrease2.svg 27.06%5411.41
20068,643Decrease2.svg 61.28%3480.24
200711,057Increase2.svg 27.93%4240.14
20088,407Decrease2.svg 23.97%3180.02
20097,479Decrease2.svg 11.04%2980.00
20107,410Decrease2.svg 0.92%2400.00
20118,207Increase2.svg 10.76%4270.00
20124,575Decrease2.svg 44.25%3180.00
201311,393Increase2.svg 149.03%5010.00
201417,431Increase2.svg 53.00%4080.00
2015117,710Increase2.svg 575.29%1,5080.00
2016197,988Increase2.svg 68.20%2,2580.00
2017220,856Increase2.svg 11.55%2,6090.00
2018340,692Increase2.svg 54.26%3,1970.00
2019355,497Increase2.svg 4.35%3,4610.00
2020180,996Decrease2.svg 49.09%2,4040.00

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References

  1. 1 2 "Buriram Airport". Thai Flying Club. Retrieved 20 Aug 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Buriram Airport History (Thai)". Department of Airports . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Statistics of airports under Department of Airports (Thai)". Department of Airports . Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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