Khon Kaen Airport

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Khon Kaen International Airport

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Summary
Airport typePublic / military
Operator Department of Airports
Serves Khon Kaen
LocationBan Pet, Mueang, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Opened6 February 1963;62 years ago (1963-02-06)
Elevation  AMSL 670 ft / 204 m
Coordinates 16°27′59.86″N102°47′01.18″E / 16.4666278°N 102.7836611°E / 16.4666278; 102.7836611
Maps
Khon Kaen Airport
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KKC/VTUK
Location of airport in Thailand
Khon Kaen Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
03/2110,0073,050 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers1,575,011 Decrease2.svg2.25%
Aircraft movements10,272 Decrease2.svg6.41%
Freight (tonnes)340.46 Increase2.svg21.94%

Khon Kaen International Airport( IATA : KKC, ICAO : VTUK) is in Ban Pet subdistrict, Mueang Khon Kaen district, Khon Kaen province in northeastern Thailand. [1]

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Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, [2] Chiang Mai, Phuket
Thai Airways International Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
Thai Lion Air Bangkok–Don Mueang
Thai VietJet Air Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi

2021 airport upgrade

The airport has seen an annual growth rate of 20 percent annually since 2013, handling around two million passengers in 2017. The Department of Airports (DOA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to upgrade Khon Kaen Airport by 2021. The two billion baht project will increase passenger capacity from 2.8 million to five million per year. [3] The terminal will be expanded from 16,500 m2 to 44,500 m2 to accommodate 1,000–2,000 passengers per hour. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Khon Kaen Airport". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Thai AirAsia 1Q25 Domestic Network Additions".
  3. ↑ Sattaburuth, Aekarach; Jotikasthira, Om (29 August 2018). "Prayut orders airport design contest probe". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Natanri, Chakkrapan (23 September 2018). "Construction of new Khon Kaen airport terminal begins". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
Thai Airways international at Khon Kaen Airport Khon Kaen Airport (17368246985).jpg
Thai Airways international at Khon Kaen Airport
An A320-200 of Thai Air Asia Khon Kaen Airport (28144962830).jpg
An A320-200 of Thai Air Asia
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