Sakon Nakhon Airport

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Sakon Nakhon Airport

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Sakon Nakhon Airport main building exterior.JPG
Summary
Airport typePublic / military
Owner Royal Thai Army
Operator Department of Airports
Serves Sakon Nakhon
LocationThat Na Weng, Mueang, Sakhon Nakhon, Thailand
Opened1972;53 years ago (1972)
Elevation  AMSL 529 ft / 161 m
Coordinates 17°11′42.5″N104°07′07.1″E / 17.195139°N 104.118639°E / 17.195139; 104.118639
Website www.sakonnakhonairport.com
Maps
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SNO/VTUI
Location of airport in Thailand
Sakon Nakhon Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
05/238,5302,600 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers330,050 Decrease2.svg8.80%
Aircraft movements2,230 Decrease2.svg6.92%
Freight (tonnes)0.002 Decrease2.svg99.99%

Sakon Nakhon Airport( IATA : SNO, ICAO : VTUI) is in That Na Weng subdistrict, Mueang Sakon Nakhon district, Sakon Nakhon province in northeastern Thailand. It is used for civil and military purposes (Royal Thai Air Force).

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Airlines and destinations

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

Accidents

Plans

Inside Sakon Nakhon Airport Sakon Nakhon Airport - main building interior.JPG
Inside Sakon Nakhon Airport

Airports of Thailand (AOT) budgeted 220 billion baht in 2018 for the creation of two new airports and the expansion of four existing airports owned by the Department of Airports. Sakon Nakhon Airport is one of the four slated for expansion and AOT management. AOT intends to build Chiang Mai 2 in Lamphun Province and Phuket Airport 2 in Phang Nga Province. The three other existing airports to be managed by AOT are Chumphon Airport, Tak Airport, and Udon Thani International Airport. [2]

References

  1. "L2-40/15 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  2. Sritama, Suchat (29 July 2018). "Bursting the Tourism Bubble". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

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