Khon Kaen Airport
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Khon Kaen International Airport ท่าอากาศยานขอนแก่น | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Department of Airports | ||||||||||
| Serves | Khon Kaen | ||||||||||
| Location | Ban Pet, Mueang, Khon Kaen, Thailand | ||||||||||
| Opened | 6 February 1963 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 670 ft / 204 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°27′59.86″N 102°47′01.18″E / 16.4666278°N 102.7836611°E | ||||||||||
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  KKC/VTUK Location of airport in Thailand | |||||||||||
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Sources: Department of Airports | |||||||||||
Khon Kaen International Airport (IATA: KKC, ICAO: VTUK) is in Ban Pet subdistrict, Mueang Khon Kaen district, Khon Kaen province in northeastern Thailand.[1]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Thai AirAsia | Bangkok–Don Mueang, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi (begins 1 February 2025),[2] Chiang Mai, Phuket |
| Thai Airways International | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi |
| Thai Lion Air | Bangkok–Don Mueang |
| Thai Summer Airways | Pattaya |
| Thai VietJet Air | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi |
2021 airport upgrade
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Khon Kaen Airport". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Thai AirAsia 1Q25 Domestic Network Additions".
- ^ Sattaburuth, Aekarach; Jotikasthira, Om (29 August 2018). "Prayut orders airport design contest probe". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ Natanri, Chakkrapan (23 September 2018). "Construction of new Khon Kaen airport terminal begins". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Khon Kaen Airport.
Khon Kaen travel guide from Wikivoyage- Khon Kaen Airport homepage
- Khon Kaen Airport Facebook page
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