Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
| Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport ท่าอากาศยานแม่ฟ้าหลวง เชียงราย |
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IATA: CEI – ICAO: VTCT
 CEI
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Airports of Thailand | ||
| Location | Chiang Rai, Thailand | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 390 m / 1,280 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 19°57′08″N 99°52′58″E / 19.95222°N 99.88278°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 03/21 | 3,000 | 9,843 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2011) | |||
| Passengers | 818,163 | ||
| Aircraft Operations | 5,819 | ||
| Source: Airports of Thailand[1] | |||
Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (IATA: CEI, ICAO: VTCT) is located in the city of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand.[2]
The airport is located about 10 km from the city centre. Since 1998 it has been managed by the Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT).
Access to the airport is available from an access road linking the airport with Phahonyothin Road (Superhighway), which leads southbound to the city centre, Chiang Mai, Bus Terminal II and all the way to Bangkok and northbound to Mae Chan, Mae Sai and the Thai-Myanmar border.
A new road (Vhiangburapha Road) which can be accessed by turning left upon exiting the airport also leads southbound to the city centre and is a less congested route, as it is not used by intercity buses heading north. The road joins up with Phahonyothin Road via Pao Khun Road which passes Chiang Rai Provincial Stadium.
The airport handles over 500,000 passengers, 3,900 flights and 2,700 tons of cargo every year.
It consists of a single passenger terminal which features a Dairy Queen outlet as well as a Black Canyon Coffee, with both the international and domestic arrivals and departures handled on the same floor but in separate areas.
Although the airport is named Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, and even though its facilities are capable of handling international flights, it is yet to be served by any international routes. The airport does however handle immigration from THAI flights with international connections to/from Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi.
As per june 2011 Orient Thai Airlines started daily nonstop flghts between Chiang Rai and Macau vv. making it the only international service for the time being.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| China Eastern Airlines | Kunming |
| Kan Air | Chiang Mai |
| Nok Air | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi |
| Orient Thai Airlines | Bangkok-Don Mueang |
| Thai AirAsia | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi |
| Thai Airways International | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ [1], AOT Investors Site | accessdate = 2011-12-11
- ^ Airports of Thailand
[edit] External links
- AOT webpage for Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Airport information for VTCT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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