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Khon Kaen Airport

Coordinates: 16°27′59.86″N 102°47′01.18″E / 16.4666278°N 102.7836611°E / 16.4666278; 102.7836611
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Khon Kaen International Airport

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Summary
Airport typePublic / military
OperatorDepartment of Airports
ServesKhon Kaen
LocationBan Pet, Mueang, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Opened6 February 1963; 61 years ago (1963-02-06)
Elevation AMSL670 ft / 204 m
Coordinates16°27′59.86″N 102°47′01.18″E / 16.4666278°N 102.7836611°E / 16.4666278; 102.7836611
Maps
Map
KKC/VTUK is located in Thailand
KKC/VTUK
KKC/VTUK
Location of airport in Thailand
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 10,007 3,050 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers1,611,393 Increase15.13%
Aircraft movements10,976 Increase7.54%
Freight (tonnes)279.2 Decrease3.09%

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

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AirlinesDestinations
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
Fly Thaijet Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi[3]

2021 airport upgrade

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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.[4] The terminal will be expanded from 16,500 m2 to 44,500 m2 to accommodate 1,000–2,000 passengers per hour.[5]

References

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  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. ^ https://www.facebook.com/share/1BnEq1bUvi/
  4. ^ Sattaburuth, Aekarach; Jotikasthira, Om (29 August 2018). "Prayut orders airport design contest probe". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  5. ^ Natanri, Chakkrapan (23 September 2018). "Construction of new Khon Kaen airport terminal begins". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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Thai Airways international at Khon Kaen Airport
An A320-200 of Thai Air Asia