Khon Kaen Airport
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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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
| 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
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
- ^ "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
Khon Kaen travel guide from Wikivoyage- Khon Kaen Airport homepage
- Khon Kaen Airport Facebook page
