Jump to content

Khon Kaen Airport: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 16°27′59.86″N 102°47′01.18″E / 16.4666278°N 102.7836611°E / 16.4666278; 102.7836611
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Undid revision 1261565126 by 110.137.38.183 (talk) Source does not state that flights are operated
 
(14 intermediate revisions by 10 users not shown)
Line 11: Line 11:
| IATA = KKC
| IATA = KKC
| ICAO = VTUK
| ICAO = VTUK
| type = Public / Military
| type = Public / military
| owner =
| owner =
| operator = [[Department of Airports (Thailand)|Department of Airports]]
| operator = [[Department of Airports (Thailand)|Department of Airports]]
| city-served = [[Khon Kaen]]
| city-served = [[Khon Kaen]]
| location = [[Mueang Khon Kaen district|Mueang Khon Kaen]], [[Khon Kaen province|Khon Kaen]], [[Thailand]]
| location = Ban Pet, [[Mueang Khon Kaen district|Mueang]], [[Khon Kaen province|Khon Kaen]], [[Thailand]]
| opened = {{start date and age|1963|02|06|df=yes|p=n|br=n}}
| opened = {{start date and age|1963|02|06|df=yes|p=n|br=n}}
| elevation-f = 670
| elevation-f = 670
Line 43: Line 43:
}}
}}


'''Khon Kaen International Airport''' {{airport codes|KKC|VTUK}} is an [[airport]] serving the city of [[Khon Kaen]], the capital city of [[Khon Kaen province]] in [[northeastern Thailand]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Khon Kaen Airport |url=https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/Khon-Kaen-Airport--6940 |website=Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) |accessdate=29 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829175301/https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/Khon-Kaen-Airport--6940 |archive-date=29 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Khon Kaen International Airport''' {{airport codes|KKC|VTUK}} is in Ban Pet subdistrict, [[Mueang Khon Kaen district]], [[Khon Kaen province]] in [[Northeastern Thailand|northeastern]] [[Thailand]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Khon Kaen Airport |url=https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/Khon-Kaen-Airport--6940 |website=Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) |accessdate=29 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829175301/https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/Khon-Kaen-Airport--6940 |archive-date=29 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
<!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport and airlines itself are not independent sources. -->
<!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport and airlines itself are not independent sources. -->
{{Airport destination list
{{Airport destination list

| [[Thai AirAsia]]|[[Don Mueang International Airport|Bangkok–Don Mueang]], [[Chiang Mai International Airport|Chiang Mai]], [[Phuket International Airport|Phuket]]
| [[Thai AirAsia]] | [[Don Mueang International Airport|Bangkok–Don Mueang]], [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]] (begins 1 February 2025),<ref>{{cite web|title=Thai AirAsia 1Q25 Domestic Network Additions|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241202-fd1q25th}}</ref> [[Chiang Mai International Airport|Chiang Mai]], [[Phuket International Airport|Phuket]]
⚫
| [[Thai Airways International]]|[[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]]

⚫
| [[Thai Lion Air]]|[[Don Mueang International Airport|Bangkok–Don Mueang]]
| [[Thai VietJet Air]]|[[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]]
| {{nowrap|[[Thai Airways International]]}} | [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]]

⚫
| [[Thai Lion Air]] | [[Don Mueang International Airport|Bangkok–Don Mueang]]

| [[Thai Summer Airways]] | [[U-Tapao International Airport|Pattaya]]

⚫
| [[Thai VietJet Air]] | [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]]
}}
}}


==2021 airport upgrade==
==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 (Thailand)|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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sattaburuth |first1=Aekarach |last2=Jotikasthira |first2=Om |title=Prayut orders airport design contest probe |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1530078/prayut-orders-airport-design-contest-probe |accessdate=29 August 2018 |work=Bangkok Post |date=29 August 2018}}</ref> The terminal will be expanded from 16,500 m<sup>2</sup> to 44,500 m<sup>2</sup> to accommodate 1,000–2,000 passengers per hour.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Natanri |first1=Chakkrapan |title=Construction of new Khon Kaen airport terminal begins |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/tourism-and-transport/1545246/construction-of-new-khon-kaen-airport-terminal-begins |accessdate=25 September 2018 |work=Bangkok Post |date=23 September 2018}}</ref>
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 (Thailand)|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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sattaburuth |first1=Aekarach |last2=Jotikasthira |first2=Om |title=Prayut orders airport design contest probe |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1530078/prayut-orders-airport-design-contest-probe |accessdate=29 August 2018 |work=Bangkok Post |date=29 August 2018}}</ref> The terminal will be expanded from 16,500 m<sup>2</sup> to 44,500 m<sup>2</sup> to accommodate 1,000–2,000 passengers per hour.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Natanri |first1=Chakkrapan |title=Construction of new Khon Kaen airport terminal begins |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/tourism-and-transport/1545246/construction-of-new-khon-kaen-airport-terminal-begins |accessdate=25 September 2018 |work=Bangkok Post |date=23 September 2018}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{notelist}}


==References==
==References==
Line 67: Line 70:
{{Portal|Aviation}}
{{Portal|Aviation}}
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Khon Kaen}}
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Khon Kaen}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131214132658/http://minisite.aviation.go.th/home.php?site=khonkaen Khon Kaen Airport Homepage]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131214132658/http://minisite.aviation.go.th/home.php?site=khonkaen Khon Kaen Airport homepage]
* [https://www.facebook.com/kkc.airport/ Khon Kaen Airport Facebook Page][[File:Khon Kaen Airport (17368246985).jpg|thumb|259x259px|Thai Airways international at Khon Kaen Airport]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/kkc.airport/ Khon Kaen Airport Facebook page]
[[File:Khon Kaen Airport (17368246985).jpg|thumb|259x259px|Thai Airways international at Khon Kaen Airport]]
[[File:Khon Kaen Airport (28144962830).jpg|thumb|260x260px|An A320-200 of Thai Air Asia]]
[[File:Khon Kaen Airport (28144962830).jpg|thumb|260x260px|An A320-200 of Thai Air Asia]]


Latest revision as of 17:59, 14 December 2024

Khon Kaen International Airport

ท่าอากาศยานขอนแก่น
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

[edit]
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

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]
  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. ^ Sattaburuth, Aekarach; Jotikasthira, Om (29 August 2018). "Prayut orders airport design contest probe". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ^ Natanri, Chakkrapan (23 September 2018). "Construction of new Khon Kaen airport terminal begins". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Khon Kaen Airport.
Thai Airways international at Khon Kaen Airport
An A320-200 of Thai Air Asia
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Khon_Kaen_Airport&oldid=1263099821"