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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 Airport'''{{efn|{{lang-th|ท่าอากาศยานขอนแก่น}}}} {{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'''{{efn|{{lang-th|ท่าอากาศยานขอนแก่น}}}} {{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>


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==

Revision as of 08:42, 24 December 2023

Khon Kaen International Airport

ท่าอากาศยานขอนแก่น
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorDepartment of Airports
ServesKhon Kaen
LocationMueang Khon Kaen district, Khon Kaen province, 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 is located in Thailand
KKC
KKC
Location of airport in Thailand
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 10,007 3,050 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers1,568,306

Khon Kaen International Airport[a] (IATA: KKC, ICAO: VTUK) is an airport serving the city of Khon Kaen, the capital city of Khon Kaen province in northeastern Thailand.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Thai AirAsiaBangkok–Don Mueang, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Phuket
Thai Airways InternationalBangkok–Suvarnabhumi (resumes 1 January 2024)[2]
Thai Lion AirBangkok–Don Mueang
Thai SmileBangkok–Suvarnabhumi (ends 31 December 2023)[2]
Thai VietJet AirBangkok–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

  1. ^ "Khon Kaen Airport". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Thai Airways International NW23 Preliminary Domestic Network – 27AUG23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  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.
An A320-200 of Thai Air Asia


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