Udon Thani International Airport

Udon Thani International Airport

ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerRoyal Thai Air Force
OperatorDepartment of Airports
ServesUdon Thani
LocationNong Khon Kwang, Mueang, Udon Thani, Thailand
Opened1932 (1932)
Elevation AMSL579 ft / 176 m
Coordinates17°23′11″N 102°47′18″E / 17.38639°N 102.78833°E / 17.38639; 102.78833
Websitehttps://minisite.airports.go.th/udonthani/home
Maps
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UTH/VTUD is located in Thailand
UTH/VTUD
UTH/VTUD
Location of airport in Thailand
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 3,048 10,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers1,898,547 Increase6.80%%
Aircraft movements12,859 Increase1.99%
Freight (tonnes)409.69 Decrease22.71%

Udon Thani International Airport (IATA: UTH, ICAO: VTUD) is in the Nong Khon Kwang subdistrict, Mueang Udon Thani district, Udon Thani province in northeastern Thailand. It is approximately 450 kilometres (280 mi) northeast of Bangkok. It currently has domestic flights to and from Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang), Chiang Mai (on Nok Air), Hat Yai (on Thai Lion Air), Phuket (on Thai AirAsia), Rayong (on Thai AirAsia), and Ubon Ratchathani (on Nok Air). In 2006, the airport had 677,411 passenger movements and 1,558 MT cargo movements. In 2013, the airport handled 1,325,305 passengers.[1] In 2015, it handled 2,213,689 passengers and 3,678 tonnes of freight.[2] It has been managed by the Department of Airports (DOA).

Udon Thani Airport is the DOA's moneymaker, with profits reaching 100 million baht a year.[3] This airport will be transferred to Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT) in the first half of 2023.[4]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-01-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-04-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "AoT to take control of four airports". Bangkok Post. 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  4. ^ เคาะ AOT, February 9, 2023

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