List of the busiest airports in Thailand

Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport is, as of 2011, the fifth busiest airport in Asia

Statistical sources

Thailand has 38 commercial airports.^[1]:3

• Airports of Thailand PLC (AOT) manages Thailand's six international airports and generates their statistics.^[2]

1. Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)
2. Don Mueang International Airport (DMK)
3. Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)
4. Phuket International Airport (HKT)
5. Hat Yai International Airport (HDY)
6. Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)

AOT reports statistics based on their fiscal year (FY), 1 October–30 September. AOT's FY2014 is 1 Oct 2013–30 Sep 2014.

• Thailand's Department of Airport manages 28 regional domestic airports^[1]:3 and reports their statistics.^[3]
• The Royal Thai Navy manages U-Tapao Rayong-Pattaya International Airport.^[1]:3 Statistics are reported by DCA.^[4]
• Bangkok Airways manages three airports: Samui Airport; Sukhothai Airport; and Trat Airport.^[1]:3 Statistics are reported by DCA.^[4]

Phuket International Airport is the country's second busiest airport outside Bangkok

Methodology

• The busiest airports in Thailand are measured according to data posted by AOT^[2] and by the DOA.^[3][4]
• A "passenger" is defined as a person who departs, arrives, or transits through any airport inside Thailand at any point during a reporting year. These data show number of departures, arrivals, and connecting passengers for the years indicated for both domestic and international flights arriving on scheduled and non-scheduled services.

#	Airport Name	Province of Location	City Served	IATA	ICAO	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	Capacity*
1	Suvarnabhumi Airport	Samut Prakan Province	Bangkok	BKK	VTBS	40,500,224	42,784,967	47,910,904	53,002,328	51,363,451	46,423,352	52,902,110	45,000,000
2	Don Mueang Airport	Bangkok S.G.D.	Bangkok	DMK	VTBD	2,466,997	2,999,867	3,424,900	5,983,141	16,479,227	21,546,568	30,304,183	30,000,000
3	Phuket Airport	Phuket Province	Phuket	HKT	VTSP	5,779,918	7,043,783	8,467,860	9,541,552	11,342,491	11,401,498	12,859,356	12,500,000
4	Chiang Mai Airport	Chiang Mai Province	Chiang Mai	CNX	VTCC	3,062,909	3,178,941	3,880,037	4,491,331	5,463,921	6,630,624	8,365,851	8,000,000
5	Krabi Airport	Krabi Province	Krabi	KBV	VTSG	678,758	836,806	988,826	1,190,115	1,668,250	2,700,950	3,689,672	3,000,000
6	Hat Yai Airport	Songkhla Province	Hat Yai	HDY	VTSS	1,389,873	1,505,906	1,869,113	2,127,483	2,552,411	3,147,281	3,639,936	2,200,000
7	Udon Thani Airport	Udon Thani Province	Udon Thani	UTH	VTUD	722,587	816,602	1,011,738	1,184,469	1,325,305	1,682,709	2,213,689
8	Samui Airport	Surat Thani Province	Ko Samui	USM	VTSM	1,413,297	1,416,138	1,483,258	1,861,229	1,968,884	1,990,155	2,051,289	no bldg
9	Surat Thani Airport	Surat Thani Province	Surat Thani	URT	VTSB	374,744	505,666	575,229	816,413	1,080,781	1,321,909	1,856,315
10	Mae Fah Luang Airport	Chiang Rai Province	Chiang Rai	CEI	VTCT	718,536	726,127	818,163	986,436	1,089,202	1,379,022	1,745,568	3,000,000
11	Ubon Ratchathani Airport	Ubon Ratchathani Province	Ubon Ratchathani	UBP	VTUU	393,449	453,127	614,677	734,189	835,648	1,078,612	1,467,256
12	Khon Kaen Airport	Khon Kaen Province	Khon Kaen	KKC	VTUK	386,575	397,639	391,463	456,115	524,430	592,191	1,280,185
13	Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport	Nakhon Si Thammarat Province	Nakhon Si Thammarat	NST	VTSF	297,257	406,792	555,015	725,858	950,133	1,112,849	1,243,179
14	Trang Airport	Trang Province	Trang	TST	VTST	143,560	202,578	252,957	374,860	504,469	529,228	612,629
15	Phitsanulok Airport	Phitsanulok Province	Phitsanulok	PHS	VTPP	142,591	148,261	205,056	214,698	242,292	475,588	549,951
16	Sakon Nakhon Airport	Sakon Nakhon Province	Sakon Nakhon	SNO	VTUI	25,854	23,638	39,536	97,422	109,259	199,525	425,453
17	Nan Airport	Nan Province	Nan	NNT	VTCN	11,379	9,083	33,885	58,574	82,079	114,114	349,264
18	Nakhon Phanom Airport	Nakhon Phanom Province	Nakhon Phanom	KOP	VTUW	32,553	27,530	33,107	143,775	197,559	220,060	298,013
19	Roi Et Airport	Roi Et Province	Roi Et	ROI	VTUV	11,703	694	15,798	38,707	60,588	70,012	284,667
20	Lampang Airport	Lampang Province	Lampang	LPT	VTCL	28,625	18,574	22,343	55,958	77,848	120,520	261,428
21	Loei Airport	Loei Province	Loei	LOE	VTUL	-	-	878	10,304	22,451	41,870	234,419
22	Narathiwat Airport	Narathiwat Province	Narathiwat	NAW	VTSC	79,574	105,426	116,478	105,182	111,891	117,961	162,413
23	U-Tapao Airport	Rayong Province	Rayong/Pattaya	UTP	VTBU	100,431	118,826	xxx,xxx	152,860	127,218			800,000[5]
24	Mae Sot Airport	Tak Province	Mae Sot	MAQ	VTPM	1,827	1,855	12,854	34,244	87,454	96,369	144,598
25	Buriram Airport	Buriram Province	Buriram	BFV	VTUO	7,181	7,547	8,207	4,717	11,355	17,627	117,710
26	Chumphon Airport	Chumphon Province	Chumphon	CJM	VTSE	-	-	-	5,366	11,059	45,392	93,325
27	Ranong Airport	Ranong Province	Ranong	UNN	VTSR	10,579	1,453	3,185	7,421	30,345	63,773	90,206
28	Trat Airport	Trat Province	Trat	TDX	VTBO	67,326	76,077	81,756	61,739	68,866	81,246	80,981
29	Sukhothai Airport	Sukhothai Province	Sukhothai	THS	VTPO	38,905	39,949	46,270	46,218	50,880	50,355	57,026
30	Phrae Airport	Phrae Province	Phrae	PRH	VTCP	-	-	470	3,494	9,056	13,622	48,673
31	Mae Hong Son Airport	Mae Hong Son Province	Mae Hong Son	HGN	VTCH	76,212	53,466	55,213	56,680	54,975	34,368	39,740
32	Hua Hin Airport	Prachuap Khiri Khan Province	Hua Hin	HHQ	VTPH	1,760	92	-	785	8,292	11,575	11,437
33	Pai Airport	Mae Hong Son Province	Pai	PYY	VTCI	9,979	8,961	5,014	3,859	3,596	4,342	5,481
34	Nakhon Ratchasima Airport	Nakhon Ratchasima Province	Nakhon Ratchasima	NAK	VTUQ	-	-	-	-	25	-	3,155

Chiang Mai International Airport, the country's fourth busiest airport

• Notes: Capacity refers to current design passenger capacity without taking into consideration any unfinished or planned expansion projects or changes to operational hours. For 2016, U-tapao is scheduled to increase capacity to 3 million in June and Phuket is scheduled to increase capacity to 12.5 million in Feb. Don Muang capacity increase to 30 million due for 2015 delayed until 2016.

References

1. "Airports of Thailand Plc. for the Fiscal Year 2014 (Oct 2013-Sep 2014)" (PDF). AOT Investor Relations Center. Airports of Thailand (AOT) PLC. Retrieved 16 Feb 2015.
2. "Air Transport Statistic". AOT PLC. Retrieved 16 Feb 2015.
3. "Air Transport Statistics". Department of Civil Aviation (DCA). Retrieved 16 Feb 2015.
4. "Yearly Statistical Report for Airports Not Operated by AOT". DCA. Department of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 16 Feb 2015.
5. http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2015/10/new-terminal-to-boost-u-tapao-airport/

External links

• Department of Civil Aviation of the Kingdom of Thailand