List of the busiest airports in Thailand
# List of the busiest airports in Thailand

## Statistical sources

Thailand has 38 commercial $airports.^{:3}$

* Airports of Thailand PLC (AOT) manages Thailand's six international airports and generates their statistics.
* Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)
* Don Mueang International Airport (DMK)
* Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)
* Phuket International Airport (HKT)
* Hat Yai International Airport (HDY)
* 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 Airports (DOA) manages 28 regional domestic $airports^{:3}$ and reports their statistics.
* The Royal Thai Navy manages U-Tapao Rayong-Pattaya International $Airport.^{:3}$ Statistics are reported by the DOA.
* Bangkok Airways manages three airports: Samui Airport; Sukhothai Airport; and Trat $Airport.^{:3}$ Statistics are reported by the DOA.

## Methodology

* The busiest airports in Thailand are measured according to data posted by AOT and by the DOA.
* 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 | Location | Provinces served | IATA | ICAO | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
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| 1 | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Bang Phli, Samut Prakan | Samut Prakan, Bangkok | BKK | VTBS | 65,425,879 | 63,378,923 | 60,860,704 | 55,892,428 | 52,902,110 | 46,423,352 | 51,363,451 | 53,002,328 | 47,910,904 | 42,784,967 | 40,500,224 |
| 2 | Don Mueang International Airport | Don Mueang, Bangkok | Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathumthani | DMK | VTBD | 41,313,439 | 40,758,148 | 38,299,757 | 35,203,757 | 30,304,183 | 21,546,568 | 16,479,227 | 5,983,141 | 3,424,900 | 2,999,867 | 2,466,997 |
| 3 | Phuket International Airport | Thalang, Phuket | Phuket | HKT | VTSP | 18,118,440 | 18,221,764 | 16,855,637 | 15,107,185 | 12,859,356 | 11,401,498 | 11,342,491 | 9,541,552 | 8,467,860 | 7,043,783 | 5,779,918 |
| 4 | Chiang Mai International Airport | Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai | Chiang Mai, Lamphun | CNX | VTCC | 11,333,548 | 10,989,402 | 10,230,070 | 9,446,320 | 8,365,851 | 6,630,624 | 5,463,921 | 4,491,331 | 3,880,037 | 3,178,94 | 3,062,909 |
| 5 | Hat Yai International Airport | Khlong Hoi Khong, Songkhla | Songkhla, Pattani | HDY | VTSS | 3,898,092 | 4,256,106 | 4,367,364 | 4,004,665 | 3,639,936 | 3,147,281 | 2,552,411 | 2,127,483 | 1,869,113 | 1,505,906 | 1,389,873 |
| 6 | Krabi International Airport | Nuea Khlong, Krabi | Krabi | KBV | VTSG | 3,651,568 | 4,193,099 | 4,339,599 | 4,079,564 | 3,689,672 | 2,692,569 | 1,668,163 | 1,189,878 | 988,977 | 836,906 | 844,167 |
| 7 | Samui International Airport | Ko Samui, Surat Thani | Surat Thani | USM | VTSM | | | 2,631,710 | 2,554,624 | 2,051,289 | 1,990,155 | 1,968,884 | 1,861,229 | 1,483,258 | 1,416,138 | 1,413,297 |
| 8 | Udon Thani International Airport | Udon Thani, Udon Thani | Udon Thani, Nong Khai | UTH | VTUD | 2,515,431 | 2,651,242 | 2,577,524 | 2,350,005 | 2,213,689 | 1,682,709 | 1,325,302 | 1,184,517 | 1,011,881 | 816,602 | 722,587 |
| 9 | Chiang Rai International Airport | Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai | Chiang Rai, Phayao | CEI | VTCT | 2,928,733 | 2,867,289 | 2,503,375 | 2,038,389 | 1,745,568 | 1,379,022 | 1,089,202 | 986,436 | 818,163 | 726,127 | 718,536 |
| 10 | Surat Thani International Airport | Phunphin, Surat Thani | Surat Thani | URT | VTSB | 1,867,213 | 2,108,289 | 2,247,344 | 2,032,042 | 1,856,315 | 1,319,660 | 1,080,508 | 816,484 | 595,184 | 505,776 | 394,096 |
| 11 | U-Tapao International Airport | Ban Chang, Rayong | Rayong, Chonburi | UTP | VTBU | | 1,860,786 | 1,408,258 | 710,000 | 177,120 | 139,728 | 127,218 | 152,860 | xxx,xxx | 118,826 | 100,431 |
| 12 | Ubon Ratchathani Airport | Ubon Ratchathani, Ubon Ratchathani | Ubon Ratchathani | UBP | VTUU | 1,791,515 | 1,832,340 | 1,791,828 | 1,726,061 | 1,467,256 | 1,076,957 | 835,688 | 733,718 | 614,686 | 453,082 | 393,451 |
| 13 | Khon Kaen Airport | Khon Kaen, Khon Kaen | Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham, Kalasin | KKC | VTUK | 1,883,383 | 1,819,013 | 1,703,209 | 1,499,562 | 1,280,185 | 947,867 | 592,252 | 523,340 | 456,119 | 391,421 | 397,645 |
| 14 | Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport | Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nakhon Si Thammarat | Nakhon Si Thammarat | NST | VTSF | 1,453,200 | 1,490,773 | 1,496,218 | 1,503,463 | 1,243,179 | 974,347 | 950,133 | 725,858 | 654,956 | 406,792 | 297,257 |
| 15 | Trang Airport | Trang, Trang | Trang | TST | VTST | 679,298 | 691,270 | 799,279 | 648,979 | 612,629 | 529,228 | 504,476 | 374,798 | 253,077 | 202,422 | 143,560 |
| 16 | Phitsanulok Airport | Phitsanulok, Phitsanulok | Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Uttaradit | PHS | VTPP | 701,148 | 672,084 | 600,093 | 492,117 | 549,951 | 456,535 | 242,293 | 214,698 | 205,056 | 148,227 | 142,591 |
| 17 | Nakhon Phanom Airport | Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Phanom | Nakhon Phanom | KOP | VTUW | 369,418 | 434,128 | 419,311 | 372,026 | 298,013 | 220,060 | 197,315 | 143,775 | 33,107 | 27,530 | 32,553 |
| 18 | Roi Et Airport | Thawat Buri, Roi Et | Roi Et, Maha Sarakham | ROI | VTUV | 383,341 | 431,785 | 395,601 | 334,955 | 284,667 | 69,930 | 60,588 | 38,501 | 15,798 | 629 | 11,719 |
| 19 | Nan Nakhon Airport | Nan, Nan | Nan | NNT | VTCN | 382,324 | 428,202 | 349,956 | 376,420 | 349,264 | 113,849 | 82,101 | 59,519 | 33,885 | 9,136 | 11,379 |
| 20 | Sakon Nakhon Airport | Sakon Nakhon, Sakon Nakhon | Sakon Nakhon | SNO | VTUI | 386,773 | 382,962 | 378,057 | 347,351 | 425,453 | 199,492 | 109,285 | 97,422 | 39,536 | 23,638 | 25,854 |
| 21 | Buriram Airport | Satuek, Buriram | Buriram, Surin | BFV | VTUO | 355,497 | 340,692 | 220,856 | 197,988 | 117,710 | 17,431 | 11,393 | 4,575 | 8,207 | 7,410 | 7,181 |
| 22 | Lampang Airport | Lampang District, Lampang | Lampang | LPT | VTCL | 251,852 | 268,638 | 280,062 | 290,420 | 261,428 | 120,520 | 77,905 | 55,958 | 22,343 | 18,574 | 28,625 |
| 23 | Loei Airport | Loei, Loei | Loei | LOE | VTUL | 263,366 | 262,906 | 270,284 | 261,274 | 234,419 | 55,204 | 41,894 | 22,451 | 10,304 | 884 | - |
| 24 | Narathiwat Airport | Narathiwat, Narathiwat | Narathiwat | NAW | VTSC | 230,701 | 216,856 | 258,864 | 241,721 | 162,413 | 111,328 | 111,891 | 104,612 | 116,478 | 105,152 | 79,802 |
| 25 | Ranong Airport | Ranong, Ranong | Ranong | UNN | VTSR | 205,183 | 214,250 | 121,484 | 102,228 | 90,206 | 59,706 | 30,004 | 7,397 | 3,185 | 1,453 | 10,579 |
| 26 | Mae Sot Airport | Mae Sot, Tak | Tak, Myawaddy | MAQ | VTPM | 197,132 | 193,329 | 180,094 | 174,612 | 144,598 | 96,330 | 87,454 | 34,212 | 12,854 | 1,853 | 1,827 |
| 27 | Trat Airport | Laem Ngop, Trat | Trat | TDX | VTBO | | | 95,406 | 92,107 | 80,981 | 81,246 | 68,866 | 61,739 | 81,756 | 76,077 | 67,326 |
| 28 | Chumphon Airport | Pathio, Chumphon | Chumphon | CJM | VTSE | 192,162 | 163,815 | 87,689 | 93,567 | 93,325 | 48,766 | 45,542 | 11,059 | 5,366 | 0 | 28 |
| 29 | Phrae Airport | Phrae, Phrae | Phrae | PRH | VTCP | 70,069 | 88,971 | 80,961 | 72,274 | 48,673 | 23,371 | 13,690 | 9,056 | 3,494 | 470 | - |
| 30 | Sukhothai Airport | Sawankhalok, Sukhothai | Sukhothai | THS | VTPO | | | 76,680 | 74,xxx | 57,026 | 50,355 | 50,880 | 46,218 | 46,270 | 39,949 | 38,905 |
| 31 | Mae Hong Son Airport | Mae Hong Son, Mae Hong Son | Mae Hong Son | HGN | VTCH | 54,813 | 63,328 | 61,327 | 55,368 | 39,740 | 34,269 | 54,983 | 56,618 | 55,213 | 53,466 | 76,211 |
| 32 | Hua Hin International Airport | Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan | Prachuap Khiri Khan, Phetchaburi | HHQ | VTPH | 88,594 | 34,779 | 2,780 | 12,076 | 11,437 | 10,559 | 9,900 | 764 | 0 | 92 | 1,266 |
| 33 | Nakhon Ratchasima Airport | Chaloem Phra Kiat, Nakhon Ratchasima | Nakhon Ratchasima | NAK | VTUQ | 39 | 10,671 | 6,975 | 89 | 3,155 | - | 9 | 186 | 552 | 949 | 0 |
| 34 | Pai Airport | Pai, Mae Hong Son | Mae Hong Son, Mong Hsat | PYY | VTCI | 1,032 | 1,779 | 2,110 | 6,046 | 5,481 | 4,289 | 3,913 | 3,883 | 5,014 | 8,961 | 9,979 |
| 35 | Phetchabun Airport | Lom Sak, Phetchabun | Phetchabun | PHY | VTPB | | 1,082 | 0 | 0 | 76 | - | 7 | 16 | 105 | 0 | 0 |

* Notes: Capacity refers to current design passenger capacity without taking into consideration any unfinished or planned expansion projects or changes to operational hours. Despite recent expansions at several airports, a number of them are still operating beyond capacity, further expansions are likely to continue.
