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Khon Kaen Airport

Khon Kaen, Thailand
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2
Routes out
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VTUK
ICAO
670 ft
Elevation
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Gateway to Thailand's northeastern Isan region.

Opened
1940
Location
Khon Kaen, Thailand
Khon Kaen Airport (IATA: KKC, ICAO: VTUK) is a domestic airport serving Khon Kaen, the largest city in northeastern Thailand's Isan region. It is operated by Airports of Thailand (AOT) and handles scheduled passenger services connecting Khon Kaen with Bangkok and other Thai cities. The airport serves as an important transport hub for the broader Isan region, supporting business travel, tourism, and connectivity for the surrounding provinces. Khon Kaen itself is a major educational, medical, and commercial center in northeastern Thailand. Passenger numbers have grown alongside the region's economic development, though the airport remains primarily a domestic facility with a relatively modest terminal footprint compared to Thailand's major international gateways.
Terminals
The airport has a single passenger terminal handling both departures and arrivals for domestic flights.
Getting to & from
Taxis, songthaews (shared pickup trucks), and private transfers are the primary ground transport options connecting the airport to Khon Kaen city center, approximately 5 kilometers away.
Airlines here
Thai AirAsia, Thai Lion Air, and Bangkok Airways operate scheduled services at Khon Kaen Airport.
Notable facts
  • ›Khon Kaen Airport is operated by Airports of Thailand (AOT), the state enterprise managing Thailand's major airports.
  • ›The airport primarily serves domestic routes, with Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports as key destinations.
  • ›Khon Kaen is home to one of Thailand's leading universities, Khon Kaen University, contributing to steady passenger demand.
  • ›The airport sits at an elevation of approximately 670 feet (204 meters) above sea level.
  • ›A runway of approximately 2,100 meters accommodates narrow-body jet aircraft operations.
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Route map (2 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Thai AirAsia
FD
Thai Airways International
TG

Routes

KKC → DMKFD · 320
KKC → BKKTG · 32S AB6
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Encyclopaedia

Khon Kaen International Airport is located in Ban Pet subdistrict, Mueang Khon Kaen district, Khon Kaen province in northeastern Thailand. Approximately 8 kilometers west of the city center and 2 kilometers from Highway No. 12, it covers an area of 1,780,800 square meters and is an airport under the Department of Airports, Ministry of Transport. It was announced as a customs airport on September 1, 1991.

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