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Ubon Ratchathani Airport

Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

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406 ft

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Gateway to Thailand's northeast, serving Ubon Ratchathani region.

Opened

1956

Location

Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

Ubon Ratchathani Airport (IATA: UBP, ICAO: VTUU) is a domestic airport serving Ubon Ratchathani province in the Isan region of northeastern Thailand. It handles scheduled passenger services connecting the city to Bangkok and other Thai destinations. The airport occupies a dual-use site shared with a Royal Thai Air Force base, a common arrangement for regional airports in Thailand. It serves as an important transport hub for a province known for its Candle Festival and proximity to the Mekong River border with Laos. Passenger volumes are modest compared to major Thai airports, primarily serving business travelers and tourists visiting the region's temples and national parks.

Terminals

The airport has a single passenger terminal handling both arriving and departing domestic flights.

Getting to & from

Taxis and songthaews (shared minibuses) provide the primary ground transport linking the airport to downtown Ubon Ratchathani, approximately 3 kilometers away.

Airlines here

Thai AirAsia and Thai Lion Air operate scheduled domestic services, with Bangkok Airways also serving the route to Bangkok.

Notable facts

›The airport shares its runway and facilities with the Royal Thai Air Force's Wing 21 base.
›Ubon Ratchathani is located near the tri-border area of Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.
›The airport primarily serves domestic routes to Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports.
›During the Vietnam War era, the base hosted significant U.S. Air Force operations.
›The airport serves as a gateway for visitors to Pha Taem National Park and the Mekong River.

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Airlines serving this airport

Nok Air

Thai AirAsia

Thai Airways International

Routes

UBP → DMKDD · 738

UBP → DMKFD · 320

UBP → BKKTG · 32S

Aircraft operating here

Boeing 737-8001 routes Airbus A3201 routes 32S1 routes

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