Sakon Nakhon Airport Explained

Nativename-A:Thai: ท่าอากาศยานสกลนคร
Iata:SNO
Icao:VTUI
Type:Public / Military
Owner:Royal Thai Air Force
Operator:Department of Airports
City-Served:Sakon Nakhon
Location:That Na Weng, Mueang, Sakhon Nakhon, Thailand
Elevation-F:529
Elevation-M:161
Pushpin Map:Thailand
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Thailand
Mapframe:yes
Pushpin Label:SNO/VTUI
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length-F:8,530
R1-Length-M:2,600
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2023
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:361,906 17.25%
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:2,396 5.08%
Stat3-Header:Freight (tonnes)
Stat3-Data:39.24 76.27%
Footnotes:Sources: Department of Airports

Sakon Nakhon Airport is in That Na Weng subdistrict, Mueang Sakon Nakhon district, Sakon Nakhon province in northeastern Thailand. It is used for civil and military purposes (Royal Thai Air Force).

Accidents

Plans

Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT) is budgeting 220 billion baht in 2018 for the creation of two new airports and the expansion of four existing airports owned by the Department of Airports. Sakon Nakhon Airport is one of the four slated for expansion and AOT management. AOT intends to build Chiang Mai 2 in Lamphun Province and Phuket Airport 2 in Phang Nga Province. The three other existing airports to be managed by AOT are Chumphon Airport, Tak Airport, and Udon Thani International Airport.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: L2-40/15 Accident description . Aviation Safety Network . 15 August 2010.
  2. News: Sritama . Suchat . Bursting the Tourism Bubble . 4 August 2018 . Bangkok Post . 29 July 2018.