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).
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]