# Old Chiang Rai Airport, Chiang Rai, Thailand

**Old Chiang Rai Airport** was an airport in Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. It opened in 1926. It closed on 5 Aug 1992. It had one runway, 1,544 m (5,065 ft) long, asphalt. It was operated by Royal Thai Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/th-0051

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Thai Air Force
- Serves: Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
- Opened: 1926 (Wikipedia)
- Closed: 5 Aug 1992 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 400 m / 1,312 ft
- Coordinates: 19.8854, 99.8268
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,544 m / 5,065 ft
- Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Bangkok
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Chiang_Rai_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1708760
- Weather station: VTCR · WMO 48303
- Ident: TH-0051

## Timeline

- 1926: Old Chiang Rai Airport opens.
- 5 Aug 1992: Old Chiang Rai Airport closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 1,544 m / 5,065 ft | 31 m / 103 ft | Asphalt | 182° / 002° | yes |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [CNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtcc.md) Chiang Mai International Airport · Thailand · 154 km / 96 mi · Thai Airways
- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · Thailand · 669 km / 416 mi · Thai Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from TH-0051, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- TG [Thai Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airways) · 2

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.050 |
| RDO | RDO | 666.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [CEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtct.md) Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport · 9.5 km / 5.9 mi
- [BOR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/la-0006.md) Bokeo International Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [THL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vytl.md) Tachileik Airport · 67 km / 42 mi
- [MOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyms.md) Mong Hsat Airport · 92 km / 57 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Old Chiang Rai Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Chiang_Rai_Airport&oldid=1362756148), revision of 6 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/th-0051/data