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Chiang Mai International Airport

ICAO VTCC18.7668°N 98.9626°E316 m / 1,036 ftLarge airport
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Chiang Mai International Airport (IATA: CNX, ICAO: VTCC) is a large airport in Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. It opened on 1 Oct 1921. It has one runway, 3,400 m (11,155 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Airports of Thailand. In 2025 it handled 9.5 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1921–1921
01 OCT 1921
OpenedChiang Mai International Airport opens.
From Wikidata and WikipediaEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
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18/36180° · LIT
LENGTH3,400 m11,155 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2014–2025
6.6M
8.4M
9.4M
10.2M
11.0M
11.3M
4.9M
1.8M
5.5M
8.2M
9.1M
9.5M
141516171819202122232425

Routes

27 destinations · 11 countries
2,500 km5,000 km1,000 mi2,000 mi3,000 miLPQ · Luang Phabang International Airport · 359 km / 223 miJHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport · 403 km / 250 miUTH · Udon Thani International Airport · 433 km / 269 miKKC · Khon Kaen Airport · 479 km / 298 miDMK · Don Mueang International Airport · 568 km / 353 miBKK · Suvarnabhumi Airport · 597 km / 371 miHHQ · Hua Hin Airport · 690 km / 429 miHAN · Noi Bai International Airport · 765 km / 475 miUSM · Samui International Airport · 1,032 km / 641 miURT · Surat Thani Airport · 1,071 km / 665 miKBV · Krabi International Airport · 1,187 km / 738 miHKT · Phuket International Airport · 1,187 km / 738 miSGN · Tan Son Nhat International Airport · 1,210 km / 752 miHDY · Hat Yai International Airport · 1,325 km / 823 miCKG · Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · 1,444 km / 897 miSZX · Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · 1,602 km / 995 miHKG · Hong Kong International Airport · 1,605 km / 997 miKUL · Kuala Lumpur International Airport · 1,806 km / 1,122 miXIY · Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · 1,994 km / 1,239 miSIN · Singapore Changi Airport · 2,013 km / 1,251 miTPE · Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · 2,398 km / 1,490 miPEK · Beijing Capital International Airport · 2,909 km / 1,808 miICN · Incheon International Airport · 3,382 km / 2,101 miPUS · Gimhae International Airport · 3,465 km / 2,153 miKIX · Kansai International Airport · 3,976 km / 2,471 miAUH · Zayed International Airport · 4,606 km / 2,862 miCTS · New Chitose Airport · 4,803 km / 2,984 miCTSAUHKIXPUSPEKTPESINXIYHKGCKGHDYSGNHKTURTHANHHQKKCJHGICNKULBKKLPQKBVUTHSZXUSMCNX
Year-round27
LPQLuang Phabang International AirportLaos · Lao Airlines359 km223 miJHGXishuangbanna Gasa International AirportChina · Ruili Airlines403 km250 miUTHUdon Thani International AirportThailand · Nok Air, Thai AirAsia433 km269 miKKCKhon Kaen AirportThailand · Thai AirAsia479 km298 miDMKDon Mueang International AirportThailand · Nok Air, Thai AirAsia, Thai Lion Air568 km353 miBKKSuvarnabhumi AirportThailand · Thai AirAsia, Thai Airways, Thai Vietjet Air +1597 km371 miHHQHua Hin AirportThailand · Thai AirAsia690 km429 miHANNoi Bai International AirportVietnam · Thai AirAsia765 km475 miUSMSamui International AirportThailand · Bangkok Airways1,032 km641 miURTSurat Thani AirportThailand · Thai AirAsia1,071 km665 miKBVKrabi International AirportThailand · Thai AirAsia1,187 km738 miHKTPhuket International AirportThailand · Thai AirAsia, Bangkok Airways1,187 km738 miSGNTan Son Nhat International AirportVietnam · VietJet Air1,210 km752 miHDYHat Yai International AirportThailand · Thai AirAsia1,325 km823 miCKGChongqing Jiangbei International AirportChina · West Air1,444 km897 miSZXShenzhen Bao'an International AirportChina · China Southern Airlines1,602 km995 miHKGHong Kong International AirportHong Kong SAR China · HK Express1,605 km997 miKULKuala Lumpur International AirportMalaysia · Malaysia Airlines1,806 km1,122 miXIYXi'an Xianyang International AirportChina · Spring Airlines1,994 km1,239 miSINSingapore Changi AirportSingapore · Scoot2,013 km1,251 miTPETaiwan Taoyuan International AirportTaiwan · Thai AirAsia, Starlux Airlines, China Airlines +12,398 km1,490 miPEKBeijing Capital International AirportChina · Air China2,909 km1,808 miICNIncheon International AirportSouth Korea · Korean Air, Jeju Air, Eastar Jet3,382 km2,101 miPUSGimhae International AirportSouth Korea · Eastar Jet3,465 km2,153 miKIXKansai International AirportJapan · Thai Vietjet Air3,976 km2,471 miAUHZayed International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Etihad Airways4,606 km2,862 miCTSNew Chitose AirportJapan · Thai AirAsia4,803 km2,984 mi
Most destinationsThai AirAsia 12Bangkok Airways 3Nok Air 2Thai Vietjet Air 2Eastar Jet 2Lao Airlines 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from CNX. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Chiang Mai International Airport” (revision of 23 Aug 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers9.5M (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#227of 3,974 · #72 Asia · #4 THLongest runway3,400 m11,155 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=586of 29,823 · =172 Asia · #4 THElevation316 m1,036 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=17,109of 43,341 · =1,079 Asia · #3 THAgeOpened 19212026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=196of 15,079 · =6 Asia · =3 THRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =185 Asia · =6 TH
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

4 channels
APPAPP129.600
ATISATIS127.200
GNDGND121.900
TWRTWR118.100