# Udon Thani International Airport (UTH / VTUD)

**Udon Thani International Airport** (IATA: UTH, ICAO: VTUD) is a large airport in Udon Thani, Udon Thani Province, Thailand. It opened in 1932. It has one runway, 3,048 m (10,000 ft) long, asphalt. In 2020 it handled 1.4 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtud

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: UTH / VTUD
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Udon Thani, Udon Thani Province, Thailand
- Opened: 1932 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 177 m / 579 ft
- Coordinates: 17.3862, 102.7886
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,048 m / 10,000 ft
- Passengers: 1,410,139 (2020)
- Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Bangkok
- Website: http://www.udonthaniairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udon_Thani_International_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1299161
- Weather station: VTUD · WMO 48354
- Ident: VTUD

## Timeline

- 1932: Udon Thani International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 3,048 m / 10,000 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 117° / 297° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 722,587 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 816,602 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 1,011,881 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,184,517 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,325,302 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,682,709 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 2,214,797 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 2,350,005 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 2,577,678 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 2,687,277 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 2,507,926 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,410,139 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (6)

- [CNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtcc.md) Chiang Mai International Airport · Thailand · 433 km / 269 mi · Nok Air, Thai AirAsia
- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · Thailand · 451 km / 280 mi · Nok Air, Thai AirAsia, Thai Lion Air
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 466 km / 290 mi · Thai AirAsia, Thai Vietjet Air
- [UTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbu.md) U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport · Thailand · 557 km / 346 mi · Thai Lion Air
- [HKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsp.md) Phuket International Airport · Thailand · 1,139 km / 708 mi · Thai AirAsia
- [HDY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtss.md) Hat Yai International Airport · Thailand · 1,191 km / 740 mi · Thai Lion Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- FD [Thai AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airasia) · 4
- SL [Thai Lion Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-lion-air) · 3
- DD [Nok Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nok-air) · 2
- VZ [Thai Vietjet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-vietjet-air) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.4M (2020) | #704 of 3,974 | #206 in Asia | #9 in TH |
| Longest runway | 3,048 m / 10,000 ft | =1,058 of 29,858 | =312 in Asia | #9 in TH |
| Elevation | 177 m / 579 ft | =25,788 of 43,403 | #1,429 in Asia | #23 in TH |
| Age | Opened 1932 | =486 of 15,079 | =49 in Asia | #7 in TH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =6 in TH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 126.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 23.600 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | RDO | 659.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [VTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlvt.md) Wattay International Airport · 71 km / 44 mi
- [KKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtuk.md) Khon Kaen Airport · 102 km / 64 mi
- [LOE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtul.md) Loei Airport · 113 km / 70 mi
- [SNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtui.md) Sakon Nakhon Airport · 143 km / 89 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: “Udon Thani International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Udon_Thani_International_Airport&oldid=1373511727), revision of 6 Sep 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/vtud/data