# Buri Ram Airport (BFV / VTUO)

**Buri Ram Airport** (IATA: BFV, ICAO: VTUO) is a medium airport in Buriram, Buriram Province, Thailand. It opened on 14 Oct 1996. It has one runway, 2,100 m (6,890 ft) long, asphalt. In 2020 it handled 181 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BFV / VTUO
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Buriram, Buriram Province, Thailand
- Opened: 14 Oct 1996 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 180 m / 590 ft
- Coordinates: 15.2295, 103.2530
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,100 m / 6,890 ft
- Passengers: 180,986 (2020)
- Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Bangkok
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buriram_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431028
- Weather station: VTUO
- Ident: VTUO

## Timeline

- 14 Oct 1996: Buri Ram Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 2,100 m / 6,890 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 035° / 215° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 7,181 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 7,410 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 8,207 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 4,575 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 11,393 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 17,612 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 117,710 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 198,565 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 220,856 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 346,255 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 355,497 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 180,986 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · Thailand · 320 km / 199 mi · Thai AirAsia
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 320 km / 199 mi · Thai AirAsia

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- FD [Thai AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airasia) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 181K (2020) | #1,579 of 3,974 | #518 in Asia | #21 in TH |
| Longest runway | 2,100 m / 6,890 ft | =3,582 of 29,858 | =1,033 in Asia | =23 in TH |
| Elevation | 180 m / 590 ft | =25,550 of 43,403 | =1,419 in Asia | #21 in TH |
| Age | Opened 1996 | =10,634 of 15,079 | =510 in Asia | =26 in TH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =6 in TH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 123.600 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 30.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [PXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtuj.md) Surin Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [NAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtuq.md) Nakhon Ratchasima Airport · 106 km / 66 mi
- [ROI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtuv.md) Roi Et Airport · 113 km / 70 mi
- [KKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtuk.md) Khon Kaen Airport · 146 km / 91 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: “Buriram Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buriram_Airport&oldid=1376974852), revision of 27 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/vtuo/data