# Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK / VTUQ)

**Nakhon Ratchasima Airport** (IATA: NAK, ICAO: VTUQ) is a medium airport in Chaloem Phra Kiat, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. It opened on 5 Dec 1997. It has one runway, 2,100 m (6,890 ft) long, asphalt. In 2019 it handled 39 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NAK / VTUQ
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Chaloem Phra Kiat, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand
- Opened: 5 Dec 1997 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 233 m / 765 ft
- Coordinates: 14.9495, 102.3130
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,100 m / 6,890 ft
- Passengers: 39 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Bangkok
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakhon_Ratchasima_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432133
- Weather station: VTUQ
- Ident: VTUQ

## Timeline

- 5 Dec 1997: Nakhon Ratchasima Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,100 m / 6,890 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 061° / 241° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 949 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 552 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 186 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 9 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 41 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 3,155 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 89 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 6,975 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 10,671 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 39 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 39 (2019) | =3,743 of 3,974 | #935 in Asia | #35 in TH |
| Longest runway | 2,100 m / 6,890 ft | =3,582 of 29,858 | =1,033 in Asia | =23 in TH |
| Elevation | 233 m / 765 ft | =22,087 of 43,403 | #1,263 in Asia | #12 in TH |
| Age | Opened 1997 | =10,733 of 15,079 | =518 in Asia | #28 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 | 39.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [VTUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtun.md) Khorat Airport · 25 km / 16 mi
- [TH-0064](https://dromopedia.com/airports/th-0064.md) Camp Suranaree Airport · 26 km / 16 mi
- [TH-0040](https://dromopedia.com/airports/th-0040.md) Khanong Phra Airport · 98 km / 61 mi
- [BFV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtuo.md) Buri Ram Airport · 106 km / 66 mi
- [TH-0024](https://dromopedia.com/airports/th-0024.md) Vanchanphen Airpark · 117 km / 72 mi
- [TH-0036](https://dromopedia.com/airports/th-0036.md) Kabin Buri Airport · 122 km / 76 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: “Nakhon Ratchasima Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nakhon_Ratchasima_Airport&oldid=1363063560), revision of 7 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/vtuq/data