Airport in northern Thailand
Chiang Mai International Airport
ท่าอากาศยานเชียงใหม่
Tha-akatsayan Chiang Mai
Summary Airport type Public / military Owner Royal Thai Air Force Operator Airports of Thailand Serves Chiang Mai Location Suthep ,Mueang Chiang Mai ,Chiang Mai ,Thailand Opened 1 October 1921; 104 years ago (1921-10-01 ) Focus city forThai Airways International Operating base for Elevation AMSL 316 m / 1,036 ft Coordinates 18°46′00″N 098°57′45″E / 18.76667°N 98.96250°E /18.76667; 98.96250 Website chiangmai Maps Show map of Chiang Mai Province Location in Thailand
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Runways Statistics (2024) Passengers 9,082,071 International passengers 2,518,671 Domestic passengers 6,563,400 Aircraft movements 59,493 Freight (tonnes) 5,475
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Aerial view of the airport's runways and southern part of the city, captured fromDoi Suthep Chiang Mai International Airport (IATA :CNX ,ICAO :VTCC international airport inSuthep subdistrict,Mueang Chiang Mai district ,Chiang Mai province innorthern Thailand . It is a major gateway that links northern Thailand to the rest of the region and is currently thefourth-busiest airport in the country . It is managed byAirports of Thailand .
Front of Chiang Mai International Airport Chiang Mai Airport International Departure Hall Airplanes at Chiang Mai International Airport The airport began operations in 1934 asSuthep Airport ,[ 3] airstrip in the early 1920s. UntilWorld War Two , it was used mainly for postal delivery services, with somemilitary use. During the war, it was used by the occupyingJapanese forces , and was hence attacked byBritish andUS air forces .[ 4]
The first scheduled passenger flight to Chiang Mai arrived in 1947, with the foundation ofSiamese Airways . At this time and until the late 1950s therunway surface was still grass or dirt, with very few support buildings.[ 4]
Airports of Thailand expanded the terminal with upgrades in 2014 including expansion of theapron for larger planes, extending operating hours to 24/7 (effective April 2014), and enlarging the international arrival hall and domestic departure hall.[ 5] cargo .[ 6]
As a result of the temporary closure ofSuvarnabhumi Airport in 2008 due to theprotests , Chiang Mai was used as an alternative stopover forChina Airlines flights between Taipei and Europe and forSwiss International Air Lines ' Singapore-Zurich flights. On 24 January 2011, the airport became asecondary hub forThai AirAsia .[ 7]
The airport is at an elevation of 316 metres (1,037 ft) abovemean sea level . It has onerunway designated 18/36 with anasphalt surface measuring 3,100 by 45 metres (10,171 ft × 148 ft).[ 8] [citation needed
The following lists the units that were based at Chiang Mai Airport:
Royal Thai Air Force 411 Fighter Squadron of 41st Wing RTAF Royal Air Force Airlines and destinations [ edit ] Airlines Destinations Air China Beijing–Capital [ 10] AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International Bangkok Airways Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi ,[ 11] Koh Samui ,[ 12] Phuket [ 12] Seasonal: Krabi China Airlines Taipei–Taoyuan [ 13] [ 14] Chengdu Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu China Eastern Airlines Kunming ,Shanghai–Pudong China Southern Airlines Guangzhou ,Shenzhen [ 15] Eastar Jet Busan ,[ 16] Seoul–Incheon [ 17] Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi [ 18] EVA Air Taipei–Taoyuan [ 13] [ 19] HK Express Hong Kong [ 20] [ 21] Jeju Air Seoul–Incheon Jin Air Seoul–Incheon Korean Air Seoul–Incheon [ 22] Lao Airlines Luang Prabang [ 23] Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International [ 24] Myanmar Airways International Mandalay ,[ 25] Yangon [ 26] Myanmar National Airlines Yangon Nok Air Bangkok–Don Mueang ,[ 11] Udon Thani [ 12] Ruili Airlines Kunming ,Xishuangbanna [ 27] Scoot Singapore [ 28] Spring Airlines Guangzhou ,Shanghai–Pudong ,Xi'an [ 29] Starlux Airlines Taipei–Taoyuan [ 13] [ 30] T'way Air Seasonal: Seoul–Incheon Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang ,[ 11] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi ,[ 11] Hanoi ,[ 12] Hat Yai ,[ 12] Hua Hin ,[ 12] [ 31] Khon Kaen ,[ 12] Krabi ,[ 12] Phuket ,[ 12] Sapporo–Chitose ,[ 12] [ 32] Surat Thani ,[ 12] Taipei–Taoyuan [ 12] [ 33] Udon Thani (resumes 1 December 2025)[ 34] Thai Airways International Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi [ 11] [ 35] Thai Lion Air Bangkok–Don Mueang ,[ 11] Kaohsiung ,Pattaya Thai VietJet Air Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi ,[ 11] Osaka–Kansai ,[ 36] Phuket
Passengers Year 0 2,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Passengers Annual passenger traffic Traffic by calendar year [ edit ] Comparison of passenger volume, aircraft movements and cargo volume atChiang Mai International Airport , by year[ 37] Year Passengers Change from Movements Cargo Notes 2011 3,880,037 – 32,445 21,484 2012 4,491,331 0 15.75%36,981 19,628 2013 5,463,921 0 21.65%43,366 18,188 2014 6,630,624 0 21.35%52,642 17,796 2015 8,365,851 0 26.17%63,843 18,425 2016 9,446,320 0 12.92%69,202 18,512 2017 10,230,280 0 8.3%71,994 17,302 2018 10,989,869 0 7.42%78,210 14,615 2019 11,333,548 0 3.13%79,504 12,313 2020 4,851,475 0 57.19%39,455 4,915 2021 1,762,732 0 63.67%16,051 3,318 2022 5,459,481 0 209.72%39,027 5,584 2023 8,224,573 0 50.65%55,663 5,255 2024 9,082,071 0 6.88%59,493 5,474
Busiest international routes 2019 [ edit ] Busiest international routes to and from Chiang Mai Airport (2019) [ 38] Rank Airport Passengers handled Change % 1 Shanghai–Pudong 446,398 2 Hong Kong 323,897 3 Guangzhou 297,819 4 Seoul–Incheon 251,805 5 Kunming 232,791 6 Taipei–Taoyuan 221,975 7 Kuala Lumpur–International 171,918 8 Singapore 128,657 9 Macau 112,956 10 Hangzhou 110,614
Busiest domestic routes 2019 [ edit ] ^ "2016 Traffic Report; AOT Airports Traffic Overview" (PDF) .AIRPORTS OF THAILAND (AOT) PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 21 September 2017. Retrieved4 November 2017 .^ "Air Transport Statistic" .Airports of Thailand . Retrieved17 January 2025 .^ ประวัติความเป็นมา ^a b The Chiang Mai International Airport , Chiang Mai a la Carte Tour^ "AoT expands Chiang Mai airport : TTR Weekly" . Archived fromthe original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved14 November 2015 .^ "Air Transport Statistic" .Airports of Thailand PLC (AOT) . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 7 December 2014. Retrieved25 January 2020 .^ "AirAsia opens new hub in Chiang Mai" . Archived fromthe original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved18 November 2010 .^ Airport information for VTCC fromDAFIF (effective Oct 2006)^ Jefford 2001 , p. 34.^ "Air China Resumes Additional Thailand Service in 1Q23" . AeroRoutes. 25 January 2023. Retrieved26 January 2023 .^a b c d e f g "Bangkok, Thailand BKK".OAG Flight Guide Worldwide .27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom:OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited :109– 113. August 2025.ISSN 1466-8718 .OCLC 41608313 . ^a b c d e f g h i j k l "Chiang Mai, Thailand CNX".OAG Flight Guide Worldwide .27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom:OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited :274– 274. August 2025.ISSN 1466-8718 .OCLC 41608313 . ^a b c "Taipei, Chinese Taipei TPE".OAG Flight Guide Worldwide .27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom:OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited :1253– 1255. August 2025.ISSN 1466-8718 .OCLC 41608313 . ^ "China Airlines Resumes Chiang Mai Service From Jan 2023" .^ "China Southern 3Q25 Shenzhen – SE Asia Network Additions" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved22 July 2025 .^ "EastarJet adds Busan-Chiang Mai from mid-Dec 4Q24" .AeroRoutes . Retrieved3 October 2024 .^ "EASTARJET 3Q24 SE ASIA NETWORK ADDITIONS" .AeroRoutes . 15 April 2024.^ "Etihad 2025 Network Expansion" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved25 November 2024 .^ "EVA Air Resumes Chiang Mai Service From Jan 2023" .AeroRoutes . 24 October 2022.^ "Hong Kong (SAR) China HKG".OAG Flight Guide Worldwide .27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom:OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited :543– 547. August 2025.ISSN 1466-8718 .OCLC 41608313 . ^ "HK Express Plans Thailand Service Increase From Dec 2022" . Aeroroutes. 11 October 2022.^ "Seoul, Korea Republic Of SEL".OAG Flight Guide Worldwide .27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom:OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited :1186– 1190. August 2025.ISSN 1466-8718 .OCLC 41608313 . ^ "Luang Prabang, Laos LPQ".OAG Flight Guide Worldwide .27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom:OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited :746– 746. August 2025.ISSN 1466-8718 .OCLC 41608313 . ^ "Malaysia Airlines introduces new routes to Maldives, Chiang Mai and Da Nang, tickets on sale today" .MalayMail . Retrieved23 March 2024 .^ "MAI 1H25 Southeast Asia Service Additions" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved29 January 2025 .^ "Myanmar Airways International Adds Chiang Mai Service in 2Q24" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved28 February 2024 .^ "开航｜10月28日起，瑞丽航空开通西双版纳=清迈航线，每周3班" . Retrieved26 September 2025 .^ "Singapore, Singapore SIN".OAG Flight Guide Worldwide .27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom:OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited :1214– 1219. August 2025.ISSN 1466-8718 .OCLC 41608313 . ^ "西安直飞泰国清迈！新航线11月开通" .^ "Starlux Airlines Plans Taipei – Chiang Mai mid-Jan 2024 Launch" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved2 October 2023 .^ Liu, Jim."Thai AirAsia adds new routes from Hua Hin in August 2020" .Routesonline . Retrieved16 July 2020 . ^ "Thai AirAsia Adds Taipei – Sapporo Sector From June 2025" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved25 March 2025 .^ "Thai AirAsia Resumes Chiang Mai – Taipei Service From mid-Dec 2022" .AeroRoutes . 24 October 2022.^ "Thai AirAsia Adds Chiang Mai – Udon Thani From Dec 2025" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved4 October 2025 .^ "Thai Airways International NW23 Preliminary Domestic Network – 27AUG23" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved28 August 2023 .^ "Thai VietJet Air Plans Chiang Mai – Osaka Launch in 1Q23" .AeroRoutes . 2 December 2022.^ "AOT traffic statistics" (PDF) . 11 July 2024.^a b "Annual Airport 2019" (PDF) .Airports of Thailand PCL . Retrieved31 August 2020 .Jefford, C. G. (2001).RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912 (2nd ed.).Shrewsbury , UK: Airlife Publishing.ISBN 1-84037-141-2
Major international Minor international Domestic Unscheduled Closed Planned Nakhon Pathom Phang Nga–Andaman New Chiang Mai Bueng Kan Kalasin Mukdahan Phatthalung Phayao Satun
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Shanghai–Pudong
Hong Kong
Seoul–Incheon
Taipei–Taoyuan
Kuala Lumpur–International
Singapore
Macau
Chiang Mai travel guide from Wikivoyage
