Chiang Mai International Airport is an international airport in Suthep subdistrict, Mueang Chiang Mai district, Chiang Mai province in Northern Thailand. It is a major gateway that links northern Thailand to the rest of the region and is currently the fourth-busiest airport in the country. It is managed by Airports of Thailand.
History
The airport began operations in 1934 as Suthep Airport,ประวัติความเป็นมา after it developed as an airstrip in the early 1920s. Until World War Two, it was used mainly for postal delivery services, with some military use. During the war, it was used by the occupying Japanese forces, and was hence attacked by British and US air forces.The Chiang Mai International Airport, Chiang Mai a la Carte Tour
The first scheduled passenger flight to Chiang Mai arrived in 1947, with the foundation of Siamese Airways. At this time and until the late 1950s the runway surface was still grass or dirt, with very few support buildings.
Airports of Thailand expanded the terminal with upgrades in 2014 including expansion of the apron for larger planes, extending operating hours to 24/7 (effective April 2014), and enlarging the international arrival hall and domestic departure hall. As of 2018, 31 airlines operated at CNX, serving 11 million passengers, 78,210 flights and 14,612 tonnes of cargo.
As a result of the temporary closure of Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2008 due to the protests, Chiang Mai was used as an alternative stopover for China Airlines flights between Taipei and Europe and for Swiss International Air Lines' Singapore-Zurich flights. On 24 January 2011, the airport became a secondary hub for Thai AirAsia. China Airlines subsequently regularised the stopover.
Facilities The airport is at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring . from DAFIF (effective Oct 2006) There are two terminals, one for domestic passengers and the other for international flights.
Units 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 No. 20 Squadron RAF detachment, 1 September 1961 - 18 February 1970, equipped with Hunter FGA 9
Airlines and destinations
Statistics Traffic by calendar year + Comparison of passenger volume, aircraft movements and cargo volume at Chiang Mai International Airport, by year Year Passengers Change fromprevious year Movements Cargo(tons) Notes 2011 3,880,037 – 32,445 21,484 2012 4,491,331 15.75% 36,981 19,628 2013 5,463,921 21.65% 43,366 18,188 2014 6,630,624 21.35% 52,642 17,796 2015 8,365,851 26.17% 63,843 18,425 2016 9,446,320 12.92% 69,202 18,512 2017 10,230,280 8.3% 71,994 17,302 2018 10,989,869 7.42% 78,210 14,615 2019 11,333,548 3.13% 79,504 12,313 2020 4,851,475 57.19% 39,455 4,915 2021 1,762,732 63.67% 16,051 3,318 2022 5,459,481 209.72% 39,027 5,584 2023 8,224,573 50.65% 55,663 5,255 2024 9,082,071 6.88% 59,493 5,474 2025 9,517,206 4.79% 64,124 5,413
Busiest international routes 2019 + Busiest international routes to and from Chiang Mai Airport (2019) Rank Airport Passengers handledChange %1 Shanghai–Pudong446,398 18.41%2 Hong Kong323,897 10.71%3 Guangzhou297,819 3.67%4 Seoul–Incheon251,805 64.77%5 Kunming232,791 15.44%6 Taipei–Taoyuan221,975 192.24%7 Kuala Lumpur–International171,918 3.84%8 Singapore128,657 4.99%9 Macau112,956 11.17%10 Hangzhou110,614 43.60%
Busiest domestic routes 2019 + Busiest domestic routes to and from Chiang Mai Airport (2019) Rank Airport Passengers handledChange %1 Bangkok–Don Mueang3,565,272 0.39%2 Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi2,866,138 1.81%3 Phuket415,726 12.27%4 Pattaya323,547 0.40%5 Krabi209,382 0.31%
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