DOA reveals top 10 local airports in Thailand
The Department of Airports (DOA) on Wednesday (November 20) released the air transport statistics for the 2019 fiscal year (October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2019), which showed that it operated 146,181 flights at the airports under its administration, with combined totals of passengers of 18,573,543 and 5,717 tonnes of cargo weight.
The top 10 airports with the most flights and passengers are as follows:
1. Krabi Airport: 26,457 flights, 3,908,953 passengers
2. Udon Thani Airport: 18,495 flights, 2,573,169 passengers
3. Surat Thani Airport: 12,809 flights, 1,933,549 passengers
4. Khon Kaen Airport: 14,356 flights, 1,922,380 passengers
5. Ubon Ratchathani Airport: 12,033 flights, 1,812,371 passengers
6. Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport: 15,969 flights, 1,482,802 passengers
7. Phitsanulok Airport: 5,743 flights, 709,933 passengers
8. Trang Airport: 4,514 flights, 698,914 passengers
9. Nan Nakhon Airport: 3,554 flights, 421,790 passengers
10. Nakhon Phanom Airport: 2,835 flights, 401,241 passengers
Meanwhile, Buriram Airport which will be transferred from Airports of Thailand Pcl (AOT)’s administration to DOA’s, ranks 13th with 3,289 flights and 354,770 passengers.