Sakon Nakhon Airport
Sakon Nakhon Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานสกลนคร) (IATA: SNO, ICAO: VTUI) is an airport in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. It is used for civil and military purposes (Royal Thai Air Force).
Sakon Nakhon Airport ท่าอากาศยานสกลนคร | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Department of Airports | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sakon Nakhon | ||||||||||
| Location | Mueang Sakon Nakhon, Sakon Nakhon, Thailand | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 529 ft / 161 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°11′42.5″N 104°07′07.1″E | ||||||||||
| Website | sakonnakhonairport | ||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Nok Air | Bangkok–Don Mueang |
| Thai AirAsia | Bangkok–Don Mueang |
Accidents
- On 23 September 1976, a Douglas C-47A (L2-40/15) of the Royal Thai Air Force was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident.[1]
Plans
inside Sakon Nakhon Airport
Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT) is budgeting 220 billion baht in 2018 for the creation of two new airports and the expansion of four existing airports owned by the Department of Airports. Sakon Nakhon Airport is one of the four slated for expansion and AOT management. AOT intends to build Chiang Mai 2 in Lamphun Province and Phuket Airport 2 in Phang Nga Province. The three other existing airports to be managed by AOT are Chumphon Airport, Tak Airport, and Udon Thani International Airport.[2]
References
- "L2-40/15 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- Sritama, Suchat (29 July 2018). "Bursting the Tourism Bubble". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
External links
Sakhon Nakhon travel guide from Wikivoyage- Airport information for VTUI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
Media related to Sakon Nakhon Airport at Wikimedia Commons
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