Buriram Airport[1] (also known as Buri Ram Airport)[2] (IATA: BFV, ICAO: VTUO), is in Ron Thong subdistrict, Satuek district, Buriram province in northeastern Thailand.
Buriram Airport ท่าอากาศยานบุรีรัมย์ | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Department of Airports | ||||||||||
Serves | Buriram / Surin | ||||||||||
Location | Ron Thong, Satuek, Buriram, Thailand | ||||||||||
Opened | 14 October 1996 | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 590 ft / 180 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 15°13′46″N 103°15′04″E / 15.22944°N 103.25111°E | ||||||||||
Website | minisite | ||||||||||
Maps | |||||||||||
BFV/VTUO Location of airport in Thailand | |||||||||||
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Statistics (2023) | |||||||||||
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The airport is at an elevation of 180 metres (591 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 04/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,100 by 45 metres (6,890 ft × 148 ft).[2]
In 2019, the Department of Airports announced a 700 million baht second passenger terminal will be built at Buriram airport. It will increase the airport's capacity from 750,000 per year to 1.7 million. There will be an extension on the length of the runway to accommodate larger aircraft in the future.[5]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Nok Air | Bangkok–Don Mueang |
Thai AirAsia | Bangkok–Don Mueang |
Airlines | Destinations[6] | Years served | Notes |
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Thai Airways International | Bangkok–Don Mueang | 1996-2002 | |
Phuket Air | Bangkok–Don Mueang | 2002-2005 | |
PBair | Bangkok–Don Mueang | 2005-2006 | |
Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi | 2006-2009 |
Year | Passengers | Change from previous year | Movements | Cargo (tons) |
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2001 | 33,964 | 765 | 22.1 | |
2002 | 24,972 | 26.48% | 788 | 6.62 |
2003 | 22,390 | 10.34% | 712 | 5.10 |
2004 | 30,600 | 36.67% | 753 | 2.21 |
2005 | 22,321 | 27.06% | 541 | 1.41 |
2006 | 8,643 | 61.28% | 348 | 0.24 |
2007 | 11,057 | 27.93% | 424 | 0.14 |
2008 | 8,407 | 23.97% | 318 | 0.02 |
2009 | 7,479 | 11.04% | 298 | 0.00 |
2010 | 7,410 | 0.92% | 240 | 0.00 |
2011 | 8,207 | 10.76% | 427 | 0.00 |
2012 | 4,575 | 44.25% | 318 | 0.00 |
2013 | 11,393 | 149.03% | 501 | 0.00 |
2014 | 17,431 | 53.00% | 408 | 0.00 |
2015 | 117,710 | 575.29% | 1,508 | 0.00 |
2016 | 197,988 | 68.20% | 2,258 | 0.00 |
2017 | 220,856 | 11.55% | 2,609 | 0.00 |
2018 | 340,692 | 54.26% | 3,197 | 0.00 |
2019 | 355,497 | 4.35% | 3,461 | 0.00 |
2020 | 180,996 | 49.09% | 2,404 | 0.00 |