Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานแม่ฟ้าหลวง เชียงราย, RTGS: Tha-akatsayan Mae Fah Luang Chiangrai pronunciation (help·info) ) (IATA: CEI, ICAO: VTCT) is in the city of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand.[1] The airport is about 8 km from the city center. Since 1998 it has been managed by the Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT). In 2013 the airport handled over 1,000,000 passengers and 7,000 passenger flights.[2] The airport had international flight facilities and served few international routes to Kunming, Haikou, Hangzhou, Changsha, Xishuangbanna, Shenzhen, and Chengdu, all of which have been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport ท่าอากาศยานแม่ฟ้าหลวง เชียงราย
IATA: CEI ICAO: VTCT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT)
Serves	Chiang Rai
Location	404 Mu 10 Ban Du, Mueang Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai, Thailand
Opened	5 August 1992; 30 years ago (1992-08-05)
Focus city for	Thai AirAsia
Elevation AMSL	390 m / 1,280 ft
Coordinates	19°57′08″N 99°52′58″E
Website	chiangrai.airportthai.co.th
Maps
CEI Location of airport in Thailand
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 3,000 9,843 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 2,867,289 14.5% Aircraft Movements 20,072 13.7% Freight (tonnes) 5,273 46.07%

In 2014, Airports of Thailand said that they would expand Chiang Rai airport. The plans include building an additional taxiway and more shops, and possibly extending the runway. This should be completed in 2030.[3]

Chiang Rai International Airport was named "Mae Fah Luang", after Princess Srinagarindra, mother of the previous monarch, Bhumibol Adulyadej, reigning under the dynastic name of Rama IX.

Statistics

Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents

• 30 July 2022: Nok Air Flight 108, a Boeing 737-800 (registered HS-DBR) from Bangkok Don Muang to Chiang Rai with 164 passengers and 6 crew, landed on Chiang Rai's runway 03 at 21:04L (14:04Z) but veered left off the runway and came to a stop all wheels off the paved runway. There were no injuries reported.[4]

See also

• Old Chiang Rai Airport (no longer operational)

References

External links

Chiang Rai travel guide from Wikivoyage

• Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, Official site

На других языках

[de] Flughafen Chiang Rai

[fr] Aéroport international de Chiang Rai

[ru] Чианграй (аэропорт)