page_title: List of the busiest airports in Thailand
section_title: Methodology
hierarchical_section_title: List of the busiest airports in Thailand / Methodology
caption_attribution_description: View from Doi Suthep mountain over Chiang Mai city, northern Thailand
context_page_description: Thailand has 38 commercial airports.
  Airports of Thailand PLC manages Thailand's six international airports and generates their statistics.
  Suvarnabhumi Airport
  Don Mueang International Airport
  Chiang Mai International Airport
  Phuket International Airport
  Hat Yai International Airport
  Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
  AOT reports statistics based on their fiscal year, 1 October–30 September. AOT's FY2014 is 1 Oct 2013–30 Sep 2014.
  Thailand's Department of Airports manages 28 regional domestic airports and reports their statistics.
  The Royal Thai Navy manages U-Tapao Rayong-Pattaya International Airport. Statistics are reported by the DOA.
  Bangkok Airways manages three airports: Samui Airport; Sukhothai Airport; and Trat Airport. Statistics are reported by the DOA.
context_section_description: The busiest airports in Thailand are measured according to data posted by AOT and by the DOA.
  A "passenger" is defined as a person who departs, arrives, or transits through any airport inside Thailand at any point during a reporting year. These data show number of departures, arrivals, and connecting passengers for the years indicated for both domestic and international flights arriving on scheduled and non-scheduled services.
  Notes: Capacity refers to current design passenger capacity without taking into consideration any unfinished or planned expansion projects or changes to operational hours.  Despite recent expansions at several airports, a number of them are still operating beyond capacity, further expansions are likely to continue.
caption: Chiang Mai International Airport, the country's fourth busiest airport
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