AirportsMae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport is a large airport serving Chiang Rai, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CEI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CEI
- ICAO code
- VTCT
- City
- Chiang Rai
- State or region
- Chiang Rai Province
- Country
- Thailand
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 19.9523° N, 99.8829° E
- Elevation
- 390 m (1,280 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CEI means Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VTCT. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 19.9523° N, 99.8829° E. It stands 390 metres (1,280 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Chiang Mai, about 160 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Bangkok, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 33 airports of Thailand on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bokeo International AirportTon Phueng, Laos | BOR | 51 km |
| Tachileik AirportTachileik, Myanmar | THL | 59 km |
| Mong Hsat AirportMong Hsat, Myanmar | MOG | 91 km |
| Kengtung AirportKengtung, Myanmar | KET | 152 km |
| Nan Airport | NNT | 158 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,495 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,830 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,587 km | 6 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,972 km | 11 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,246 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,780 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,116 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,256 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,086 km | 10 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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