AirportsChiang Mai International Airport is a large airport serving Chiang Mai, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CNX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CNX
- ICAO code
- VTCC
- City
- Chiang Mai
- State or region
- Chiang Mai Province
- Country
- Thailand
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 18.7668° N, 98.9626° E
- Elevation
- 316 m (1,036 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,400 m (11,155 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CNX means Chiang Mai International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VTCC. 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 18.7668° N, 98.9626° E. It stands 316 metres (1,036 feet) above sea level.
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
Chiang Mai International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,400 metres (11,155 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 33 airports of Thailand on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,400 m 11,155 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lampang Airport | LPT | 79 km |
| Mae Hong Son AirportMae Hong Son | HGN | 120 km |
| Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International AirportChiang Rai | CEI | 163 km |
| Nan Airport | NNT | 192 km |
| Sukhothai Airport | THS | 193 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,473 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,742 km | 3 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,532 km | 6 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,015 km | 11 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,367 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,943 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,013 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,409 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,056 km | 10 h 10 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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