AirportsSakon Nakhon Airport is a medium-sized airport in Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SNO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SNO
- ICAO code
- VTUI
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- Sakon Nakhon Province
- Country
- Thailand
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 17.1951° N, 104.1190° E
- Elevation
- 161 m (529 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SNO means Sakon Nakhon Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VTUI. 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 17.1951° N, 104.1190° E. It stands 161 metres (529 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Savannakhet, about 98 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
Sakon Nakhon Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,600 metres (8,530 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 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,600 m 8,530 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nakhon Phanom AirportNakhon Phanom | KOP | 59 km |
| Roi Et AirportRoi Et | ROI | 125 km |
| Udon Thani International AirportUdon Thani | UTH | 143 km |
| Khon Kaen AirportKhon Kaen | KKC | 164 km |
| Wattay International AirportVientiane, Laos | VTE | 187 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,033 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,305 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,105 km | 6 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,488 km | 11 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,581 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,762 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,762 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,064 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,560 km | 9 h 35 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.