Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport (IATA: CEI, ICAO: VTCT)
is in Ban Du subdistrict, Mueang Chiang Rai district, Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand. 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. The airport had international flight facilities and served a few international routes to Macau, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Kunming, Haikou, Hangzhou, Changsha, Xishuangbanna, Shenzhen, and Chengdu, all of which were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since travel restrictions were imposed in China, there have been no international commercial flights connecting Chiang Rai to the global market. Thus, the airport has been seeking other possible routes to connect to such as to South Korea.
In 2014, Airports of Thailand announced 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.
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.
Airport specifications
Mae Fah Luang Chiang Rai Airport is located at latitude 19 degrees 57 minutes north, longitude 99 degrees 52 minutes 59 minutes east. Height 1,279 feet or 390.23 meters above mean sea level. Open 24 hours.
Aircraft runway (RUN WAY)
There is one running route. It is asphaltic concrete in the direction 03/21. The hardness of the runway surface is PCN 84/F/D/X/T, with a length of 3,000 meters, a width of 45 meters, a runway shoulder of 7.5 meters on each side and a STOP WAY at both ends of the runway. 2 sides, each side 60 meters long[6] can support CODE E aircraft (wing span from 52 meters to no more than 65 meters, main wheelbase width from 9 to 14 meters) such as B-777, B-787 and A330
Available Scenery
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Date | Departure | Arrival | Pilot | Aircraft | Landing rate | Distance | Flight time | ||
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09JUL25 1509Z | VTBS | VTCT | Tsadvanced | Airbus A320 neo (A20N) | -399 ft/m | 449 nm | 01:11 | View | |
07JUL25 1951Z | VTUK | VTCT | PEEMHOR | Airbus A350-900 (A359) | -205 ft/m | 317 nm | 00:50 | View | |
07JUL25 1158Z | VTBD | VTCT | Tamppich | Airbus A320 (A320) | -82 ft/m | 387 nm | 01:03 | View | |
25MAY25 0838Z | VTSP | VTCT | Samuel852 | Airbus A320 (A320) | -486 ft/m | 754 nm | 01:16 | View | |
16MAY25 1625Z | VTBD | VTCT | Superwinds | Boeing 737-800 (B738) | -316 ft/m | 410 nm | 01:04 | View | |
03MAY25 1248Z | VTBD | VTCT | Cheeta | Nok Air HS-DBA | -252 ft/m | 444 nm | 01:22 | View | |
03MAY25 1121Z | VTPI | VTCT | P CHATAKANANDA | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (C130) | -329 ft/m | 346 nm | 01:11 | View | |
26APR25 0255Z | VTBD | VTCT | IFTH-Tanakrit | Airbus A321 neo (A21N) | -339 ft/m | 394 nm | 01:02 | View | |
23APR25 0839Z | VTBS | VTCT | Peepo Kittiphit | Airbus A320 (A320) | -673 ft/m | 413 nm | 01:15 | View | |
20APR25 0915Z | VTUU | VTCT | Takjira | Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) | -203 ft/m | 436 nm | 01:04 | View | |
16MAR25 1631Z | VTUD | VTCT | Satitkh | Airbus A320 neo (A20N) | -244 ft/m | 327 nm | 01:06 | View | |
16MAR25 0655Z | VTBS | VTCT | Sitthichai Senakham | Airbus A320 (A320) | -286 ft/m | 412 nm | 01:04 | View | |
18DEC24 1618Z | VTBD | VTCT | Phusin | Airbus A330-300 (A333) | -78 ft/m | 384 nm | 00:57 | View | |
07DEC24 1005Z | VTBD | VTCT | Unknown | Boeing 727-200 (B722) | -397 ft/m | 392 nm | 00:58 | View | |
03DEC24 2010Z | VTBS | VTCT | Pongkasidit | Airbus A320 neo (A20N) | -288 ft/m | 418 nm | 00:53 | View | |
29NOV24 1613Z | VTBD | VTCT | Maxxxx | Airbus A320 (A320) | -148 ft/m | 384 nm | 01:03 | View | |
22NOV24 0709Z | VTBS | VTCT | Suriya Charoen | Airbus A320 neo (A20N) | -70 ft/m | 421 nm | 01:07 | View | |
14NOV24 0709Z | VTBS | VTCT | Peem1280 | Airbus A380-800 (A388) | -539 ft/m | 420 nm | 01:01 | View | |
07NOV24 1244Z | VTBD | VTCT | Captain Arnut | Airbus A320 neo (A20N) | -264 ft/m | 409 nm | 01:00 | View | |
31OCT24 1153Z | VTBD | VTCT | Chaovapot S. | Airbus A320 (A320) | -442 ft/m | 391 nm | 01:02 | View |