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Khon Kaen International Airport (IATA: KKC, ICAO: VTUK) is in Ban Pet subdistrict, Mueang Khon Kaen district, Khon Kaen province in northeastern Thailand.[1]
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Khon Kaen International Airport ท่าอากาศยานขอนแก่น | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Department of Airports | ||||||||||
| Serves | Khon Kaen | ||||||||||
| Location | Ban Pet, Mueang, Khon Kaen, Thailand | ||||||||||
| Opened | 6 February 1963 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 670 ft / 204 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°27′59.86″N 102°47′01.18″E | ||||||||||
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  KKC/VTUK Location of airport in Thailand | |||||||||||
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Sources: Department of Airports | |||||||||||
The airport has seen an annual growth rate of 20 percent annually since 2013, handling around two million passengers in 2017. The Department of Airports (DOA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to upgrade Khon Kaen Airport by 2021. The two billion baht project will increase passenger capacity from 2.8 million to five million per year.[2] The terminal will be expanded from 16,500 m2 to 44,500 m2 to accommodate 1,000–2,000 passengers per hour.[3]
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