Buriram Airport

Buriram Airport
ท่าอากาศยานบุรีรัมย์
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDepartment of Airports
Serves
LocationTambon Ron Thong, Satuek, Buriram, Thailand
Opened14 October 1996 (1996-10-14)
Elevation AMSL590 ft (180 m)
Coordinates15°13′46″N 103°15′04″E / 15.22944°N 103.25111°E / 15.22944; 103.25111
Websiteminisite.airports.go.th/buriram
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,100 6,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2025)
Passengers241,946 Decrease15%
Aircraft movements1,756 Decrease7.89%
Freight (tonnes)-
Sources:[1][2][3][4]

Buriram Airport[1] (IATA: BFV, ICAO: VTUO) — also spelled Buri Ram Airport[2] — is in Tambon Ron Thong, Satuek district, Buriram Province in Northeastern Thailand.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 180 metres (591 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 04/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,100 by 45 metres (6,890 ft × 148 ft).[2]

Future Expansion

In 2019, the Department of Airports announced a 700 million baht second passenger terminal will be built at Buriram airport. It will increase the airport's capacity from 750,000 per year to 1.7 million. There will be an extension on the length of the runway to accommodate larger aircraft in the future.[5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang,[6] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi[7][8]

Previously served airlines

Airlines Destinations[9] Years served Notes
Thai Airways InternationalBangkok–Don Mueang1996-2002
Phuket AirBangkok–Don Mueang2002-2005
Nok AirBangkok–Don Mueang? -2024
PBairBangkok–Don Mueang2005-2006
Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi2006-2009


Statistics

Traffic by calendar year

Traffic by calendar year[10]
Year Passengers Change from previous year Movements Cargo (tons)
2001 33,96476522.1
2002 24,972Decrease 26.48%7886.62
2003 22,390Decrease 10.34%7125.10
2004 30,600Increase 36.67%7532.21
2005 22,321Decrease 27.06%5411.41
2006 8,643Decrease 61.28%3480.24
2007 11,057Increase 27.93%4240.14
2008 8,407Decrease 23.97%3180.02
2009 7,479Decrease 11.04%2980.00
2010 7,410Decrease 0.92%2400.00
2011 8,207Increase 10.76%4270.00
2012 4,575Decrease 44.25%3180.00
2013 11,393Increase 149.03%5010.00
2014 17,431Increase 53.00%4080.00
2015 117,710Increase 575.29%1,5080.00
2016 197,988Increase 68.20%2,2580.00
2017 220,856Increase 11.55%2,6090.00
2018 340,692Increase 54.26%3,1970.00
2019 355,497Increase 4.35%3,4610.00
2020 180,996Decrease 49.09%2,4040.00
2021 53,810Decrease 49.09%8420.00
2022 196,057Increase 49.09%1,7320.00
2023 251,459Increase 32.77%2,0420.00
2024 255,350Increase 32.77%1,9260.00
2025 241,946Decrease 15.77%1,7560.00

References

  1. 1 2 "Buriram Airport". Thai Flying Club. Retrieved 20 Aug 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "VTUO – BURI RAM" (PDF). AIP Thailand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-07. Retrieved 20 Aug 2012.
  3. ↑ Airport information for VTUO from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  4. ↑ "Airport information for BFV". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
  5. ↑ Thodsapol, Hongtong (6 August 2019). "Three airports to be upgraded". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Bangkok, Thailand BKK". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 109–113. August 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  7. ↑ "Bangkok, Thailand BKK". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 109–113. August 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  8. ↑ Liu, Jim. "Thai AirAsia 3Q25 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Domestic Network Expansion". aeroroutes.com. Aeroroutes. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Buriram Airport History (Thai)". Department of Airports. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Statistics of airports under Department of Airports (Thai)". Department of Airports. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  • Wikivoyage logo Buriram travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • Air Asia
  • Nok Air
  • "Current weather for VTUO". NOAA/NWS.
  • Accident history for BFV at Aviation Safety Network
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