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Tuesday, September, 07, 2010 
AIR TRANSPORT INFORMATION DIVISION CORPORATE STRATEGY DEPARTMENT
Tel: (66) 0-2535-1373 Fax: (66) 0-2977-8332
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AIR TRANSPORT STATISTICS
CHIANG MAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Air Transport Statistics 2007 Chiang Mai International Airport
CHIANG MAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Chiang? Mai? province? is? registered? as? one? of? the? most? popular? tourist destinations in Thailand, having a lot of attractions like a variety of unique northern cultures and plenty of natural resources, including dominantly well-known local wooden sculptures, goods and products. It was also a significant center of the trade in the northern region of the country and a transit point of the trade and tourism from Thailand to neighboring countries such as Myanmar, Laos and Southern China, by air. These advantages of the province have resulted in a huge number of Thai and foreign tourists traveling through Chiang Mai International Airport.
In 2007 Chiang Mai International Airport handled the growing number of
aircraft and passengers by 8.08? percent and? 1.70 percent of the total aircraft and passenger? movements? as? against? those? of? the? year? 2006.? Those? rising? number? of passengers made Chiang Mai International Airport come fourth to Suvarnabhmi, Phuket and Don Mueang International Airports, respectively. However, the number of inbound and outbound freight was decreased by 12.38 percent of the total freight movements. The details of those movements are given as follows.
1. Aircraft Movement
The total number of commercial aircraft?s landings and take-offs in 2007
was equal to 26,967 movements which were made up of 4, 776 international and 22,191
domestic movements. The 26,967 movements of aircraft?s landings and take-offs were
increased by 8.08 percent of the total aircraft movements as against those of the year
2006, as a result of the increase in the number of 22,191 domestic flights by 15.51
percent of the total domestic aircraft movements. Most of the increasing domestic flights
resulted from low cost carriers? flight operations while most of the main domestic route
operations were Suvarnabhumi-Chiang Mai-Suvarnabhumi. However, the 4,776
international aircraft movements were decreased by 16.79 percent of the total
international aircraft movements since Thai Airways International suspended its flight routes from Chiang Mai to Narita, Jittagong, Luang Prabang and Jinghong.
In comparison with the total number of 14 scheduled airlines at Chiang Mai
International Airport, Thai Airways International held the highest percentage of total
commercial aircraft movements by 31.94 percent, while Nok Air was ranked second,
holding 18.65 percent. Thai Air Asia, One-Two-Go and Bangkok Airways accounted for
12.55 percent, 11.90 percent and 5.43 percent, respectively. Other airlines combined represented the rest of 19.53 percent of the total commercial aircraft movements.
There was only one international scheduled airline at the airport. It was Korean Airlines which opened and operated their fight routes of Incheon-Chiang MaiIncheon as of October 2007.
The percentages of aircraft types, based on their total landing and take-off movements in 2007, were arranged in descending order as follows:
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30.15 percent of B-737 |
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16.78 percent of A-300 |
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16.54 percent of ATR-72 |
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11.30 percent of MD-82/83 |
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6.08 percent of C208 |
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19.15 percent of other aircraft types. |
The number of commercial aircraft movements in the first peak hour was 12 movements which were less than those of the year 2006 by 5 movements, while the number of commercial aircraft movements in the thirtieth peak hour was 10 movements which were equal to those of the year 2006.
International Scheduled Flights
There were 10 international scheduled airlines operating their international flight routes at the airport as follows:
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| 1. Thai Airways International |
Kunming-Chiang Mai-Suvarnabhumi
Suvarnabhumi-Chiang Mai-Kunming
Chiang Mai-Suvarnabhumi-Frankfurt
Frankfurt-Suvarnabhumi-Chiang Mai Narita-Suvarnabhumi-Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai-Suvarnabhumi-Narita |
| 2. Silk Air |
Singapore-Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai-Singapore |
| 3. Lao Aviation |
Vientaine-Luang Prabang-Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai-Luang Prabang-Vientaine |
| 4. Air Mandalay |
Rangoon-Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai-Rangoon |
| 5. Bangkok Airways |
Suvarnabhumi-Chiang Mai-Jinghong
Jinghong-Chiang Mai-Suvarnabhumi
Chiang Mai-Seam Reap, Seam Reap-Chiang Mai |
| 6. Tiger Airways |
Singapore-Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai-Singapore |
| 7. China Airlines |
Taipei-Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai-Taipei |
| 8. Air Asia |
Kuala Lumpur-Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai-Kuala Lumpur |
| 9. Hong Kong Express Airlines |
Hong Kong-Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai-Hong Kong |
| 10. Korean Airlines |
Incheon-Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai-Incheon |
Domestic Scheduled Flights
There were 6 domestic scheduled airlines operating their domestic flight routes at the airport as follows :
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| 1. Thai Airways International |
Suvarnabhumi-Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai- Suvarnabhumi
ChiangMai-Mae Hong Son
Mau Hong Son-Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai-Phuket (Outbound only)
Don Mueang-Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai-Don Mueang |
| 2. Bangkok Airways |
Suvarnabhumi-Suhkothai-Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai-Suhkothai- Suvarnabhumi |
| 3. One-Two-Go Airlines |
Chiang Mai-Samui (Outbound only) Suvarnabhumi-Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai- Suvarnabhumi
Don Mueang-Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai-Don Mueang |
| 4. Thai Air Asia |
Suvarnabhumi-Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai- Suvarnabhumi |
| 5. Nok Air |
Suvarnabhumi-Chiang Mai,
Chiang Mai- Suvarnabhumi
Don Mueang-Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai-Don Mueang |
| 6. Siam General Aviation |
ChiangMai-Mae Hong Son
Mau Hong Son-Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai-Pai, Pai-Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai-Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai-Chiang Mai |
International Non-Scheduled Flights
Most of the international non-scheduled flights were carried out by Bangkok Airways and China Airlines, as well as other airlines and general aviation.
Domestic Non-Scheduled Flights
Most of the domestic non-scheduled flights were carried out by Nok Air, Aerothai, One-Two-Go, Thai Airways International, Siam Land and other general aviation.
2.? Passenger Movement
The total number of passengers in 2007 was 3,290,856 passengers, going up
by 1.70 percent in comparison with the total number of passengers in 2006. The number
of 3,290, 856 passengers was made up of 357,987 international and 2,932,869 domestic
passengers. Both of the 357,987 international and 2,932,869 domestic passengers were increased by 4.64 percent and 1.35 percent of the total international and domestic passengers, respectively.
Based on the number of arriving and departing international passengers at the airport in 2007, the rankings of international routes were arranged in descending order as follows:
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Singapore equaling 29.28 percent |
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Kuala Lumpur equaling 26.87 percent |
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Taipei equaling 12.18 percent |
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Laung Prabang equaling 6.87 percent |
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Kunming equaling 5.72 percent |
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Other cities combined equaling 19.04 percent |
Based on the number of arriving and departing domestic passengers at the airport in 2007, the rankings of domestic destinations were arranged in descending order as follows:
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Suvarnabhumi equaling 58.87 percent |
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Don Mueang equaling 15.97 percent |
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Mae Hong Son equaling 3.27 percent |
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Phuket equaling 2.64 percent, and |
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Other domestic destinations combined equaling 19.25 percent. |
Passenger Movements during the First Peak Hour in 2007
The total number of international passengers was equal to 541 passengers.
These 541 international passengers were decreased by 614, from 1,155 of the year 2006.
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The number of arriving passengers was increased by 35, from 360 of
the year 2006, to 395. |
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The number of departing passengers was increased by 70, from 325
of the year 2006, to 395. |
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The number of transit passengers was decreased by 728, from 1,155
of the year 2006, to 427. |
The total number of domestic passengers was decreased by 131, from 1,900 of the year 2006, to 1,769.
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The number of arriving passengers was decreased by 370, from 1,398
of the year 2006, to 1,028. |
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The number of departing passengers was increased by 230, from
1,174 of the year 2006, to 1,404. |
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The number of transit passengers was decreased by 89, from 141 of
the year 2006, to 52. |
Passenger Movements during the Thirtieth Peak Hour in 2007
The total number of international passengers was increased by 3, from 376 of the year 2006, to 379.
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The number of arriving passengers was increased by 3, from 276 of
the year 2006, to 279. |
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The number of departing passengers was increased by 6, from 251 of
the year 2006, to 257. |
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The number of transit passengers was decreased by 3, from 146 of the
year 2006, to 43. |
The total number of domestic passengers was decreased by 119, from 1,328 of the year 2006, to 1,209.
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The number of arriving passengers was decreased by 41, from 798 of
the year 2006, to 757. |
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The number of departing passengers was decreased by 19, from 858
of the year 2006, to 839. |
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The number of domestic transit passengers was nil. |
3.? Freight Movement
In 2007, the number of inbound and outbound freight at the airport was equal
to 22,869 tons which were decreased by 12.38 percent as against those total inbound
and outbound freight movements of the year 2006. The number of 22,869-ton inbound
and outbound freight was divided into 337-ton international and 22,532-ton domestic
freight. The 337-ton international freight was increased by 11.22 percent of the total
international freight movements while the 22,532-ton domestic freight was decreased by
12.65 percent as against those of the year 2006. Most of the outbound domestic goods were vegetables, fresh & dried fruit and handcrafted woods while most of the inbound domestic goods were newspapers and printed materials shipped from Bangkok.
4.? Mail Movement
There were no inbound and outbound mail movements at Chiang Mai International Airport in 2007.
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