Udon Thani International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Udon Thani, Udon Thani Province (Thailand)

IATA: UTH ICAO: VTUD

Longest Active Runway

10,000 ft

3,048 meters

Field Elevation

579 ft

176 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

17.3862°, 102.7886°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #557 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#957 of 7558

Top 13.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Thailand)

#7 of 8 in TH

#8 of 43 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+0%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 UTH in numbers: 10,000 ft longest runway · tied #557 of 650 published · #957 of 7,558 worldwide (top 13.4%) · #7 in Thailand.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

UTH lies at 176 m (579 ft), #263 of 650 published airports by elevation and 54 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 493 ft above the Thailand median (86 ft, 8 airports); CEI is highest at 1,280 ft, 701 ft higher than UTH.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of UTH. Nearest published airport: Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI), 226 NM, 9,843 ft (157 ft shorter than UTH); 3 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,000 ft (3,048 m)

UTH runway: 12/30 10,000 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #7 of 8 in Thailand; BKK leads by 3,123 ft (13,123 ft). +0% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
12/30	10,000 ft (3048 m / 3.048 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →