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Airports in Thailand
The Most Frequently Used Ones
 While there are many airports in Thailand, not all of them have services by international carriers. Suvarnabhumi Airport Thailand is the only truly international airport in the country. However, airports in popular tourist destinations such as Phuket, Krabi, Koh Samui and Chiang Mai also have international flights landing there, which are mainly operated by regional low cost carriers or operators offering charter flights to Thailand.
Bangkok Airports
Suvarnabhumi is the principal airport in Thailand where most international airline companies offer services. However, Don Muang, which was earlier the main airport in Bangkok until Suvarnabhumi opened in 2006, has flights that are operated by budget carriers to other destinations in Thailand and neighbouring countries. A few chartered flights or
cheap flights to Bangkok Thailand
also land in Don Muang. While Don Muang is located to the North of the city, Suvarnabhumi is further south. Getting from one airport to the other is relatively easy if you need to catch a connecting flight to another province of Thailand. Due to its proximity to the capital, Don Muang is still an important stop and the fourth busiest among the airports in Thailand for passenger traffic.
Chiang Mai International Airport
For tourists looking at exploring North Thailand, landing at Chiang Mai is a good option. This is among the airports in Thailand that are frequented by regional carriers as it acts as a gateway to the Northern provinces. There are around 130 flights per week to Chiang Mai from Bangkok as well as other places such as Singapore, Taiwan, China, Laos and Myanmar. Besides Thai Airways and Bangkok Air, regional carriers, which fly to Chiang Mai, include Singapore Airlines, Air Asia and Nok Air. Chiang Mai is the third busiest of the airports of Thailand.
Krabi Airport
As an access point to some of Thailand’s beautiful beaches, such as Ao Nang, Koh Lanta and Had Yao, Krabi Airport is also one of the frequently used airports in Thailand. In addition to Thai airways, budget airlines such as Tiger Airways, Bangkok Airways and Air Asia operate flights to Krabi from various regional locations such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Koh Samui. Besides this, several airlines have seasonal charter flights from locations in Europe.
Phuket International airport
As the second busiest among all the Thailand airports, Phuket International handles close to 3 million passengers every year. Since Phuket is one of the most popular destinations in Thailand, several airlines have connections to the airport, including Air Asia (Kuala Lumpur), Asiana Airlines (Seoul), Dragon Air (Hong Kong), Jetstar (Sydney) and Jetstar Asia (Singapore). There are many charter flights from Europe and Russia that also land here.
Samui Airport
 As the gateway to the scenic island resort, Koh Samui, Samui airport is the fifth busiest of the airports in Thailand. It is also the most exotic of all Thailand airports as it hardly has an indoor area, only covered spaces that are open to the tropical surroundings. The majority of flights from this airport are run by Bangkok Airways, as the company privately owns and manages this airport. Flights connect several destinations in Southeast Asia. Thai Airways also offers onward connections to Samui for international passengers landing in Bangkok.
Besides these five international airports, there are several other smaller airports in Thailand that operate short flights to nearby locations. If you are in Bangkok, looking for the quickest way to get to Pattaya, Koh Phi Phi or other exotic places in Thailand, chances are that you will find a small aircraft plying to a lesser known airport near the destination. The fares will be more expensive than bus or ferry, but if you want to see as much of Thailand as you can in a short period of time, it is a good option. All international airports in Thailand have immigration checkpoints where you can get a visa on arrival stamped when you enter the country.
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