Second Chiang Mai International Airport is a proposed new airport in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The new airport (also referred to as New Chiang Mai Airport and Chiang Mai 2 International Airport) would be built on land in San Kamphaeng (Chiang Mai Province) and Ban Thi (Lamphun Province) about 25 km from Chiang Mai City..
The airport was approved for construction in 2018, and work was expected to commence in 2019. There have not been any updates since then.
Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) would still operate alongside the second airport, and CNX has since had expansion plans approved.
Second Chiang Mai International Airport map
This map shows the location of San Kamphaeng (Chiang Mai Province) and Ban Thi (Lamphun Province) and not the exact location of the proposed airport. The maps also shows Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) and Lampang Airport (LPT), which is the next closest airport in the area.
[Map of proposed Second Chiang Mai International Airport area.]
News archive
2023
PM backs second Chiang Mai airport – [18/09/23]
Chiang Mai executives outline plans for northern capital to soar – [17/09/23]
“Business executives in Chiang Mai urged Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to build a second airport in the northern capital and extend the operating hours of the current one”.
Pheu Thai touts new airports for Chiang Mai, Phuket – [24/08/23]
“In Chiang Mai, the new airport should make the arrival and departure of tourists during the night more comfortable. The existing airport has some limitations, he said.”
2018
Airports of Thailand says second airport construction will begin Q4 2019 – [27/08/18]
“Plans seem to suggest that the new airport will cater exclusively for domestic flights while the existing airport will primarily handle international flights”.
Over 5,000 parcels of land expected to be expropriated for the new airport – [27/08/18]
“The second Chiang Mai airport which will be set on 7,000 rai of land, covers 3,631 rai in San Kamphaeng District, Chiang Mai, and 3,388 rai in Ban Thi District, Lamphun. Around 5,300 deeds of private land are estimated to be expropriated with compensation which is planned to conclude by September.”
PR Thai Government – [30/05/18]
“The Airports of Thailand board of directors approved the construction of second airports for Chiang Mai which would be built in Lamphun’s Ban Thi district and Phuket which would be built in Phang Nga’s Ban Khok Kruad district. The construction will begin in 2019 and completed no later than 2025.”
Airports of Thailand to invest $3.9 billion in new airports, handle more passengers – [28/05/18]
“AOT, which manages six airports in Thailand including the Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, will build two additional airports to serve Chiang Mai and Phuket, both tourist cities where airports are at overcapacity.”
AoT board approves second airports for Phuket, Chiang Mai – [25/05/18]
“Each facility will accommodate about 10 million passengers a year”.
AOT approves building second airports for Chiang Mai, Phuket – [25/05/18]
“Each new airport is budgeted at Bt60 billion, said AOT president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, with construction beginning in 2019 and completed no later than 2025.”
“Though named Second Chiang Mai International Airport, the facility would be built in Lamphun’s Ban Thi district.”
2017
Chiang Mai airport expansion returns to fore – [28/12/17]
“Two critical issues concerning the issue of airport infrastructure did come up at the meeting. First, the question of whether the long-term expansion of Chiang Mai airport would be carried out. Second, the question of building another airport within a 20-kilometre radius of the city.”
AOT revises Chiang Mai airport plan, Chiang Rai preferred – [07/11/17]
“Airports of Thailand is revising its plan for a second airport in Chiang Mai, with the budget likely to be slashed and Mae Fa Luang airport in neighbouring Chiang Rai developed as the North’s second aviation hub and operating around the clock.”
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