Udon Thani airport immigration

[thaiasia]

Does anyone know if immigration there is as strict as at BKK/Don Mueang or more understanding like Chiang Mai?

[Caldera]

Are there even any scheduled international flights available into Udon Thani?

 

I think not, but things could have changed recently, so please consider this a genuine question. In that case, however, there probably haven't been many (if any) reports by "people with significant history" yet, so it would be difficult to answer the question how difficult or relaxed airport immigration is there.

[uttradit]

Only flights to and from Hat Yai, Phuket, Bangkok and Chiang Mai that I can see.

 

Very small airport. Khon Kaen is bigger.

[JoseThailand]

There is no immigration there

[KhunBENQ]

20 minutes ago, uttradit said:

Only flights to and from Hat Yai, Phuket, Bangkok and Chiang Mai that I can see.

 

Very small airport. Khon Kaen is bigger.

And I am not aware of any international flights at Khon Kaen currently.

At the old airport before COVID they had installed two immigration desks for some flights from China. But as far as I know this has all died down.

 

Don't be fooled by the term "international airport". Just says that they COULD handle international traffic.

[uttradit]

3 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

And I am not aware of any international flights at Khon Kaen currently.

At the old airport before COVID they had installed two immigration desks for some flights from China. But as far as I know this has all died down.

 

Don't be fooled by the term "international airport". Just says that they COULD handle international traffic.

KK flies CM, Bangkok and Phuket. Fairly nice airport. 

[KhunBENQ]

27 minutes ago, uttradit said:

KK flies CM, Bangkok and Phuket. Fairly nice airport. 

The new airport feels oversized (for now).

Bad news was in the forum. AirAsia gives up Phuket from Udon and Khon Kaen from end of March.

[uttradit]

1 minute ago, KhunBENQ said:

The new airport feels oversized (for now).

Bad news was in the forum. AirAsia gives up Phuket from Udon and Khon Kaen from end of March.

Seems large for an airport with few flights. Cheap to Chiang Mai. Nok Air flies Udon to CM but is expensive. 

 

 

[Burma Bill]

3 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

And I am not aware of any international flights at Khon Kaen currently.

At the old airport before COVID they had installed two immigration desks for some flights from China. But as far as I know this has all died down.

 

Don't be fooled by the term "international airport". Just says that they COULD handle international traffic.

 

The two immigration desks at Khon Kaen's International Departure Lounge were only for Air Asia's "Fly Thru" passengers. I regularly flew with Air Asia from KKC to Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma. (pre-covid). Very convenient as one by-passed immigration in DMK. I believe this arrangement still exists. Baggage checked in at KKC collected at destination. Again, no involvement with luggage at DMK. Technically, one departed Thailand at Khon Kaen and was in transit at DMK. Air Asia ground staff at DMK escorted passengers from domestic arrivals to international departures with no immigration involved.

To my knowledge Udon Thani Airport does not offer this facility.

Just a few days ago I returned home to Siem Reap (Cambodia) from Chiang Mai with Air Asia's "Fly-Thru" service. Immigration at CNX, in transit at DMK for flight to SAI.

[arick]

15 hours ago, uttradit said:

Only flights to and from Hat Yai, Phuket, Bangkok and Chiang Mai that I can see.

 

Very small airport. Khon Kaen is bigger.

Even Khon Kaen doesn't have International flights anymore. Udon never did.

[The Old Bull]

41 minutes ago, arick said:

Even Khon Kaen doesn't have International flights anymore. Udon never did.

Udon used to have a flight to Singapore.

[ozz1]

They call it a international airport but I've never seen any international planes arrive for years

[Toby1947]

Not international airport, was up there last week only plane to be seen for hours. Vietair from BKK.

[Sydebolle]

Ever heard an announcement over the PA saying that "we're about to land at domestic national airport of"? Of course not. It is like many other things in the land.

An airport is an airport, handling airworthy transportation devices from blimps, bigger Zeppelin airships and, arguably more common, aircraft. The origin or destination is irrelevant to an airport. And that is applicable worldwide and not only to "Udon Thani International Airport". International refers to any border crossing matter, transport, communication, partnership etc. 

But this does not surprise me here in Thailand, 30 years ago the then-government, on the subject of religiously-inflicted political trouble in the South of the country referred to press article putting the two parties into "Thais" and "muslims". Somehow the editors completely forgot, that those muslims in the South are, according to the constitution, the same kind of Thais as in the rest of the land.