carlosacao Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I've heard rumors about a new international airport for Chiang Mai to be located in the Ban Thi area near Sankampaeng and I wonder if anybody heard anything about it, when it might happen and where in Ban Thi. I'm looking for some land in that area and I don't want to see an airport next to me in the near future. I very much appreciate your input. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Given the current political situation you can forget about that. Also I don't think it's really needed, with the new International terminal at the current airport and the renovation going on on the domestic side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosacao Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 Given the current political situation you can forget about that. Also I don't think it's really needed, with the new International terminal at the current airport and the renovation going on on the domestic side. Good to hear that, I also don't think there is a need for another airport. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkles Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I've heard rumors about a new international airport for Chiang Mai to be located in the Ban Thi area near Sankampaeng and I wonder if anybody heard anything about it, when it might happen and where in Ban Thi. I'm looking for some land in that area and I don't want to see an airport next to me in the near future. I very much appreciate your input. Thanks. Why would CM need another airport when the current facilty is no where near capacity? Unless of course they are planning on it taking 40 years to build like Swampy in Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john b good Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 When Thaksin (the boy from Sankhampaeng) was "head waiter" there was a lot of talk about a new airport in Sankhampaeng. Anyone who realistically believes it will happen is dreaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosacao Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 When Thaksin (the boy from Sankhampaeng) was "head waiter" there was a lot of talk about a new airport in Sankhampaeng.Anyone who realistically believes it will happen is dreaming The "new airport" is what land brokers mention when I wonder why land prices are high, I guess it's in their interest to keep the rumor alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnxmike Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 "Why would CM need another airport when the current facilty is no where near capacity? " Well said. At least the international flights are getting less by the month. As far as I know only these destinations are left: SIN (Silk Air) KUL (Air Asia) TPE (China Airlines) LPQ (Lao Airlines) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 "Why would CM need another airport when the current facilty is no where near capacity? "Well said. At least the international flights are getting less by the month. As far as I know only these destinations are left: SIN (Silk Air) KUL (Air Asia) TPE (China Airlines) LPQ (Lao Airlines) KE(Korea Air)668 is still flying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) ICN (Seoul, Korean Air) KMG (Kunming, Thai Airways International) RGN (Rangoon, Air Mandalay) However I think that you will find that destinations are added and removed based on many factors. The high fuel prices were a particular shake-up last year in the industry. Mostly I miss the Yellow Shirts and the CNX-AMS flight. Edited March 5, 2009 by WinnieTheKhwai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I remember when I first moved here 24 years ago, hearing about a second-city being planed for Sankampeng- which included an airport moved from Chiang Mai because they needed more groundspace... I have heard reference to the project only a couple of times since, with the last time being the partial construction of the Sankampeng Hiway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalman Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) Given the current political situation you can forget about that. Also I don't think it's really needed, with the new International terminal at the current airport and the renovation going on on the domestic side. Right, with so much renovation and money being allocated to the Int terminal, a new airport in CM seems unlikely. This coupled with the fact that air travel isn't the hottest product going in LOS, makes it seem all the more unlikely. I guess the real question would be if Chiang Mai is currently growing at a rate in which its growth could possibly support a new airport in 5 years or so. Forgive my ignorance but what are the statistics on CM's current growth? Edited March 5, 2009 by Digitalman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnxmike Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 "ICN (Seoul, Korean Air) KMG (Kunming, Thai Airways International) RGN (Rangoon, Air Mandalay)" These cities are no more served from Chiang Mai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adjan jb Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I've heard rumors about a new international airport for Chiang Mai to be located in the Ban Thi area near Sankampaeng There's already an airport in Ban Thi. "April 2007 News: Some members of SFAT were recently discussing the idea of joining Ban Thi Airport with Nok airport (by extending Ban Thi's runway) to make them both one airport. Since the airports are so close, this would be an excellent way to increase safety and promote General Aviation in Thailand. If Ban Thi and Nok were joined, then this would create the largest airpark in all of Asia. SFAT and its members are very active in promoting General Aviation and Aviation Safety in Thailand." http://thaiflyingclub.com/linkairportbanthi.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el jefe Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 "ICN (Seoul, Korean Air)KMG (Kunming, Thai Airways International) RGN (Rangoon, Air Mandalay)" These cities are no more served from Chiang Mai. Proof that you can't believe anything you read on the internet, especially on TV. Korean Airliines flight # KE667 from Seoul still arrives at CNX at 00:35; KE668 departs CNX for Seoul at 1:55. You can book it online or go to Korea Air's new office on Neimanhaemin. Try it. I did. Still no need for a new airport in CM and without Thaksin it certainly won't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpdjohn Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 "ICN (Seoul, Korean Air)KMG (Kunming, Thai Airways International) RGN (Rangoon, Air Mandalay)" These cities are no more served from Chiang Mai. Proof that you can't believe anything you read on the internet, especially on TV. Korean Airliines flight # KE667 from Seoul still arrives at CNX at 00:35; KE668 departs CNX for Seoul at 1:55. You can book it online or go to Korea Air's new office on Neimanhaemin. Try it. I did. Still no need for a new airport in CM and without Thaksin it certainly won't happen. Yep. True. Have friends visiting here right now who flew in on KE667 and depart Sunday on KE668. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maejo Man Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 "ICN (Seoul, Korean Air)KMG (Kunming, Thai Airways International) RGN (Rangoon, Air Mandalay)" These cities are no more served from Chiang Mai. The flight I had from Bangkok the other week was outbound to Kunming on the next leg...Did they cancel that in the last two weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabaijai Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Ban Thi has long been talked about as a location for a new Chiang Mai airport to remove airport acitivity from impacted residential areas and hospitals near the current airport. Once the expansion of the CNX was initiated, the idea died. Once CNX approaches capacity, the discussion will come back around, no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnxmike Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Thai Airways used to fly from CNX to Kunming thursdays and sundays. But when I check the Thai Airways web site I don't find this flights anymore. All flights shown are via BKK. http://www.thaiairways.co.th/index_en.html I suppose they ceased to fly to Kunming from Chiang Mai. That's really a pity because I've planned to fly there in may. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 ICN (Seoul, Korean Air)KMG (Kunming, Thai Airways International) RGN (Rangoon, Air Mandalay) However I think that you will find that destinations are added and removed based on many factors. The high fuel prices were a particular shake-up last year in the industry. Mostly I miss the Yellow Shirts and the CNX-AMS flight. As someone who travels to Burma frequently, The Air Mandalay flight out of CNX at 6,400 Baht return to Yangon was very useful, until they requested that the plane is now required for domestic flights. Yangon is about on the same level as Chiangmai, but now you have to go through Bangkok. Air Asia go to Yangon at a very good price from Bangkok, but the flight leaves around 8am, so you need a flight from CNX and overnight stay. TG runs at around 14,000 Baht return and TG connecting with Bangkok Airways is around 11,000 Baht. The flights BKK - Yangon are usually full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnxmike Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 It's now quite obvious that only this international flights leave from Chiang Mai: SIN (Silk Air) KUL (Air Asia) TPE (China Airlines) LPQ (Lao Airlines) ICN (Korean Air) Since the flights to Taipeh and Seoul don't leave daily, it's at most 4 flights a day!! And all of them are narrowbody planes. I think the existing international terminal has enough capacity to handle that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpdjohn Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 KAL is using A330's right now on the CNX-ICN route ( well, this week at least ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el jefe Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 It's now quite obvious that only this international flights leave from Chiang Mai:SIN (Silk Air) KUL (Air Asia) TPE (China Airlines) LPQ (Lao Airlines) ICN (Korean Air) Since the flights to Taipeh and Seoul don't leave daily, it's at most 4 flights a day!! And all of them are narrowbody planes. I think the existing international terminal has enough capacity to handle that. Not only is Korean Airlines using A330's, as John says, but all of Thai's flights to/from BKK use Airbus Industrie A300-600/600C and Boeing 747's. Since you go thru Immigration here at CNX on all TG flights when connecting to an intl flight in BKK, all of Thai's departures are no different than any other intl departure. Interesting that someone with the name CNXmike hasn't gotten anything correct on this thread. Still no need for a new intl airport in CM other than because the current one is too close to the city center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnxmike Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 @ElJefe Before you start to insult posters, better try first to get proper information. If you want to, I can send you a PM to explain you what's the difference between international and domestic flights. I don't know the past but in future Korean Air is flying B737-800 from CNX to ICN: Flight Schedules http://www.koreanair.com/[color="#....koreanair.com/ [/color]Chiang Mai(CNX) - to - Seoul/Incheon(ICN) Date : 2nd week of March 2009* Shows the flight schedule of the selected week. * This timetable may be changed without prior notice due to unforseen circumstances. Please check at the time of making the reservation.* +1, -1 indicate date change at arrival airport compared to the date of departure * Aircraft types of other airlines’ flights (including code-share flights) are displayed in an official aircraft code registered in IATA (International Air Transport Association). Flight NumberDeparture DateDeparture TimeArrival TimeAircraft TypeStops02 Mon03 Tue04 Wed05 Thu06 Fri07 Sat08 SunKE 668 01:5508:40<A href="http://www.koreanair.com/local/sg/gd/eng/au/of/au_of_04.htm?act=73HP">Boeing 737-8000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el jefe Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I'm not the one who insisted that Korean Airlines does not fly to Chiang Mai nor that any widebody planes landed here. If you want to, I can send you a PM to explain you what's the difference between international and domestic flights. Feel free. el jefe @ElJefeBefore you start to insult posters, better try first to get proper information. If you want to, I can send you a PM to explain you what's the difference between international and domestic flights. I don't know the past but in future Korean Air is flying B737-800 from CNX to ICN: Flight Schedules http://www.koreanair.com/[color="#....koreanair.com/ [/color]Chiang Mai(CNX) - to - Seoul/Incheon(ICN) Date : 2nd week of March 2009* Shows the flight schedule of the selected week. * This timetable may be changed without prior notice due to unforseen circumstances. Please check at the time of making the reservation.* +1, -1 indicate date change at arrival airport compared to the date of departure * Aircraft types of other airlines’ flights (including code-share flights) are displayed in an official aircraft code registered in IATA (International Air Transport Association). Flight NumberDeparture DateDeparture TimeArrival TimeAircraft TypeStops02 Mon03 Tue04 Wed05 Thu06 Fri07 Sat08 SunKE 668 01:5508:40<A href="http://www.koreanair.com/local/sg/gd/eng/au/of/au_of_04.htm?act=73HP">Boeing 737-8000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bates Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Sorry to reply to this very old topic but I was searching for more info when I came across this one. I friend of mine who lives in Chiang Mai for about 4 years now reports there is work in progress for a 4th ringroad around Chiang Mai. Appearently this 4th ringroad would serve as direct connection with the 'New International Airport of Chiang Mai'. The 'old' airport would be only military. Anyone can confirm this news or has some info on it? Bates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Dont forget Air Asia to KL and Singapore regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenside Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Another ring road would probably be useful only to service the 2920 new housing developments currently advertised or under construction. Since CNX has just been voted best small aiprort in the known universe in some meaningless poll, the plans will probably stay on the shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMX Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 East China Air still flies direct to Kunming, according to my itasoftware dot com search. I suspect many posters are not current either because they are not familiar with certain destinations or because airlines (famously) come and go here with seasons and profits. Good thing we all keep each other informed, what with Hot Weather (maybe) going to meet smoke (maybe) this month. Limited days during the week are not a problem for me; what I enjoy is avoiding BKK when going everywhere but south. What's this business about a 4th ring road (if we can call it that) being 'under construction' - certainly someone should have reported it????? Seems like a false rumor to me, failing other gnus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I recall discussion of a road from San-Sai hospital (where the road from Mae-Rim joins Rte 1001), 3 km North of Mae-Jo, along the foot of the hills towards Doi Saket, several years ago, which could be an outer-outer-ring-road ? This was supposed to run near some land which we were looking-at. But there's no sign of it as-yet ! Ditto the 'new airport', which I first heard rumours of, nine years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I assume "the new ring road" is the road that is being built to link the Super Highway with the Canal Road. The section linking Highway 106 at Pa Sang to Highway 108 south of Thung Cieo is already open, and the section linking Highway 108 to the Canal Road is under construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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