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Chiang
Rai International airport is located north of the city approximately
10 km away. It is less than a twenty-minute drive from Chiang
Rai city Center. The taxi fare is approximately 150 baht.
A tuk tuk to the airport from the city Center can be negotiated
for about 80 -100 baht.
Chiang
Rai International Airport is another important international
airport located in the north of Thailand. Currently the airport
accommodates over 526,000 passengers annually.
The
airport is located at longitude 99 52' 59" E and latitude
19 57' 09" N, some 384 m above sea level and spans an area
of over 5 sq km. It's spacious runway 45m wide and 3,000 m
long and two taxiways can comfortably handle wide-bodied aircraft.
The apron area extends for 28,800 sq m and has a total of
four aircraft stands - two are contact gates and two are remote
parking. The passenger terminal of 22,960 sq m can serve up
to 1,240 passengers during peak hours.
It
is thought that the potential for this airport's future expansion
is quite good. Not only because of the recent increases in
the number of tourists wishing to visit Chiang Rai province,
but moreover as it could quite feasibly serve as an important
hub for the neighbouring countries of Laos, China and Burma
in the economic quadrangular zone.
A
variety of airport shops selling a wide range of products
and Thai handicraft are available within the passenger terminal
departure hall area. These include souvenir shops, bookstore,
fruit and florists, food and beverages as well as products
from royal development project 3rd army area (under the patronage
of H.M. the King) and the Mad Far Loung foundation.
The Thai Airways Restaurant located on the second floor of
Passenger Terminal, offers fine Thai food - including authentic
northern style Thai dishes plus a wide variety of international
cuisine. Tour services and general tourist information can
be obtained at the Tourism Authority of Thailand's (TAT) counter
in the arrival hall. There are also several well-known car
rental service counters on the first floor of the passenger
terminal, including Avis and SMT.
There
are three main foreign currency exchange counters on the first
floor of the passenger terminal. In addition, a complete range
of communication services are available on the first floor
of the passenger terminal, including:
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The
airport central phone numbers are +66 53 793-048/57 & Fax
+66 53 793-071
Information
counter Ext. 120
Security center Ext. 100
First aid room Ext. 100
Post office Ext. 100
Immigration Ext. 100
Customs Ext. 100
Thai
Hotel Association counter +66 53 793 956
Tourism Authority of Thailand +66 53 793 826
Tourist Police +66 53 717 779
There
is a wide range of transportation available for getting between
the airport and the downtown areas, including limousines,
Chiang Rai International airport co-operative car rental service.
Thai
Airways also operates a limousine service to all the major
hotels and also a shuttle bus service to the Thai Airways
office in the Center of town. Various mini-buses are also
available from most of the hotels and will take those guests
with reservations. Hotel reservations can be made at the airport
terminal.
There
is an airport departure tax of 200 baht (300 baht cheaper
than Don Muang International airport in Bangkok) for all international
flight departures and a 30 baht tax on all domestic departures.
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