Airports / Thailand / CEI
Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport
VTCT / CEIChiang Rai, ThailandELEV 1,280 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
27 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bokeo International Airport (BOR) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport, listed as VTCT / CEI, is a large commercial airport in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Field elevation is 1,280 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list CEI as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Bokeo International Airport (BOR, 27 nm), Tachileik Airport (THL, 32 nm), and Mong Hsat Airport (MOG, 49 nm).
Trip costs from CEI are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from CEI to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
VTCT
IATA
CEI
FAA / Local
VTCT
Elevation
1,280 ft
Coordinates
19.9523° N · 99.8829° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Thailand fields
state range 5–1,280 ft
At 1,280 ft, CEI sits higher than 98% of the 43 Thailand fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 27nmBORBokeo International AirportTon Phueng
- 32nmTHLTachileik AirportTachileik
- 49nmMOGMong Hsat AirportMong Hsat
- 82nmKETKengtung AirportKengtung
- 86nmNNTNan Airport
- 88nmCNXChiang Mai International AirportChiang Mai
Location
Open the full mapVTCT · Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport · Chiang Rai, Thailand