Airports / Thailand / KOP
Nakhon Phanom Airport
VTUW / KOPNakhon Phanom, ThailandELEV 587 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
32 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sakon Nakhon Airport (SNO).
Overview
Nakhon Phanom Airport (VTUW / KOP) is a mid-sized airport serving Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. The airport sits 587 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KOP for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Sakon Nakhon Airport (SNO, 32 nm), Savannakhet Airport (ZVK, 50 nm), and Roi Et Airport (ROI, 91 nm).
Charter pricing from KOP depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Nakhon Phanom.
Field capability
ICAO
VTUW
IATA
KOP
FAA / Local
VTUW
Elevation
587 ft
Coordinates
17.3838° N · 104.6430° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Thailand fields
state range 5–1,280 ft
At 587 ft, KOP sits higher than 72% 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.
- 32nmSNOSakon Nakhon Airport
- 50nmZVKSavannakhet Airport
- 91nmROIRoi Et AirportRoi Et
- 100nmVIIVinh AirportVinh
- 106nmUTHUdon Thani International AirportUdon Thani
- 112nmVDHDong Hoi AirportDong Hoi
Location
Open the full mapVTUW · Nakhon Phanom Airport · Nakhon Phanom, Thailand
