Airport passenger volume Thailand 2011-2020

In 2020, the number of airport passengers in Thailand amounted to approximately 46.64 million. That year, the growth of airport passenger volume in the country contracted from the previous years significantly. Thailand's air transportation industry has been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in decreasing the number of both international and domestic flights.

Thailand's airport passenger traffic situation amid COVID-19 pandemic

Famous tourist attractions in Thailand draw millions of foreign visitors each year, resulting in the yearly influx of international tourist arrivals, up until 2020. In that year, the airports in Thailand, including Suvarnabhami Airport, Don Mueang Airport, and Chiang Mai Airport, among others registered only around 19 million international passengers in total, exceeding the number of domestic passengers. This figure was a result of restrictions of flights and tourist arrivals that were imposed initially due to the pandemic. Recently, the Thai government announced tourists from low risk countries could enter Thailand again without quarantining in the hope of picking up the tourism economy and even the domestic air transportation.