Most Active Airlines in Thailand

Key Takeaways

  • 137 airlines fly scheduled routes from Thailand. Together they operate 744 distinct outgoing routes from the country's airports
  • Thai AirAsia runs the widest network. 130 outgoing routes from Thailand — about 1.8x the next airline
  • BKK is the busiest hub. Ranked by the number of outgoing routes departing each airport
  • Every airline mapped. Each of the top 12 carriers gets a map of where it flies from Thailand

Which airlines are most active in Thailand? Using live AirportRoutes data, we ranked every airline by the number of distinct outgoing routes it operates from Thailand’s airports — each origin-to-destination pair counted once. Below, every one of the top 12 carriers gets a map of where it flies.

Bar chart of the most active airlines in Thailand by outgoing routes
The 10 most active airlines in Thailand, ranked by distinct outgoing routes. Data: AirportRoutes.

The Full Ranking

Full ranking

Most Active Airlines in Thailand

By distinct outgoing routes operated from the country’s airports.

Airline Routes Destinations Busiest base
1. Thai AirAsia13068Main hub: DMK
2. Thai Airways7163Main hub: BKK
3. Thai Lion5839Main hub: DMK
4. Thai Vietjet Air4631Main hub: BKK
5. Bangkok3516Main hub: BKK
6. Nok Air3116Main hub: DMK
7. IndiGO158Main hub: BKK
8. Spring Airlines158Main hub: BKK
9. China Eastern149Main hub: BKK
10. Aeroflot147Main hub: HKT
11. Azur Air1211Main hub: HKT
12. Thai AirAsia X99Main hub: DMK

"Routes" = distinct origin-destination city pairs departing the country, counted once. Regularly-served routes only. Data: AirportRoutes.

Where the Routes Are: Thailand’s Busiest Airports

Map of the busiest airports in Thailand by number of outgoing routes
Thailand's busiest airports by number of outgoing routes. Data: AirportRoutes · Map: Mappr.

Each Airline — Where It Flies

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1. Thai AirAsia

130 outgoing routes from 25 airports in Thailand to 68 destinations (25 domestic, 43 international). Busiest bases: DMK, CNX, BKK. Top destinations include Bangkok, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi.

2. Thai Airways

71 outgoing routes from 10 airports in Thailand to 63 destinations (9 domestic, 54 international). Busiest bases: BKK, CNX, HDY. Top destinations include Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Ota, Seoul (Incheon).

3. Thai Lion

58 outgoing routes from 15 airports in Thailand to 39 destinations (15 domestic, 24 international). Busiest bases: DMK, CNX, HKT. Top destinations include Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Udon Thani, Hat Yai / Songkhla, Phuket.

4. Thai Vietjet Air

46 outgoing routes from 11 airports in Thailand to 31 destinations (11 domestic, 20 international). Busiest bases: BKK, HKT, CNX. Top destinations include Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai / Songkhla, Krabi.

5. Bangkok

35 outgoing routes from 11 airports in Thailand to 16 destinations (10 domestic, 6 international). Busiest bases: BKK, USM, HKT. Top destinations include Ko Samui (Ko Samui), Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Siem Reap.

6. Nok Air

31 outgoing routes from 16 airports in Thailand to 16 destinations (16 domestic, 0 international). Busiest bases: DMK, CNX, HKT. Top destinations include Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Udon Thani, Phuket, Nakhon Si Thammarat.

7. IndiGO

15 outgoing routes from 3 airports in Thailand to 8 destinations (0 domestic, 8 international). Busiest bases: BKK, HKT, KBV. Top destinations include Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata (Calcutta), Chennai / Madras.

8. Spring Airlines

15 outgoing routes from 3 airports in Thailand to 8 destinations (0 domestic, 8 international). Busiest bases: BKK, HKT, CNX. Top destinations include Shanghai, Xi’an, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Jieyang.

9. China Eastern

14 outgoing routes from 3 airports in Thailand to 9 destinations (0 domestic, 9 international). Busiest bases: BKK, HKT, CNX. Top destinations include Kunming, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Wuhan.

10. Aeroflot

14 outgoing routes from 2 airports in Thailand to 7 destinations (0 domestic, 7 international). Busiest bases: HKT, BKK. Top destinations include Moscow, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Vladivostok, Saint Petersburg.

11. Azur Air

12 outgoing routes from 2 airports in Thailand to 11 destinations (0 domestic, 11 international). Busiest bases: HKT, UTP. Top destinations include Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Vladivostok, Novosibirsk, Kazan.

12. Thai AirAsia X

9 outgoing routes from 1 airports in Thailand to 9 destinations (0 domestic, 9 international). Busiest bases: DMK. Top destinations include Tokyo (Narita), Izumisano, Seoul (Incheon), Chitose, Chita.

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