Indicator · TLI ind_airport_intl_drive_min
Driving Time to Nearest International Airport (Minutes)
เวลาขับรถถึงสนามบินนานาชาติที่ใกล้ที่สุด (นาที)
Source
OpenStreetMap (OSM); Department of Civil Aviation Thailand (DCAT)
Volunteer-built world map (OSM) for the road network; civil-aviation registry for airport locations. Refresh: continuous upstream for OSM; annual for the civil-aviation registry. TLI re-pulls quarterly.
Goalposts
The 0-to-100 score for this indicator is normalized against fixed methodology goalposts. The values below define the band; click through to the methodology page for the framework that anchors them.
- Score 100
- 30min drive
- Score 0
- 360min drive
- Direction
- Lower is better
- Anchor
- Fitted to the Thai provincial distribution
Goalposts of 30 minutes and 360 minutes are fitted to the observed Thai distribution. Bangkok core, Phuket island, and central Chiang Mai sit within thirty minutes of a major international airport; remote provinces such as Mae Hong Son, Bueng Kan, and parts of Yasothon and Nan reach four-to-seven-hour drives. Domestic-only airports are excluded so that the score reflects access to international service rather than local connectivity.
Live distribution: 6 of 77 provinces clip at the score-100 ceiling; 16 of 77 clip at the score-0 floor.
Which Thai province leads on Driving Time to Nearest International Airport (Minutes)?
6 Thai provinces share the maximum TLI score of 100/100 on Driving Time to Nearest International Airport (Minutes); the strongest by raw value are Trang, Krabi, and Nakhon Si Thammarat (raw values from 15.1 to 12.8 min drive). The bottom of the distribution is Si Sa Ket (599 min drive, score 0/100).
Coverage
77 of 77 Thai provinces. Median score: 51.2. Each province's score is normalized 0–100 against fixed goalposts; a higher score is more favorable.
Reading the columns.Raw valuethe actual measurement in min drive.Scorenormalized 0–100 against fixed methodology goalposts (not a percentile). Lower is better.Why ties?6 provinces share the score-100 ceiling because their raw values meet or exceed the upper goalpost. 16 share the score-0 floor at the lower goalpost. Provinces beyond the goalposts aren't separated further — that's the trade-off for fixed, year-over-year comparable scoring instead of percentiles.
Top scorers
| Rank | Province | Raw value (min drive) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trang | 12.8 | 100 |
| 2 | Krabi | 14.6 | 100 |
| 3 | Nakhon Si Thammarat | 15.1 | 100 |
| 4 | Nonthaburi | 25.6 | 100 |
| 5 | Samut Prakan | 26.3 | 100 |
Lowest scorers
| Rank | Province | Raw value (min drive) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Si Sa Ket | 599 | 0 |
| 76 | Ubon Ratchathani | 594.2 | 0 |
| 75 | Surin | 542.2 | 0 |
| 74 | Phichit | 505.1 | 0 |
| 73 | Buri Ram | 482.2 | 0 |
Show all 77 provinces rankedSorted highest to lowest score
| Rank | Province | Raw value (min drive) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trang | 12.8 | 100 |
| 2 | Krabi | 14.6 | 100 |
| 3 | Nakhon Si Thammarat | 15.1 | 100 |
| 4 | Nonthaburi | 25.6 | 100 |
| 5 | Samut Prakan | 26.3 | 100 |
| 6 | Pathum Thani | 26.6 | 100 |
| 7 | Udon Thani | 33.1 | 99.1 |
| 8 | Chiang Mai | 34.6 | 98.6 |
| 9 | Bangkok | 37.1 | 97.9 |
| 10 | Lamphun | 37.3 | 97.8 |
| 11 | Songkhla | 38.5 | 97.4 |
| 12 | Chiang Rai | 43.2 | 96 |
| 13 | Phuket | 44.6 | 95.6 |
| 14 | Chachoengsao | 62.5 | 90.2 |
| 15 | Rayong | 64.8 | 89.5 |
| 16 | Narathiwat | 66.6 | 88.9 |
| 17 | Nong Bua Lam Phu | 73.4 | 86.8 |
| 18 | Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | 87.7 | 82.5 |
| 19 | Satun | 89.6 | 81.9 |
| 20 | Samut Sakhon | 90.2 | 81.8 |
| 21 | Phatthalung | 93.2 | 80.8 |
| 22 | Surat Thani | 97.9 | 79.4 |
| 23 | Nong Khai | 99 | 79.1 |
| 24 | Chon Buri | 99.4 | 79 |
| 25 | Nakhon Pathom | 104.4 | 77.5 |
| 26 | Phangnga | 111.6 | 75.3 |
| 27 | Pattani | 121 | 72.4 |
| 28 | Phayao | 125.3 | 71.1 |
| 29 | Nakhon Nayok | 132.1 | 69.1 |
| 30 | Yala | 132.7 | 68.9 |
| 31 | Suphan Buri | 134.8 | 68.2 |
| 32 | Ang Thong | 137.7 | 67.4 |
| 33 | Lampang | 140.2 | 66.6 |
| 34 | Ratchaburi | 151.4 | 63.2 |
| 35 | Saraburi | 151.7 | 63.1 |
| 36 | Samut Songkhram | 155.5 | 62 |
| 37 | Prachin Buri | 170.1 | 57.5 |
| 38 | Kanchanaburi | 184.1 | 53.3 |
| 39 | Sakon Nakhon | 191.2 | 51.2 |
| 40 | Ranong | 193 | 50.6 |
| 41 | Phetchaburi | 194.6 | 50.1 |
| 42 | Khon Kaen | 199.8 | 48.5 |
| 43 | Lopburi | 202.5 | 47.7 |
| 44 | Loei | 204.3 | 47.2 |
| 45 | Sing Buri | 211.1 | 45.1 |
| 46 | Chanthaburi | 213.8 | 44.3 |
| 47 | Mae Hong Son | 216 | 43.6 |
| 48 | Bueng Kan | 255.8 | 31.6 |
| 49 | Chumphon | 256.7 | 31.3 |
| 50 | Phrae | 259 | 30.6 |
| 51 | Maha Sarakham | 260.3 | 30.2 |
| 52 | Kalasin | 261.4 | 29.9 |
| 53 | Chai Nat | 272.2 | 26.6 |
| 54 | Nan | 287.8 | 21.9 |
| 55 | Chaiyaphum | 292.3 | 20.5 |
| 56 | Prachuap Khiri Khan | 295.2 | 19.6 |
| 57 | Sa Kaeo | 299 | 18.5 |
| 58 | Trat | 306.2 | 16.3 |
| 59 | Uttaradit | 313.6 | 14.1 |
| 60 | Uthai Thani | 314.8 | 13.7 |
| 61 | Roi Et | 315 | 13.6 |
| 62 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 369.5 | 0 |
| 63 | Nakhon Sawan | 370.3 | 0 |
| 64 | Sukhothai | 374.2 | 0 |
| 65 | Nakhon Phanom | 380.2 | 0 |
| 66 | Phetchabun | 384.1 | 0 |
| 67 | Tak | 395.8 | 0 |
| 68 | Mukdahan | 407.9 | 0 |
| 69 | Yasothon | 415.4 | 0 |
| 70 | Phitsanulok | 463.5 | 0 |
| 71 | Amnat Charoen | 465.7 | 0 |
| 72 | Kamphaeng Phet | 473.4 | 0 |
| 73 | Buri Ram | 482.2 | 0 |
| 74 | Phichit | 505.1 | 0 |
| 75 | Surin | 542.2 | 0 |
| 76 | Ubon Ratchathani | 594.2 | 0 |
| 77 | Si Sa Ket | 599 | 0 |
Methodology
See the methodology page for the full TLI scoring approach, including how this indicator's category Connectivity & Transport combines with the other six categories via geometric mean.
Cite as: "Driving Time to Nearest International Airport (Minutes)." Thailand Livability Index, 2026. CC BY-NC 4.0.