Phuket International Airport

Phuket International Airport

ท่าอากาศยานภูเก็ต
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAirports of Thailand
ServesPhuket
LocationMai Khao, Thalang District, Phuket, Thailand
Focus city forThai Airways International
Operating base for
Elevation AMSL25 m / 82 ft
Coordinates08°06′47″N 098°19′00″E / 8.11306°N 98.31667°E / 8.11306; 98.31667
Websitephuket.airportthai.co.th
Maps
Map
HKT/VTSP is located in Phuket
HKT/VTSP
HKT/VTSP
Location in Phuket province
HKT/VTSP is located in Thailand
HKT/VTSP
HKT/VTSP
Location in Thailand
HKT/VTSP is located in Southeast Asia
HKT/VTSP
HKT/VTSP
Location in Southeast Asia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 3,000 9,843 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers13,979,184 Increase78.88%
International passengers7,716,858 Increase144.57%
Domestic passengers6,262,326 Increase34.39%
Aircraft movements87,304 Increase 51.91%
Freight (tonnes)32,217 Increase330.7%
Sources: Airport[1] Airports of Thailand[2]

Phuket International Airport (IATA: HKT, ICAO: VTSP) is an international airport serving the island of Phuket and its province in southern Thailand. It is located 32 km (20 mi) north of downtown Phuket in the Mai Khao subdistrict of Thalang district. The airport plays a major role in Thailand's tourism industry, as Phuket is a popular resort destination. It is the third-busiest airport in Thailand in terms of passengers, after Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang International Airport in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. The airport set a record of 15.1 million arrivals and departures in 2016, up 17.8 percent from 2015.[3]

  1. ^ "International Aircraft Movement" (XLSX). Aot.listedcompany.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Air Transport Statistic". Airports of Thailand. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Thailand, Singapore seen as top expat locations". Investvine.com. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.