Samui Airport

Samui International Airport

ท่าอากาศยานสมุย
Summary
Airport typePrivate
Owner/OperatorBangkok Airways
ServesKo Samui
LocationBo Phut, Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand
Opened25 April 1989; 35 years ago (1989-04-25)
Operating base forBangkok Airways
Elevation AMSL64 ft / 20 m
Coordinates09°32′52″N 100°03′44″E / 9.54778°N 100.06222°E / 9.54778; 100.06222
Maps
Map
USM/VTSM is located in Thailand
USM/VTSM
USM/VTSM
Location of airport in Thailand
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 6,890 2,100 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft movements19,467
Total passengers2,051,289

Samui International Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานสมุย) (IATA: USM, ICAO: VTSM), also known as Ko Samui Airport or Koh Samui Airport, is a privately owned international airport on the island of Ko Samui (Koh Samui) in Thailand. It is located in the island’s Bo Phut subdistrict. The airport is roughly 2 km north of the main city and largest resort centre on the island, Chaweng. It was built by Bangkok Airways. Construction began in 1982 and the airport was officially opened in April 1989.[1]

  1. ^ "Thai Airways to end Bkk-Samui flights". The Nation. Bangkok. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.