Phuket International Airport ท่าอากาศยานภูเก็ต
IATA: HKT ICAO: VTSP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT)
Serves	Phuket
Location	222 Mai Khao, Thalang, Phuket, Thailand
Hub for	Bangkok Airways Thai AirAsia Thai Airways
Elevation AMSL	82 ft / 25 m
Coordinates	08°06′47″N 098°19′00″E / 8.11306°N 98.31667°E / 8.11306; 98.31667Coordinates: 08°06′47″N 098°19′00″E / 8.11306°N 98.31667°E / 8.11306; 98.31667
Website	phuketairportthai.com
Map
HKT Location of Phuket Airport in Thailand
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Total Passengers 16,855,637 11.6% International passengers 9,200,058 13.5% Domestic passengers 7,655,579 9.4% Aircraft Movements 106,093 8.5% Freight (tonnes) 53,199 23.1%
Sources: Airport[1]

Phuket International Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานภูเก็ต) (IATA: HKT, ICAO: VTSP) is an international airport serving the Phuket Province of Thailand. It is in the north of Phuket Island, 32 kilometres (20 mi) from the centre of Phuket City. The airport plays a major role in Thailand's tourism industry, as Phuket Island 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 15.1 million arrivals and departures in 2016, up 17.8 percent from 2015.^[2]

Facilities[edit]

Terminals[edit]

inside Phuket Airport

Phuket Airport check-in area

Phuket Airport Terminal

The airport has three terminals: Terminal 2 is used for international flights, and Terminal 3 for domestic flights. Terminal X for charter flights opened in February 2014.

Phuket Airport underwent a 5.14-billion-baht expansion and renovation, with the work completed in 2016.^[3] The capacity of the new international terminal is five million passengers per year.^[4] The expansion increased airport capacity to 12.5 million passengers a year from its previous capacity of 6.5 million.^[5] A rail link from an alternate airport, Krabi, was suggested in 2012, as Phuket is congested with little room to expand.^[6]

Flightline[edit]

The airport is at an elevation of 82 feet (25 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 ft × 148 ft).^[7]

Airport facts:

Airlines and destinations[edit]

Traffic statistics[edit]

Phuket is a favourite tourist destination in the region. International passengers mainly come from Asia Pacific and Europe.^[33] In 2012 it ranked second-busiest in total passenger traffic, after Suvarnabhumi Airport in the Bangkok metropolitan area. In mid-2015 the airport, designed to handle 20 flights per hour, was servicing 23 per hour.^[34]

Phuket airport handled 12.9 million passengers in 2015, 12.8 percent more than 2014, with international numbers rising 8.27 percent to 6.95 million and domestic up 18.6 percent to 5.9 million. Aircraft movements grew 11.6 percent to 84,758, with 43,996 international (up 7.63 percent) and 40,762 domestic (up 16.1 percent).^[3]

Passenger movements[edit]

Year	Domestic	International	Total	Change%
1995	1,730,895	919,503	2,650,398	9.68
1996	1,896,068	879,688	2,775,756	4.73
1997	1,898,303	942,336	2,840,639	2.34
1998	2,132,108	1,010,606	3,142,714	10.63
1999	2,035,836	1,189,895	3,225,731	2.64
2000	2,171,146	1,358,745	3,541,575	9.43
2001	2,240,264	1,370,429	3,610,693	2.29
2002	2,230,663	1,382,858	3,613,521	0.08
2003	2,104,548	1,496,401	3,600,949	0.35
2004	2,826,022	2,024,879	4,850,901	34.71
2005	2,246,723	922,311	3,169,034	34.67
2006	3,032,976	1,677,723	4,710,699	48.65
2007	3,513,966	2,190,399	5,704,365	21.09
2008	3,321,443	2,409,305	5,703,748	0.46
2009	3,489,012	2,290,906	5,779,918	0.86
2010	3,701,427	3,342,356	7,043,783	21.87
2011	4,097,276	4,370,719	8,467,995	20.22
2012	4,475,624	5,065,928	9,541,552	12.68
2013	4,958,880	6,383,611	11,342,491	18.87
2014	4,976,451	6,425,047	11,401,498	0.52
2015	5,909,356	6,950,000	12,859,356	12.8
2016	6,997,879	8,109,306	15,107,185	17.48
2017	7,655,579	9,200,058	16,855,637	11.6%

Aircraft movements[edit]

Year	Domestic	International	Total	Change%
1995	11,135	9,380	20,515	6.79
1996	11,586	9,626	21,212	3.40
1997	11,402	10,257	21,659	2.11
1998	9,673	10,272	19,945	7.91
1999	9,391	11,887	21,278	6.68
2000	11,850	11,472	23,322	9.61
2001	12,705	12,467	25,172	7.93
2002	10,920	12,248	23,168	7.96
2003	12,669	12,015	24,684	6.54
2004	16,765	15,917	32,682	32.40
2005	14,115	9,970	24,085	26.30
2006	17,207	13,680	30,887	28.24
2007	23,915	16,884	40,799	32.09
2008	20,814	17,177	37,991	6.88
2009	20,883	16,987	37,870	0.32
2010	25,311	23,257	48,568	28.25
2011	27,932	28,741	56,673	16.69
2012	28,578	32,426	61,004	7.64
2013	32,370	40,219	72,589	18.99
2014	35,096	40,878	75,974	4.66
2015	40,762	43,996	84,758	16.1
2016	48,883	48,930	97,813	15.40
2017	52,609	53,484	106,093	8.5%

Freight tonnage[edit]

Year	Domestic	International	Total	Change%
1995	5,659	5,021	10,680	198.16
1996	7,994	5,620	13,614	27.47
1997	8,285	7,522	15,807	16.11
1998	8,213	7,683	15,896	0.56
1999	10,963	11,455	22,418	41.03
2000	9,841	11,091	20,932	6.63
2001	9,345	9,651	18,996	9.25
2002	10,352	12,855	23,207	22.17
2003	10,866	12,338	23,204	0.01
2004	13,382	14,659	28,041	20.85
2005	12,306	6,425	18,731	33.20
2006	13,384	4,729	18,113	3.30
2007	13,268	6,452	19,720	8.87
2008	12,671	6,535	19,206	2.61
2009	13,195	7,780	20,975	9.21
2010	17,434	12,810	30,244	44.19
2011	17,627	10,687	28,314	6.38
2012	18,798	15,541	34,339	21.28
2013	17,234	17,386	34,620	0.82
2014	17,653	22,631	40,284	16.36
2015	14,552	22,822	37,374	5.73
2016	14,676	28,538	43,214
2017	15,670	37,529	53,990	23.1%

Busiest international routes[edit]

Busiest international routes to and from Phuket Airport (2016)^[35]

Rank	Airport	Passengers handled	Change%
1	Singapore	970,219	2.75
2	Kuala Lumpur	689,787	0.31
3	Hong Kong	671,801	7.27
4	Shanghai–Pudong	607,549	2.67
5	Seoul–Incheon	568,723	20.43
6	Chengdu	420,339	11.55
7	Dubai-International	398,764	61,85
8	Moscow-Sheremetyevo	324,209	94.55
9	Doha	281,580	68.12
10	Chongqing	266,942	9.61
11	Beijing-Capital	219,287	28.80
12	Abu Dhabi	215,557	7.49
13	Moscow-Domodedovo	183,018	155.52
14	Guangzhou	155,068	41.95
15	Shenzhen	140,911	74.86
16	Wuhan	126,618	387.12
17	Sydney	109,003	18.56
18	Melbourne	105,687	16.45
19	Zhengzhou	90,072	118.76
20	Xi'an	84,964	36.94

Top destinations[edit]

Busiest domestic routes[edit]

Busiest domestic routes to and from Phuket Airport (2016)^[35]

Rank	Airport	Passengers handled	Change%
1	Bangkok–Don Mueang	3,371,740	27.24
2	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi	2,792,807	10.97
3	Chiang Mai	455,649	7.40
4	Samui	179,230	12.32
5	Udon Thani	108,754	2.45
6	Hat Yai	40,028	389.28
7	Rayong	34,791	5.78
8	Chiang Rai	13,622	151,255.56

Phuket Airport Passenger Totals (millions)[edit]

Incidents and accidents[edit]

• On 15 April 1985 a Thai Airways Boeing 737-2P5 crashed, killing all 11 people on board. The crew had issued a radio call informing air traffic control that both engines had flamed out. No cause could be determined for the engine shutdown.^[36]


• On 31 August 1987 Thai Airways Flight 365 from Hat Yai International Airport crashed into the ocean upon final approach, killing all 83 people on board. The investigation determined pilot error as the primary cause.^[37]


• On 16 September 2007 One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 arriving on a scheduled flight from Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport crashed after hitting the runway while attempting to land in driving rain and severe wind shear. The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 slid off the runway, split into two, and exploded into flames after an apparent attempt to execute a go-around moments before touchdown. There were 123 passengers and 7 crew on board. 89 died and 40 were injured.^{[citation needed]}

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External links[edit]

Media related to Phuket International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

Phuket travel guide from Wikivoyage

• Official website


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  Current weather for VTSP at NOAA/NWS
  


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  Accident history for HKT at Aviation Safety Network