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Phuket International Airport ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติภูเก็ต | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports of Thailand (A.O.T.) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Phuket, Thailand | ||||||||||
| Location | Amphoe Thalang | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Thai AirAsia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 82 ft / 25 m | ||||||||||
| Website | www.airportthai.co.th/... | ||||||||||
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  HKT Location of Phuket Airport in Thailand | |||||||||||
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Phuket International Airport (Template:Lang-th) (IATA: HKT, ICAO: VTSP) is an airport serving Phuket Province of Thailand. It is located in the north of Phuket Island, 32 kilometres (17 nautical miles) 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 second busiest airport in Thailand in terms of passengers (but not cargo), after Suvarnabhumi Airport in the Bangkok metropolitan area.
Facilities
The airport resides 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).[3]
The airport has two terminals: Terminal 1 is used for international flights and Terminal 2 for domestic flights.
Airport expansion
Due to record-setting passenger numbers, the airport is currently undergoing a THB 5.8 billion (approx. USD $188 million) expansion and renovation which will last until 2015. The expansion plans call for a new international terminal, refurbishment of the existing terminal for domestic use, and other airfield improvements. A new car park as well as air cargo office are also being planned. Terminal construction is expected to start in July 2012.[5] A rail link from alternate Krabi Airport is being considered as well as the airport is congested and has little room to expand beyond 2015.[6]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Aeroflot | Seasonal: Moscow-Sheremetyevo | 1 |
| Aerosvit | Seasonal: Kiev-Boryspil | 1 |
| Air Berlin | Abu Dhabi | 1 |
| Air China | Beijing-Capital | 1 |
| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur | 1 |
| Air New Zealand | Seasonal: Auckland | 1 |
| Arkefly | Seasonal: Amsterdam | 1 |
| Asiana Airlines | Seoul-Incheon | 1 |
| Austrian Airlines operated by Tyrolean Airways | Seasonal: Vienna | 1 |
| Bangkok Airways | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Koh Samui, Pattaya-U Tapao, Trat | 2 |
| Business Air | Busan, Seoul-Incheon | 1 |
| China Airlines | Taipei-Taoyuan Charter: Kaohsiung | 1 |
| China Eastern Airlines | Kunming | 1 |
| China Southern Airlines | Guangzhou | 1 |
| Condor Flugdienst | Seasonal: Frankfurt, Munich | 1 |
| Dragonair | Hong Kong | 1 |
| Edelweiss Air | Seasonal: Geneva, Zürich | 1 |
| Emirates | Dubai [begins 10 December 2012][7] | 1 |
| Finnair | Seasonal: Helsinki | 1 |
| Firefly | Langkawi, Penang | 1 |
| Hainan Airlines | Haikou, Nanning, Sanya | 1 |
| Happy Air | Bangkok-Don Mueang | 2 |
| Holidays Czech Airlines | Seasonal: Prague | 2 |
| Indonesia AirAsia | Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta | 1 |
| I-Fly | Moscow-Vnukovo | 1 |
| Jetairfly | Brussels | 1 |
| Jetstar Airways | Brisbane, Sydney, Tokyo-Narita | 1 |
| Jetstar Asia Airways | Osaka-Kansai, Singapore | 1 |
| Juneyao Airlines | Shanghai-Pudong [begins 9 November 2012] | 1 |
| Korean Air | Seoul-Incheon | 1 |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur | 1 |
| Mahan Air | Tehran-Imam Khomeini | 1 |
| Nok Air | Bangkok-Don Mueang | 2 |
| Nordwind Airlines | Charter: Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk | 1 |
| Orient Thai Airlines | Bangkok-Don Mueang | 2 |
| Philippine Airlines | Manila | 1 |
| Qatar Airways | Doha, Kuala Lumpur | 1 |
| Rossiya | Seasonal: Saint-Petersburg | 1 |
| S7 Airlines | Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok | 1 |
| Shanghai Airlines | Shanghai-Pudong | 1 |
| Sichuan Airlines | Chengdu, Chongqing | 1 |
| SilkAir | Singapore | 1 |
| Thai AirAsia | Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore | 1 |
| Thai AirAsia | Bangkok-Don Mueang, Chiang Mai, Udon Thani] | 2 |
| Thai Airways International | Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Macau, Perth, Seoul-Incheon, Taipei-Taoyuan, Tokyo-Narita | 1 |
| Thai Airways International | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi | 2 |
| Thai Regional Airlines | Hat Yai, Hua Hin, Krabi | 2 |
| Thai Smile | Chiang Mai | 2 |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia | Charter: Copenhagen, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda | 1 |
| Tiger Airways | Singapore | 1 |
| Transaero Airlines | Moscow-Domodedovo, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Saint-Petersburg Seasonal: Yekaterinburg | 1 |
| Travel Service Hungary | Seasonal: Budapest | 1 |
| TUIfly Nordic | Charter: Bergen, Billund, Copenhagen, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Oslo-Gardermoen, Malmö, Stockholm-Arlanda | 1 |
| UTair Aviation | Charter: Kazan, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Ufa, Yekaterinburg | 1 |
| Virgin Australia | Perth | 1 |
| XL Airways France | Seasonal: Paris-Charles De Gaulle | 1 |
Climate
Incidents and accidents
- 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.[8]
- On 31 August 1987 Thai Airways Flight 365 from Hat Yai International Airport crashed into the ocean on final approach, killing all 83 people on board. The investigation determined pilot error as the primary cause.[9]
- 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 heavily 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. 90 died and 40 were injured.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Phuket International Airport
- ^ "AOT Investors Site". Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ a b Template:WAD
- ^ Airport information for HKT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "Phuket Magazine". Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ http://phuketwan.com/tourism/fly-rail-link-krabi-aims-save-phuket-tourism-choking-death-15531/
- ^ "Emirates Announces Flights to Phuket". Emirates.com. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "AirDisaster.Com Accident Database". Retrieved 18 September 2007.
- ^ "AirDisaster.Com Accident Database". Retrieved 18 September 2007.
Gallery
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Welcome sign -
One-Two-GO Airlines HS-UTK -
Runway -
Aerial view -
Control tower -
Plane landing
External links
- Phuket International Airport, official site
- Current weather for VTSP at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for HKT at Aviation Safety Network