Phuket International Airport

Phuket International Airport

ท่าอากาศยานภูเก็ต

Tha-akatsayan Phuket
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAirports of Thailand
ServesPhuket
LocationMai Khao, Thalang, 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
HKT/VTSP
Location in Phuket province
HKT/VTSP
Location in Thailand
HKT/VTSP
Location in Southeast Asia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 3,000 9,843 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2024)
Total passengers17,215,315 23.15%
International passengers10,573,403 37.02%
Domestic passengers6,641,912 6.06%
Aircraft movements103,675 18.75%
Freight (tonnes)57,655 78.95%
Sources: Airport Airports of Thailand

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.