Phuket International Airport
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| Phuket International Airport ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติภูเก็ต |
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IATA: HKT – ICAO: VTSP
 HKT
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Airports of Thailand (A.O.T.) | ||
| Location | Phuket, Thailand | ||
| Hub for | Thai AirAsia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 25 m / 82 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 08°06′48″N 098°19′01″E / 8.11333°N 98.31694°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 09/27 | 3,000 | 9,843 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2011) | |||
| Passengers | 8,467,860 | ||
| Aircraft operations | 56,673 | ||
| Sources: Airports of Thailand[1] | |||
Phuket International Airport (IATA: HKT, ICAO: VTSP) is an airport serving the Phuket Province of Thailand. It is located in the north of Phuket Island, 32 kilometres 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.
The airport has two terminals: Terminal 1 is used for international flights and Terminal 2 for domestic flights.
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[edit] 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.[2]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Aeroflot | Seasonal: Moscow-Sheremetyevo | 1 |
| Air Asia | Seasonal: Chongqing | 1 |
| Air Bagan | Yangon | 1 |
| Air Berlin | Abu Dhabi [begins 25 March 2012], Berlin-Tegel | 1 |
| Air China | Beijing-Capital | 1 |
| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur | 1 |
| Asiana Airlines | Seoul-Incheon | 1 |
| Bangkok Airways | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Koh Samui, Trat, U-Tapao | 2 |
| Business Air | Busan, Seoul-Incheon | 1 |
| China Airlines | Taipei-Taoyuan | 1 |
| China Eastern Airlines | Charter: Kunming, Chengdu, Chongqing | 1 |
| Condor Flugdienst | Seasonal: Frankfurt | 1 |
| Dragonair | Hong Kong | 1 |
| Eastar Jet | Seoul-Incheon | 1 |
| Edelweiss Air | Seasonal: Zürich | 1 |
| Enter Air | Seasonal: Warsaw, Kraków | 1 |
| Finnair | Seasonal: Helsinki, Turku | 1 |
| Firefly | Penang | 1 |
| Hainan Airlines | Beijing-Capital, Hangzhou | 1 |
| Hong Kong Airlines | Hong Kong | 1 |
| Indonesia AirAsia | Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta | 1 |
| Jetairfly | Seasonal: Brussels | 1 |
| Jetstar Airways | Sydney | 1 |
| Jetstar Asia Airways | Seasonal: Singapore | 1 |
| I-Fly | Moscow-Vnukovo, Krasnoyarsk | 1 |
| Korean Air | Seoul-Incheon | 1 |
| Mahan Air | Tehran-Imam Khomeini | 1 |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur | 1 |
| Nok Air | Bangkok-Don Mueang | 2 |
| Nordwind Airlines | Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk | 1 |
| Novair | Seasonal:Stockholm-Arlanda | 1 |
| Orient Thai Airlines | Bangkok-Don Mueang | 2 |
| Qatar Airways | Doha, Kuala Lumpur | 1 |
| S7 Airlines | Irkutsk, Novosibirsk | 1 |
| Shanghai Airlines | Shanghai-Pudong | 1 |
| Sichuan Airlines | Chongqing | 1 |
| SilkAir | Singapore | 1 |
| Thai AirAsia | Denpasar/Bali, Hong Kong, Singapore | 1 |
| Thai AirAsia | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chiang Mai, Ubon Ratchatani, Udon Thani | 2 |
| Thai Airways International | Hong Kong, Perth, Seoul-Incheon Seasonal: Copenhagen |
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| Thai Airways International | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chiang Mai [ends 1 August 2012] | 2 |
| Thai Smile | Chiang Mai [begins 1 August 2012] | 2 |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia | Charter: Copenhagen, Malmö, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda | 1 |
| Tiger Airways | Singapore | 1 |
| Transaero Airlines | Ekaterinburg, Moscow-Domodedovo, Saint-Petersburg Seasonal: Moscow-Sheremetyevo |
1 |
| TransAsia Airways | Taipei-Taoyuan | 1 |
| Travel Service Hungary | Seasonal: Budapest | 1 |
| TUIfly Nordic | Charter: Billund, Copenhagen, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda | 1 |
| UTair Aviation | Charter: Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Yekaterinburg | 1 |
| Virgin Australia | Perth | 1 |
| XL Airways France | Paris-Charles de Gaulle | 1 |
- Notes
^1 There are 3 weekly flights operating the Bangkok-Copenhagen-Phuket-Bangkok route. This is a one-way route whereby there are no direct flights from Phuket to Copenhagen. Passengers wishing to fly from Phuket to Copenhagen must transit in Bangkok. [3].
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Phuket (1961—1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.8 (89.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.9 (82.2) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 29.8 (1.173) |
20.9 (0.823) |
49.1 (1.933) |
121.9 (4.799) |
319.4 (12.575) |
268.9 (10.587) |
290.5 (11.437) |
272.6 (10.732) |
399.0 (15.709) |
309.6 (12.189) |
175.7 (6.917) |
59.4 (2.339) |
2,316.8 (91.213) |
| Avg. rainy days | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 170 |
| Source no. 1: Thai Meteorological Department[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source no. 2: Hong Kong Observatory [5] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- 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.[6]
- 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.[7]
- 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]
[edit] References
- ^ [1], AOT Investors Site | accessdate = 2012-01-13
- ^ "Phuket Magazine". http://www.phuketmagazine.com/phukets-airport-expansion-set-to-start-in-november/. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ^ http://www.takeoff.dk/news/21189
- ^ "30 year Average (1961-1990) - PHUKET". Thai Meteorological Department. http://www.tmd.go.th/EN/province_stat.php?StationNumber=48564. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Phuket". Hong Kong Observatory. http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/asia/se_asia/phuket_e.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ "AirDisaster.Com Accident Database". http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=04151985®=HS-TBB&airline=Thai+Airways. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
- ^ "AirDisaster.Com Accident Database". http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=08311987®=HS-TBC&airline=Thai+Airways. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
[edit] Gallery
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Welcome sign
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Aerial view of the airport
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One-Two-GO Airlines HS-UTK
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Runway
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Aerial view
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Control tower
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Plane landing
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Phuket International Airport |
- Phuket International Airport
- Airport information for VTSP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for VTSP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for VTSP at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for HKT at Aviation Safety Network
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