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Phuket International Airport

ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติภูเก็ต
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports of Thailand (A.O.T.)
LocationPhuket, Thailand
Hub forThai AirAsia
Thai Airways International
Elevation AMSL25 m / 82 ft
Coordinates08°06′48″N 098°19′01″E / 8.11333°N 98.31694°E / 8.11333; 98.31694
Websitewww.airportthai.co.th/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Sources: Airport web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3]

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 is used for national flights. The airport has several shops, a duty-free shop and restaurants.

Past 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.[4]
  • 31 August 1987: Thai Airways Flight 365 crashed into the ocean on final approach, killing all 83 people on board. The investigation determined pilot error as the primary cause.[5]
  • 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.

Airlines and destinations

Terminal 1 (International)

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsiaKuala Lumpur
Air BerlinBerlin-Tegel, Munich
Air ChinaBeijing-Capital
Asiana AirlinesSeoul-Incheon
Blue Panorama AirlinesMilan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino
China AirlinesTaipei-Taoyuan
China Eastern AirlinesKunming[6]
China Southern AirlinesGuangzhou
Condor FlugdienstFrankfurt
DragonairHong Kong
Edelweiss AirZürich
FinnairHelsinki
FireflyPenang, Subang
Happy AirwaysLangkawi
Jetstar AirwaysSydney
Jetstar Asia AirwaysSingapore [resumes 15 December]
Korean AirSeoul-Incheon
Malaysia AirlinesKuala Lumpur
NovairStockholm-Arlanda
Shanghai AirlinesShanghai-Pudong
SilkAirSingapore
Sky Star AirwaysSeoul-Incheon, Busan
Tiger AirwaysSingapore
Thai AirAsiaHong Kong [begins 15 November][7], Ho Chi Minh City [begins December][8], Jakarta [begins 15 November][9], Medan [begins December][10], Singapore
Thai Airways InternationalHong Kong, Perth, Tokyo-Narita
Thomas Cook Airlines ScandinaviaCopenhagen, Malmö, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda
Transaero AirlinesMoscow-Domodedovo
TransAsia AirwaysTaipei-Taoyuan
TUIfly NordicBillund, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Malmö, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda
Uni AirKaohsiung
V Australia Brisbane [begins 22 November], Melbourne [begins 3 December]
Virgin Blue operated by Pacific BluePerth [begins 14 November]
XL Airways France Brussels, Paris-Charles de Gaulle

Terminal 2 (Domestic)

AirlinesDestinations
Bangkok AirwaysBangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Pattaya-Utapao, Samui
Nok AirBangkok-Don Mueang
One-Two-GO AirlinesBangkok-Don Mueang
Thai AirAsiaBangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chiang Mai [begins December][11]
Thai Airways InternationalBangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chiang Mai
Happy AirwaysHat Yai (begin October)
  • Welcome sign
    Welcome sign
  • Aerial view of the airport
    Aerial view of the airport
  • One-Two-GO Airlines HS-UTK
    One-Two-GO Airlines HS-UTK
  • Runway
    Runway
  • Aerial view
    Aerial view
  • Control tower
    Control tower
  • Plane landing
    Plane landing

References

  1. ^ Phuket International Airport, official web site
  2. ^ Template:WAD
  3. ^ Airport information for HKT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. ^ "AirDisaster.Com Accident Database". Retrieved 2007-09-18.
  5. ^ "AirDisaster.Com Accident Database". Retrieved 2007-09-18.
  6. ^ http://www.echinacities.com/cityguide/Kunming/whatson/InPulse.aspx?WID=6003
  7. ^ http://www.airasia.com/site/my/en/promotion.jsp?reference=rr074
  8. ^ http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/aviation/26353/thai-airasia-seeks-regional-expansion
  9. ^ http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/aviation/26353/thai-airasia-seeks-regional-expansion
  10. ^ http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/aviation/26353/thai-airasia-seeks-regional-expansion
  11. ^ http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/aviation/26353/thai-airasia-seeks-regional-expansion


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