Phuket International Airport
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| Phuket International Airport ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติภูเก็ต |
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| IATA: HKT – ICAO: VTSP | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Airports of Thailand (A.O.T.) | ||
| Location | Phuket, Thailand | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 25 m / 82 ft | ||
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| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 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.
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[edit] 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. 89 died and 41 were injured.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] International Airlines
- AirAsia (Kuala Lumpur)
- Thai AirAsia (Singapore)
- Air China (Beijing)
- Air India Express (Delhi, Kolkata, Port Blair) [starting end 2008]
- Asiana Airlines (Seoul-Incheon) seasonal
- China Airlines (Taipei-Taoyuan)
- China Southern Airlines (Guangzhou)
- Condor Airlines (Frankfurt)
- Dragonair (Hong Kong)
- Far Eastern Air Transport (Kaohsiung)
- Jetstar Airways (Sydney)
- Jetstar Asia Airways (Singapore)
- Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
- LTU International (Dusseldorf, Munich)
- Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)
- Firefly (Penang)
- Martinair (Amsterdam, Muscat)
- Orient Thai Airlines (Hong Kong, Karachi)
- Shanghai Airlines (Shanghai-Pudong)
- Bangkok Airways
- Siem Reap Airways (Siem Reap)
- SilkAir (Singapore)
- Tiger Airways (Singapore)
- Thai Airways International (Hong Kong, Taipei-Taoyuan, Perth, Seoul-Incheon)
- Transaero (Moscow-Domodedovo)[6]
- Uni Air (Kaohsiung)
[edit] International Airlines - Charter
- Belair (Zurich)
- Finnair (Helsinki, Oulu)
- Hong Kong Airlines (Hong Kong)
- Livingston Airlines (Milan- departure only, Phnom Penh- arrival only)
- Novair (Stockholm-Arlanda, Copenhagen, Gothenburg)
- Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia (Billund, Copenhagen, Malmö, Oslo, Stockholm-Arlanda)
- TransAsia Airways (Taipei-Taoyuan)
- Travel Service (Czech Republic) (Prague)
- TUIfly Nordic (Copenhagen, Malmö, Oslo, Stockholm-Arlanda)
- Zoom Airlines (Billund, Copenhagen)
[edit] Domestic Airlines
- AirAsia
- Thai AirAsia (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
- Bangkok Airways (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chiang Mai , Pattaya-Utapao, Samui)
- Orient Thai Airlines (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi[7])
- One-Two-GO Airlines (Bangkok-Don Mueang)
- Thai Airways International (Bangkok-Don Mueang, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chiang Mai [Arrival only])
- Nok Air (Bangkok-Don Mueang, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
[edit] Gallery
 One-Two-GO Airlines HS-UTK |
 Phuket International Airport runway |
 Phuket International Airport aerial view |
 Phuket International Airport control tower |
 Plane Landing at Phuket International Airport. |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Phuket International Airport, official web site
- ^ Airport information for VTSP at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for HKT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ "AirDisaster.Com Accident Database". Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
- ^ "AirDisaster.Com Accident Database". Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
- ^ (Russian) Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Summer Air Traffic Schedule 25.03.2007 - 27.10.2007 (Airports - Russian international), 29 May 2007, p. 53
- ^ http://www.bangkokpost.com/Business/03Sep2007_biz33.php
[edit] External links
- Hybrid map and satellite image
- Current weather for VTSP at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for HKT at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for VTSP at World Aero Data
