Phuket International Airport features three distinct terminals to manage its air traffic. Terminal 2 is designated for international flights, while Terminal 3 handles domestic flights. Additionally, Terminal X, specifically intended for charter flights, was opened in February 2014.
To accommodate increasing passenger traffic, Phuket International Airport underwent a significant expansion and renovation project, which was completed in 2016 at a cost of 5.14 billion baht.[4] This expansion of the new international terminal increased its capacity to handle 12.5 million passengers annually.[5] Overall, the expansion enhanced the airport's total capacity from 6.5 million to 20 million passengers per year.[6]
In light of the airport's congestion and limited space for further expansion, a proposal for a rail link from Krabi International Airport, an alternate location, was put forward in 2012. This suggestion aimed to alleviate the growing traffic and logistical challenges faced by Phuket Airport.[7]
Futureedit
A proposal for a new international airport has been put forward, aimed at serving three provinces: Phang Nga, Phuket, and Krabi. The construction of this airport is planned to be carried out in two phases. The first phase of the project was anticipated to be completed by 2025, but in 2022 the entire proposal was put on hold. The new airport was intended to function as an alternative to the existing Phuket and Krabi airports, offering additional capacity and potentially alleviating air traffic congestion in the region.[8][9][10]
1: This flight makes a stop at Penang. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Phuket and Penang.
Traffic statisticsedit
Phuket is a favourite tourist destination in the region. International passengers mainly come from Asia Pacific and Europe.[89] In 2012 it ranked second-busiest in total passenger traffic, after Suvarnabhumi Airport in the Bangkok metropolitan area. In mid-2015 the airport, designed to handle 20 flights per hour, was servicing 23 per hour.[90]
Phuket airport handled 12.9 million passengers in 2015, 12.8 percent more than 2014, with international numbers rising 8.27 percent to 6.95 million and domestic up 18.6 percent to 5.9 million. Aircraft movements grew 11.6 percent to 84,758, with 43,996 international (up 7.63 percent) and 40,762 domestic (up 16.1 percent).[4]
Passenger movementsedit
Year
Domestic
International
Total
Change%
1995
1,730,895
919,503
2,650,398
9.68
1996
1,896,068
879,688
2,775,756
4.73
1997
1,898,303
942,336
2,840,639
2.34
1998
2,132,108
1,010,606
3,142,714
10.63
1999
2,035,836
1,189,895
3,225,731
2.64
2000
2,171,146
1,358,745
3,541,575
9.43
2001
2,240,264
1,370,429
3,610,693
2.29
2002
2,230,663
1,382,858
3,613,521
0.08
2003
2,104,548
1,496,401
3,600,949
0.35
2004
2,826,022
2,024,879
4,850,901
34.71
2005
2,246,723
922,311
3,169,034
34.67
2006
3,032,976
1,677,723
4,710,699
48.65
2007
3,513,966
2,190,399
5,704,365
21.09
2008
3,321,443
2,409,305
5,703,748
0.46
2009
3,489,012
2,290,906
5,779,918
0.86
2010
3,701,427
3,342,356
7,043,783
21.87
2011
4,097,276
4,370,719
8,467,995
20.22
2012
4,475,624
5,065,928
9,541,552
12.68
2013
4,958,880
6,383,611
11,342,491
18.87
2014
4,976,451
6,425,047
11,401,498
0.52
2015
5,909,356
6,950,000
12,859,356
12.8
2016
6,997,879
8,109,306
15,107,185
17.48
2017
7,655,579
9,200,058
16,855,637
11.6
2018
7,817,894
10,403,631
18,221,525
8.1
2019
7,452,262
10,666,178
18,118,440
0.57
2020
2,332,349
3,155,264
5,429,708
70.0
2021
1,502,356
287,481
1,789,837
67.04
2022
4,659,672
3,155,264
7,814,936
336.63%
2023
6,262,326
7,716,858
13,979,184
78.88%
Aircraft movementsedit
Year
Domestic
International
Total
Change%
1995
11,135
9,380
20,515
6.79
1996
11,586
9,626
21,212
3.40
1997
11,402
10,257
21,659
2.11
1998
9,673
10,272
19,945
7.91
1999
9,391
11,887
21,278
6.68
2000
11,850
11,472
23,322
9.61
2001
12,705
12,467
25,172
7.93
2002
10,920
12,248
23,168
7.96
2003
12,669
12,015
24,684
6.54
2004
16,765
15,917
32,682
32.40
2005
14,115
9,970
24,085
26.30
2006
17,207
13,680
30,887
28.24
2007
23,915
16,884
40,799
32.09
2008
20,814
17,177
37,991
6.88
2009
20,883
16,987
37,870
0.32
2010
25,311
23,257
48,568
28.25
2011
27,932
28,741
56,673
16.69
2012
28,578
32,426
61,004
7.64
2013
32,370
40,219
72,589
18.99
2014
35,096
40,878
75,974
4.66
2015
40,762
43,996
84,758
16.1
2016
48,883
48,930
97,813
15.4
2017
52,609
53,484
106,093
8.5
2018
54,514
63,766
118,280
11.49
2019
50,409
65,167
115,576
2.29
2020
25,505
13,343
38,848
66.4
2021
14,347
4,177
18,524
52.32
2022
36,033
21,436
57,469
57,469
2023
44,080
43,224
87,304
51.91
Freight tonnageedit
Year
Domestic
International
Total
Change%
1995
5,659
5,021
10,680
198.16
1996
7,994
5,620
13,614
27.47
1997
8,285
7,522
15,807
16.11
1998
8,213
7,683
15,896
0.56
1999
10,963
11,455
22,418
41.03
2000
9,841
11,091
20,932
6.63
2001
9,345
9,651
18,996
9.25
2002
10,352
12,855
23,207
22.17
2003
10,866
12,338
23,204
0.01
2004
13,382
14,659
28,041
20.85
2005
12,306
6,425
18,731
33.20
2006
13,384
4,729
18,113
3.30
2007
13,268
6,452
19,720
8.87
2008
12,671
6,535
19,206
2.61
2009
13,195
7,780
20,975
9.21
2010
17,434
12,810
30,244
44.19
2011
17,627
10,687
28,314
6.38
2012
18,798
15,541
34,339
21.28
2013
17,234
17,386
34,620
0.82
2014
17,653
22,631
40,284
16.36
2015
14,552
22,822
37,374
7.22
2016
14,676
28,538
43,214
5.73
2017
15,670
37,529
53,990
23.1
2018
15,864
46,274
62,138
15.09
2019
11,592
41,120
52,712
15.17
2020
4,429
10,797
11,904
78.1
2021
2,111
2,098
4,209
64.64
2022
3,152
3,391
6,543
68.37
2023
4,699
27,518
32,217
330.71
Busiest international routesedit
Busiest international routes to and from Phuket International Airport (2019)[91]
Annual passenger traffic at HKT airport.
See Wikidata query.
Incidents and accidentsedit
15 April 1985: A Thai Airways CompanyBoeing 737-200 (registered HS-TBB) 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.[92]
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 while attempting to land in driving rain and severe wind shear. The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (registered HS-OMG) 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 seven crew on board; 89 died and 40 were injured.[citation needed]
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External linksedit
Media related to Phuket International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Phuket travel guide from Wikivoyage