Phuket International Airport (IATA : HKT, ICAO : VTSP)

Position
Phuket International Airport (HKT) is the gateway to Phuket Island, a paradise for tourists in the southern part of Thailand. HKT is now under supervision of the Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT). Phuket Island and nearby provinces are popular resort areas and Phuket International Airport enjoys a large number of passengers from all over the world, and plays an important role in promoting travel and tourism in the southern region as well as throughout the kingdom. It is the second busiest airport in Thailand in terms of passengers (but not cargo), after Suvarnabhumi Airport in the Bangkok metropolitan area. Today, 10 airlines are on service and more than 2,900,000 passengers, 27,000 flights and 12,000 tons of cargo are handled at the airport.



Location
HKT is located in the north of Phuket Island, 32 kilometres from the center of Phuket City, 82 feets above sea level.

Airport Facts
The airport has 2 terminals : Terminal 1 is used for international flights and Terminal 2 for domestic flights.
Service time of airport : 24 hours
Runway : 09/27, 3,000 metres long and 45 metres wide
Accommodation capacity : 10 flights per hour
Characteristics : asphaltic concrete
Durability : PCN 69/F/C/W/T
Taxi way : 8
Apron Area : 94,800 square metres

Terminal
Total Area : 45,688 square metres
Arrival : 3,590 square metres
Departure : 4,243 square metres
Government Office : 659 square metres
Rental Area : 6,897 square metres
Other Public Area : 26,540 square metres

References :
1. Airport of Thailand Public Company Limited, Official Airports Website
(http://www.airportthai.co.th/airportnew/phuket/)
2. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phuket_International_Airport)