Hat Yai International Airport ท่าอากาศยานหาดใหญ่ | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Airports of Thailand | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hat Yai | ||||||||||
| Location | Khlong La, Khlong Hoi Khong, Songkhla, Thailand | ||||||||||
| Operating base for | Thai AirAsia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 90 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 06°55′59″N 100°23′34″E / 6.93306°N 100.39278°E | ||||||||||
| Website | hatyai | ||||||||||
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Hat Yai International Airport[lower-alpha 1] (IATA: HDY, ICAO: VTSS) is an international airport in Khlong La subdistrict, Khlong Hoi Khong district, Songkhla province in southern Thailand, near the city of Hat Yai. It is under the management of Airports of Thailand, PLC (AOT). It serves more than 1.5 million passengers per year, 9,500 flights and 12,000 tons of cargo.
Overview
At longitude 100° 23' 55" E and latitude 06° 55' 46" N, 28 m above sea level, the airport is 9 km (6 mi) east of downtown Hat Yai and 43 km east of Songkhla city. Highway 4135 (Sanambin Panij Road) links to the airport. Its service hours are 06:00–24:00. The runway can handle 30 flights per hour and its durability is rated at PCN 60/F/C/X/T. There are seven taxiways and an apron area of 56,461 m2.
Statistics
Expansion
Expansion plans are in the works, as the airport is designed for 2.5 million passengers, and was already seeing 4.5 million passengers in 2018. The upgrade will expand the airport's capacity to serve over 10 million passengers by 2030.[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Bangkok Airways | Phuket |
| flyadeal | Seasonal: Jeddah[2] |
| Nok Air | Bangkok–Don Mueang |
| Scoot | Singapore |
| Thai AirAsia | Bangkok–Don Mueang, Chiang Mai, Kuala Lumpur–International,[3] Singapore (begins 1 February 2024)[4] |
| Thai Airways International | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi Seasonal Charter: Medina |
| Thai Lion Air | Bangkok–Don Mueang, Udon Thani |
| Thai VietJet Air | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi |
Accidents and incidents
- During the 2005 Songkhla bombings, a bomb planted at the departure lounge by Pattani separatists exploded on 3 April 2005, killing two passengers and injuring ten.[5]
Gallery
Entrance of airport
Hat Yai International Airport Domestic Terminal
Arrival hall
Gate 4
Terminal bay
Thai AirAsia Airbus A320 at Hat Yai International Airport
Notes
References
- ↑ "AoT plans Hat Yai expansion". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ↑ "FLYADEAL ADDS HAT YAI – JEDDAH A330 CHARTERS IN JUNE 2023".
- ↑ Töre, Özgür. "AirAsia Resumes Flights from Malaysia to Thailand". ftnNews. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ↑ "AirAsia introduces new direct flight from Singapore to Hat Yai from SGD89* all-in one-way". airasia newsroom. AirAsia Group Berhad. 15 November 2023.
- ↑ สํานักข่าวไทย TNAMCOT (29 February 2016). "ข่าวดังข้ามเวลา ตอน "ล่า…ระเบิดเมือง" [คลิปเต็มรายการ]". Archived from the original on 2021-12-12 – via YouTube.
External links
- Hat Yai International Airport, official site