Hat Yai International Airport
Hat Yai International Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานหาดใหญ่) (IATA: HDY, ICAO: VTSS) is an international airport in southern Thailand in Songkhla Province near the city of Hat Yai. It is under the management of Airports of Thailand, PLC (AOT). Annually, it handles more than 1,500,000 passengers, 9,500 flights and 12,000 tons of cargo. Expansion plans are in the works, as the airport is designed for 2.5 million passengers, was already seeing 3.56 million using it in Sept 2015, will be expanded to 4.5 million capacity scheduled complete by 2018, and 10 million by 2030.[1]
Hat Yai International Airport ท่าอากาศยานหาดใหญ่ | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hat Yai | ||||||||||
| Location | 99 Moo 3, Khlong La, Khlong Hoi Khong, Songkhla, Thailand | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 90 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 06°55′59″N 100°23′34″E | ||||||||||
| Website | hatyai.airportthai.co.th | ||||||||||
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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) from downtown Hat Yai. 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.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
- During the 2005 Songkhla bombings, a bomb planted at the departure lounge by Pattani separatists exploded on 3 April 2005, killing one passenger and injuring 10.[4]
Photo gallery
Hat Yai International Airport Domestic Terminal
Arrival hall
Gate 4 at the Airport
Terminal bay
Nok Air at the Airport
Thai AirAsia Airbus A320 at the Airport
References
- Kositchotethana, Boonsong (3 May 2016). "AoT plans Hat Yai expansion". Bangkok Post. Post Publishing. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- Liu, Jim. "Thai AirAsia W20 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi network adjustment". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- Töre, Özgür. "AirAsia Resumes Flights from Malaysia to Thailand". ftnNews. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- 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