AirportsPhuket International Airport is a large airport serving Phuket, in Phuket Province, Thailand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HKT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HKT
- ICAO code
- VTSP
- City
- Phuket
- State or region
- Phuket Province
- Country
- Thailand
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 8.1133° N, 98.3174° E
- Elevation
- 25 m (82 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,100 m (10,171 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HKT means Phuket International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VTSP. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 8.1133° N, 98.3174° E. It stands 25 metres (82 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Surat Thani, about 160 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Bangkok, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Phuket International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,100 metres (10,171 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 33 airports of Thailand on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,100 m 10,171 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Krabi International AirportKrabi | KBV | 74 km |
| Surat Thani AirportSurat Thani | URT | 145 km |
| Trang AirportTrang | TST | 158 km |
| Nakhon Si Thammarat AirportNakhon Si Thammarat | NST | 185 km |
| Ranong AirportRanong | UNN | 187 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,179 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,003 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,927 km | 6 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,904 km | 12 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,534 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,945 km | 17 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 980 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,195 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,267 km | 9 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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