Hat Yai International Airport Explained

Nativename-A:Thai: ท่าอากาศยานหาดใหญ่
Thai: สนามบินหาดใหญ่
Image2-Width:360
Iata:HDY
Icao:VTSS
Pushpin Map:Thailand
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Thailand
Mapframe:yes
Pushpin Label:HDY/VTSS
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Owner-Oper:Airports of Thailand
City-Served:Hat Yai
Location:Khlong La, Khlong Hoi Khong, Songkhla, Thailand
Elevation-F:90
Elevation-M:27
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length-F:10,007
R1-Length-M:3,150
R1-Surface:Asphalt concrete
Stat-Year:2023
Stat1-Header:Total passengers
Stat1-Data:3,122,124 6.01%
Stat2-Header:International passengers
Stat2-Data:248,476 139.76%
Stat3-Header:Domestic passengers
Stat3-Data:2,873,648 1.14%
Stat4-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat4-Data:20,230 4.01%
Stat5-Header:Freight (tonnes)
Stat5-Data:3,179 15.05%
Footnotes:Source: Airports of Thailand[1]

Hat Yai International Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานหาดใหญ่,) is 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 3 million passengers per year, 12,000 flights, and 3,000 tons of cargo, making it the fifth busiest airport in the country by passenger traffic in 2023.

Overview

At longitude 100° 23' 55" E and latitude 06° 55' 46" N, 28 m above sea level, the airport is 9km (06miles) 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.Website name: hatyai.airportthai.co.th

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year

Comparison of passenger volume, aircraft movements and cargo volume at Hat Yai International Airport, by year[2]
YearPassengersChange from
previous year
MovementsCargo
(tons)
Notes
20111,869,11314,03215,476
20122,127,48313.82%15,05216,206
20132,552,50919.98%17,55112,295
20143,147,28123.3%22,3199,287
20153,639,93615.65%24,6079,695
20164,004,66510.02%28,0979,044
20174,367,3649.06%30,0679,567
20184,256,1072.55%29,2038,445
20193,898,0928.41%25,8997,794
20202,371,193 39.17%18,7984,693
20211,209,855 48.98%10,1503,192
20222,944,984143.42%21,0753,742
20233,122,1246.01%20,2303,179

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.[3]

Accidents and incidents

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Air Transport Statistic. Airports of Thailand . 16 January 2024.
  2. Web site: 2024-07-11 . AOT traffic statistics .
  3. News: . AoT plans Hat Yai expansion . en . Bangkok Post . 2022-12-08.
  4. Web site: ข่าวดังข้ามเวลา ตอน "ล่า…ระเบิดเมือง" [คลิปเต็มรายการ]]. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/-MVJAu2VJ4o. 2021-12-12 . live. สํานักข่าวไทย TNAMCOT. 29 February 2016. YouTube.