Hat Yai International Airport ( th, ท่าอากาศยานหาดใหญ่, ) is an

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in southern

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in Songkhla Province near the city of

Hat Yai Hat Yai ( th, หาดใหญ่, , also Haad Yai or Had Yai) is a city in southern Thailand near the Malaysian border. It is south of Bangkok, and has a population of 156,802 (2019) in the city itself and an urban population of about 400,00 ...

. It is under the management of

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, 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 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

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s 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, was already seeing 4.5 million passengers in 2018. The upgradation will expand the airport's capacity to serve over 10 million passengers by 2030.

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.

Gallery

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at the Airport

References

External links

Hat Yai International Airport
Official site Airports in Thailand Buildings and structures in Songkhla province {{Thailand-airport-stub