Phuket International Airport HKTVTSP
Phuket International Airport (HKT) is best understood as Phuket’s main leisure gateway, not a major alliance hub. It handles a broad mix of international holiday traffic across Asia, the Middle East, India, Europe and Russia, plus frequent domestic links to Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Samui and other Thai points. Thai AirAsia, Bangkok Airways and other Thai carriers have meaningful base or focus-city operations here, while Thai Airways brings Star Alliance connectivity mainly through Bangkok. For frequent flyers, HKT feels more like a busy origin/destination airport than a smooth global transfer hub: immigration queues, seasonal peaks, stand/gate changes and terminal changes can matter more than alliance connectivity.
Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
Nonstop from here
Carrier network (who flies) — not availability or price; tap an airport for its awards.
Airport lounges
Bangkok Airways Blue Ribbon Lounge
Blue Ribbon Lounge
Coral Beach Coral Executive Lounge
Coral Beach Lounge
Coral Premium Lounge
Coral Sino Lounge
The Coral Executive Lounge
The Coral Executive Lounge
Lounge access is reference info; commission never ranks.
Official info
- Official site
- https://phuket.airportthai.co.th/
- General
- 1722
- Customer service
- 1722
As of 2026-06-20 — confirm with the airport.
Airport facts
- ICAO
- VTSP
- Elevation
- 82 ft
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 10171 ft
Terminals
To the city
- Airport Bus → Phuket Old Bus Station / Phuket city · official airport page states buses leave every hour; Phuket Airport to City 08:15-20:15 and City to Phuket Airport 09:15-21:15
- Airport Bus Express → Patong Beach · official airport page states Airport to Patong Beach 08:00-20:00 and Patong Beach to Airport 06:00-18:30
- Phuket Smart Bus → beach route including Patong, Karon, Kata and Rawai · official airport page states service is available at the Domestic Terminal near the arrival exit
- Bus / coach
- Airport Bus to Phuket city, Airport Bus Express to Patong Beach, Phuket Smart Bus beach route, and public passenger vans to Patong/Kata/Karon are described on the official airport page.
- Taxi
- Taxi is listed on the official airport transportation page; detailed operating information was not available in the crawled official text.
Airport services
Cities served
Hotels near the airport
Reference data — airport facts AI-sourced (likely), confirm with the airport; commission never ranks.