Phuket International Airport VTSP / HKT
The gateway to Phuket, Phang Nga Bay and Khao Lak, 45 minutes north of Patong and Kata. High season (December–February) brings coordinated slots and strict parking limits; the private-jet terminal provides CIQ. Seaplane and helicopter transfers reach the islands.
9,843 ft
Longest runway
45 min
Drive to Phuket
2
FBOs / handlers
82 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- Yes
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 32 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Up to BBJ/ACJ.
- Website
- www.phuketairportthai.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Phuket Private Jet Terminal (AOT)
- MJets Phuket
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (9,843 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Phuket International Airport · Alex Beltyukov - RuSpotters Team · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons