Phuket International Airport (HKT), the gateway to Phuket Island, a paradise of tourists in the southern part of Thailand. HKT is now under supervision of the Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited [ AOT]. Phuket Island and nearby provinces are popular resort areas, Phuket International Airport then enjoys a high level of arriving passengers from all over the world and plays an important role in promoting travel and tourism in the southern region as well as throughout the kingdom. Nowadays, 10 airlines are on service and more than 2,900,000 passengers, 20,000 flights and 12,000 tons of cargo are handled at this airport.

Located at longitude 98 18' 45" and latitude 08 06' 38", 82 feet above sea level, Phuket International Airport is 32 kms. from downtown Phuket.

Domestic Flights - Time Tables

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 International

Total Area 45,688 m2 Arrival 3,590 m2 Departure 4,243 m2 Transit - Piers - AOT Office - Government Office 659 m2 Rental Area 6,897 m2 Other Public Area 26,540 m2 Peak Hour Capacity (Passenger/Hour) Arrival 1,200 Departure 1,000

 Domestic

Total Area 19,144 m2 Arrival 1,400 m2 Departure 1,400 m2 Piers - AOT Office 550 m2 Rental Area 4,106 m2 Other Public Area 11,688 m2 Peak Hour Capacity (Passenger/Hour) Arrival 900 Departure 900

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  Note:  

Limousine service from Phuket Airport to the hotel - It is reported that the drivers of the limousine service at Phuket Airport are telling you that your booked or chosen hotel is not in operation, or something similar, and try to bring you to "a friends" agency or hotel instead. Don't fall for it as this is a scam of the limousine drivers to extort huge commissions from the hotels - which you have to pay for.

  PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVISE BELOW 

Always book your Hotel and airport transfer in advance, even if only for one night. It's much easier to shop for a deal once you've escaped the Airport Taxi Touts, because no Hotel will be able to offer you any special deal when you arrive in an airport taxi. Also, drivers employed by Hotels are generally more friendly and helpful.

If you don't have time to book in advance, simply order the taxi to go directly to the hotel of your choice and tell him you already have a booking. But this will sometimes create a problem for the hotel because if you don't have any documentation of your booking, the taxi driver will insist the hotel pay a commission anyway. They are very pushy and often times will volunteer to help carry your bags to reception so they can see if you produce documentation of a booking at check in.

Never discuss your travel details with Airport Taxi drivers, treat them exactly as what they are, a service which employs low class people to perform the job of bringing you from point A to point B. Never give a taxi driver any respect, they see that as a sign that you are weak and can be taken advantage of. It's important to remember, they demand a commission on every night you stay not just the first night. They even come back and check with reception to see if you checked out or stayed longer.

Please keep a note of the taxi's ID number in case you want to report any strange behavior and in case the driver asks the hotel to pay a commission after you check in, you can give that information to the Hotel.
Use the metered taxi's if possible. Help them to get their business going, but please follow the same guidelines above as they also would like to get a piece of the hotel action.