Airports / Thailand / HKT
Phuket International Airport
VTSP / HKTPhuket, ThailandELEV 82 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
40 nm
To the nearest alternate
Krabi International Airport (KBV).
Overview
Phuket International Airport, listed as VTSP / HKT, is a large commercial airport in Phuket, Thailand. The field lies at an elevation of 82 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
HKT has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Krabi International Airport (KBV, 40 nm), Surat Thani Airport (URT, 78 nm), and Trang Airport (TST, 85 nm).
Quotes for flights out of HKT vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from HKT, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
VTSP
IATA
HKT
FAA / Local
VTSP
Elevation
82 ft
Coordinates
8.1133° N · 98.3174° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Thailand fields
state range 5–1,280 ft
At 82 ft, HKT sits lower than 60% of the 43 Thailand fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 40nmKBVKrabi International AirportKrabi
- 78nmURTSurat Thani AirportSurat Thani
- 85nmTSTTrang AirportTrang
- 100nmVTSNCha Eian AirportNakhon Si Thammarat
- 100nmNSTNakhon Si Thammarat AirportNakhon Si Thammarat
- 101nmUNNRanong AirportRanong
Location
Open the full mapVTSP · Phuket International Airport · Phuket, Thailand