Samui Airport
| Samui International Airport ท่าอากาศยานสมุย | |||||||||||
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| IATA: USM – ICAO: VTSM | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Bangkok Airways | ||||||||||
| Operator | Bangkok Airways | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ko Samui | ||||||||||
| Location | Tambon Bo Phut, Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Bangkok Airways | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 64 ft / 20 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 09°32′52″N 100°03′44″E / 9.54778°N 100.06222°ECoordinates: 09°32′52″N 100°03′44″E / 9.54778°N 100.06222°E | ||||||||||
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  USM Location of airport in Thailand | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2015) | |||||||||||
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Samui International Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติสมุย) (IATA: USM, ICAO: VTSM), also known as Ko Samui Airport or Koh Samui Airport, is a privately owned airport on the island of Ko Samui (Koh Samui) in Thailand. The airport is roughly 2 km north of the main city and largest resort centre on the island, Chaweng. It was built by Bangkok Airways. Construction began in 1982 and the airport was officially opened in April 1989.
Samui Airport has a unique, open-air design with the indoor areas being the gift shop, ticket office, toilets, and VIP lounge area. It is also the country's seventh busiest airport handling more than a million passengers annually. The airport has two terminals (domestic and international). The international terminal is about 50 metres north of the domestic terminal. Samui Airport is near the Big Buddha Pier where ferries depart to Ko Pha Ngan. High speed ferries to Ko Tao and Chumphon depart from the Maenam Beach Pier, approximately 6 km northwest of the airport.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
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| Bangkok Airways | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Chiang Mai, Krabi, Pattaya–U-Tapao, Phuket | Domestic |
| Bangkok Airways | Chengdu, Guangzhou (begins 14 December 2016),[1] Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur–International, Singapore | International |
| Lucky Air | Chengdu,[2] Kunming | International |
| SilkAir | Singapore | International |
| Thai Airways | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi | Domestic |
Statistics
| Year | Flights | Arriving Passengers | Departing Passengers | Total passengers |
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| 2005[3] | 15,818 | 584,023 | 621,313 | 1,205,336 |
| 2006[4] | 18,762 | 689,063 | 711,196 | 1,400,259 |
| 2007[5] | 15,783 | 577,600 | 611,554 | 1,189,154 |
| 2008[6] | 17,707 | 673,851 | 691,283 | 1,365,439 |
| 2015[7] | 1,024,373 | |||
| Source: Thailand's Department of Civil Aviation & C9 Hotel Works | ||||
Accidents and incidents
- On 21 November 1990, a Bangkok Airways Bombardier Dash 8 crashed while attempting to land in heavy rain and high winds. All 38 people on board were killed.[8]
- On 4 August 2009, Bangkok Airways Flight 266, an ATR-72 between Krabi and Ko Samui skidded off the runway, killing one of the pilots.[9]
References
- ↑ "Bangkok Airways delays Koh Samui – China launch to Dec 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ "Lucky Air Adds Chengdu – Koh Samui from late-July 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ "Samui Airport 2005 Statistics". Thai Department of Civil Aviation.
- ↑ "Samui Airport 2006 Statistics". Thai Department of Civil Aviation.
- ↑ "Samui Airport 2007 Statistics". Thai Department of Civil Aviation.
- ↑ "Samui Airport 2008 Statistics" (PDF). Thai Department of Civil Aviation.
- ↑ "Samui Airport 2015 Statistics" (PDF). C9 Hotel Works.
- ↑ "ACCIDENT DETAILS". Plane Crash Info. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ "Fatalities reported as Bangkok Airways ATR 72–500 skids off runway". Flight Global. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
External links
Ko Samui travel guide from Wikivoyage- Samui Airport (bangkokair.com)
- Samui Airport Guide
- Samui Airport Transfer
- Airport info and chart (thaiflyingclub.com)
- Airport information for VTSM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Samui Airport Statistics