Hat Yai International Airport

Hat Yai International Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานหาดใหญ่, RTGS: Tha-akatsayan Hatyai) (IATA: HDY, ICAO: VTSS) is an international airport in southern Thailand in Songkhla Province near the city of Hat Yai. It is under the management of Airports of Thailand, PLC (AOT). It serves more than 1.5 million passengers per year, 9,500 flights and 12,000 tons of cargo.

Hat Yai International Airport

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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAirports of Thailand PCL (AOT)
ServesHat Yai
Location99 Moo 3, Khlong La, Khlong Hoi Khong, Songkhla, Thailand
Operating base forThai AirAsia
Elevation AMSL90 ft / 27 m
Coordinates06°55′59″N 100°23′34″E
Websitehatyai.airportthai.co.th
Maps
HDY is located in Thailand
HDY
HDY
Location of airport in Thailand
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 10,007 3,050 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2017)
Total passengers4,367,364 Increase9.1%
International passengers283,899 Increase8.8%
Domestic passengers4,083,465 Increase9.1%
Aircraft movements30,067 Increase7.0%
Freight (tonnes)11,568 Decrease3.1%

Overview

At longitude 100° 23' 55" E and latitude 06° 55' 46" N, 28 m above sea level, the airport is 9 km (6 mi) east of downtown Hat Yai and 43 km east of Songkhla city. Highway 4135 (Sanambin Panij Road) links to the airport. Its service hours are 06:00–24:00. The runway can handle 30 flights per hour and its durability is rated at PCN 60/F/C/X/T. There are seven taxiways and an apron area of 56,461 m2.

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at HDY airport. See Wikidata query.

Expansion

Expansion plans are in the works, as the airport is designed for 2.5 million passengers, and was already seeing 4.5 million passengers in 2018. The upgrade will expand the airport's capacity to serve over 10 million passengers by 2030.[1]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Bangkok Airways Phuket
flyadeal Seasonal: Jeddah[2]
Nok Air Bangkok–Don Mueang
Scoot Singapore
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Kuala Lumpur–International[3]
Thai Airways International Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi (resumes 1 January 2024)[4]
Seasonal Charter: Medina
Thai Lion Air Bangkok–Don Mueang, Udon Thani
Thai Smile Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi (ends 31 December 2023)[4]
Thai VietJet Air Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi

Accidents and incidents
  • Entrance of airport
    Entrance of airport
  • Hat Yai International Airport Domestic Terminal
    Hat Yai International Airport Domestic Terminal
  • Arrival hall
    Arrival hall
  • Gate 4
    Gate 4
  • Terminal bay
    Terminal bay
  • Thai AirAsia Airbus A320 at Hat Yai International Airport
    Thai AirAsia Airbus A320 at Hat Yai International Airport

References
  1. "AoT plans Hat Yai expansion". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  2. "FLYADEAL ADDS HAT YAI – JEDDAH A330 CHARTERS IN JUNE 2023".
  3. Töre, Özgür. "AirAsia Resumes Flights from Malaysia to Thailand". ftnNews. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  4. "Thai Airways International NW23 Preliminary Domestic Network – 27AUG23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. สํานักข่าวไทย TNAMCOT (29 February 2016). "ข่าวดังข้ามเวลา ตอน "ล่า…ระเบิดเมือง" [คลิปเต็มรายการ]". Archived from the original on 2021-12-12 – via YouTube.
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