Thailand airports. Tourist gateway of the country - list of international airports in Thailand

Brief overview of the main international airports Thailand: names, exact location, international codification and other information that will help you choose the best place for landing.

How many are there in the country?

Air communication in the country of "smiles" is excellently developed. On a relatively small territory by European standards, there is 59 airports, one or more for each province. Of these, only 11 have international status, and the remaining 49 – This domestic airports or air bases for the Royal Air Force.

Most popular international airports

These airports serve the largest number passengers:

• Suvarnabhumi – Bangkok;
• Don Muang – Bangkok;
• Phuket;
• Koh Samui;
• Utapao – Pattaya;
• Chiang Mai;
• Hat Yai;
• Suratthani;
• Nakhon Si Thammarat;
• Chumphon.

Suvarnubhumi

At the moment, and most likely for decades to come, Suvarnubhumi (there are also variants of the name Suvannapum or Suanaphum) is the largest air harbor in the Kingdom, as well as one of the most big airports in Southeast Asia. Most international flights in Thailand land here, in particular direct flights from Russia.

Giant air hub located in Bangkok 27 km east of the center of the capital. .

International code

• according to IATA – BKK;
• according to IKAO – VTBS.

Description

Suvarnubhumi was built in 2006, with the aim of unloading the only metropolitan airport at that time, Don Mueang. It has two runways 3700 and 4000 meters long (two more of the same are planned), as well as a giant combined terminal for domestic and international flights.

The airport is connected to the city by the Aeroexpress train and municipal buses, next to it is an intercity bus station.

On the map

Don Mueang/Old Bangkok airport

Bangkok's oldest airport. It was opened back in 1914 and before the construction of Suvarnubhumi, it ranked first in the country, second in Southeast Asia and eighteenth in the world in terms of the number of passengers served. Today it is used as a secondary airport for international, regional and domestic flights, as well as for Russian charters.

Located in the northeast part of Bangkok, about 17 km from the city center. .

International code

• according to IATA – DMK;
• according to IKAO – VTBD.

Description

donmuang – these are two extended x runways at 3700 and 3500 meters, as well as two expanded terminals for domestic and international flights.

There there is a hub for Thai low-cost airlines, with which you can very cheaply get to any province of Thailand. There is no bus station at the airport, but there is a bus station with several intercity flights, car rental and other similar services.

REFERENCE! There is a municipal bus from Suvarnubhumi to Donmuang. Using it, you can transfer to a cheap low-cost airline and get to any part of the country for mere pennies.

On the map

Phuket (Phuket International Airport)

This airport is located on the party island of the same name in the Andaman Sea. Despite the fact that it has only one runway, Phuket ranks second in the list of the most popular airports in the country. It is here that a quarter of the total number of international flights from Europe, the Middle East and Africa arrive. It is the third airport in Thailand that receives direct flights from Russia.

Located 30 km north of Phuket Town. .

International code

• according to IATA – H.K.T.;
• according to IKAO – VTSP.

Description

Phuket has one runway with a length of 3000 meters. That's quite enough to receive the largest civil aircraft . The airport has two terminals – international and domestic, as well as municipal bus service with the main city on the island – Phuket Town. There are also rental services and a taxi rank, however no bus station, therefore, to transfer to an intercity flight, you will have to go to one of the bus stations in Phuket Town.

INTERESTING FACT! In the western part of the airport, in the place where the runway ends and the seashore begins famous beach Mai Khao "airplane beach". Airliners in this place come in for landing or take off tens of meters above the heads of vacationers, sometimes dousing them with a powerful stream of air from their engines. It is very noisy and unusual place for original photos.

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Koh Samui (Samui Airport)

The main and only airport on Koh Samui. Unlike the vast majority of Thai airports – belongs to the private airline Bangkok Airways, which is a monopoly in the field of air transportation to the island. In addition to them, no one else flies there, so the company mercilessly breaks the prices for a flight from Bangkok or neighboring countries to Samui.

Located in the northwestern part of the island, in the city limits of the capital of the island – city ​​of Nathon. .

International code

• according to IATA – USM;
• according to IKAO – VTSM.

Description

Small private airport with one 2000m runway and two terminals – international and domestic. The architectural design of the terminals is very original: they are a bungalow or a wooden gazebo with wooden walls and a bamboo roof.

Essentially there No interior spaces , in addition to the glazed booths of the zone passport control, a customs post and a souvenir shop. The interior of the bungalow and the surrounding area is made in a tropical style.

Fifty meters from the passenger terminals, there is a bus station, taxi companies and ferry pier for transfer to the rest of the islands of the Koh Samui archipelago.

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U-Tapao (U-Tapao Rayong-Pattaya International Airport)

A tiny international airport located 40 km from one of the country's main resorts – Pattaya. Rarely used by domestic tourists, only if they boarded a charter to Pattaya or got so lazy that they are too lazy to drive 140 km to the resort from Bangkok. .

International code

• according to IATA – UTP
• according to IKAO – VTBU.

Description

Small airport with a military background. Once served as an American air base for air raids during Vietnam War. Since then, he has got a first-class 3000 meter runway. Later, the airport was made military-civilian, having built on its territory new combined terminal for domestic and international flights.

On the map

Chiang Mai International Airport

A large military-civilian airport and the main air hub in the north of the country. In terms of the number of passengers served, it ranks third in Thailand. Located in the southwestern part of Chiang Mai. .

International code

• according to IATA – CNX;
• according to IKAO – VTCC.

Description

Despite the humble appearance, this airport with a runway length of 3100 meters and two terminals, ranked fourth in the world in terms of comfort for passengers. There is a municipal bus from the airport to the city center.

On the map

Krabi (Krabi International Airport)

International code

• according to IATA – HDU;
• according to IKAO – VTSS.

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Surat Thani International Airport

This tiny airport with two terminals and a 3000-meter runway serves the province and city of the same name. Tourists use it only when they want to get to Koh Samui at the lowest cost (there is a cheap ferry from Surrat Thani to the island).

International code

• according to IATA – URT;
• according to IKAO – VTSB.

On the map

Nakhon Si Thammarat International Airport

This airport with a 2100-meter runway, one passenger terminal, and a completely unpronounceable name, is located in the province of the same name (also next door to Krabi), 14 km north of the city of the same name. As in the case of the Surratthani airport, it is used mainly in order to get to Koh Samui cheaper.

International code

• according to IATA – NST;
• according to IKAO – VTSF.

On the map

Chumphon (Chumphon Airport)

The smallest of all presented airports. It is located exactly in the center of the country, 30 km from Chumphon Town – capital of Chumphon province. On its territory there is one passenger terminal, a taxi rank and a runway 2100 meters long.

Tourist flows literally overwhelm Thailand. It is convenient to fly here, and local airports considered the best in the world. The reason for the rapid development of Thai airports lies in the fierce competition that has unfolded among airlines. Thailand now boasts state-of-the-art high-capacity terminals with thousands of passengers passing through them every day.

We will talk about the key airports of Bangkok and Pattaya, take a look at the islands, mark the transport hubs on the map of Thailand. And we also have to answer the main question - how to get to Thailand from Moscow.

General information about Thai airports

The Kingdom of Thailand has six international air transport hubs, two of which are located on the islands. Here is a list of international airports in Thailand:

• Suvarnabhumi (Bangkok);
• Krabi (serves the southern territories);
• Utapao (located in Pattaya);
• Phuket (southern island gate);
• Koh Samui;
• Don Muang (Bangkok's second airport).

It should be noted that Don Muang specializes in low-cost domestic transportation, but also accepts a number of international flights. The base airlines of this hub are Air Asia and Orient Thai. Luggage storage is upstairs, check-in counters are on the first floor. In the Don Muang terminal you will find small shops, eateries and souvenir shops. Prices are high everywhere.

You can travel around the country on the planes of national airlines. Thais use the services Thai Airways. Air Asia planes operate both domestically and internationally. international routes. Hat Yai Airport also operates in the south of the country, and Chiang Mai Airport in the north. You can also get to Phi Phi Island by plane.

Thais use Thai Airways.

Thailand international airports on the map

All six international airports of the country successfully receive tourists from of Eastern Europe and Russia. Somewhere you'll have to plan connecting flights, somewhere - straight lines. To better understand the connection of transport hubs with specific resorts, study the map - we marked all the key air terminals there.

Overview of the country's main airports

Thailand's economy relies on tourism and ninety out of a hundred travelers get to this country by air flight, often very long - more than ten hours. Therefore, the passenger, exhausted by the tightness and stuffiness of the cabin, Thailand airports seem to be the threshold of paradise, which, in principle, is not too far from the truth.

Air harbors are nearby big city or tourist center. And there are two of them: the old one, mostly used for domestic flights, and the new one, the main international airport in Thailand. Tourists most often fly here with a transfer to Pattaya.

Today we will talk about which airports in Thailand are the most densely loaded with tourists and why they are remarkable. And those interested in how many airports are there in thailand we will answer right now: there are more than fifty of them, thirty of which receive and send exclusively civilian aircraft. The rest share runways (runways) with the Royal Air Force.

Suvarnabhumi

- home Harbour Air kingdoms. The first board was accepted by him in 2006. The name, which is difficult to pronounce the first time, translates as "Golden Land". The name was given to him by the king himself, reminding everyone arriving in his domain of the legendary kingdom that existed here in old times. From taxi drivers you can hear something else - “ Suvannapum" or " Suanaphum", informal, used in everyday life. And evil tongues claim that the place was previously called "Swamp of Cobras".

It is located 25 kilometers east of administrative center Bangkok and is connected with it by a separate branch. Almost fifty million people pass through its terminals every year. Accepts international and domestic flights. It occupies an area of ​​3 thousand hectares. The building of the main terminal has four floors, two runways are 4000 and 3700 meters long. There are plans to build the second stage of this Thai airport - increasing the number of runways to four and building a terminal for low-cost companies.

Don Muang

Chiang Mai

are the main air gate northern provinces. In terms of workload and volume of passenger traffic, it is the third in the country. The passenger terminal is adjacent to the military base. Due to the proximity of the city - located three kilometers from its center, does not receive aircraft from midnight to five in the morning.

Accepts local and international flights. The two-story airport building is divided into two terminals - local and international. In terms of comfort, it ranks fourth in the world, is considered one of the best transit airports. It has several restaurants, a grocery store and many small souvenir shops.

Krabi and Hat Yai

is a growing infrastructure designed for the upcoming increase in tourist flow. Serves resorts, Haad Yao,. The new four-story terminal, similar in plan to an airplane, was opened in 2006. At the same time, the length of the runway was increased to 3 thousand meters. Has international status, sends flights to Singapore and Malaysia, but most of flights are domestic. It is capable of receiving up to 3 million passengers a year, but so far this figure does not exceed one and a half. The service infrastructure is poorly developed, there is a first-aid post, cafes, and small shops. Up to about twelve kilometers.

Suratthani

It has international status, it is located not far (about 21 km) from the city of the same name Surat Thani, the center of the province of the same name. The only place in the south of the country where low-cost airlines are served. If you care

Suvanaphum is one of the largest airports in the world and the largest air port Thailand. It was built in 2006 and is located 30 kilometers east of Bangkok. There is no division into international and local terminals in Suvanaphum, the airport accepts all flights, operates around the clock and serves about 53 million travelers a year.

Suwanaphum International Airport is connected to Bangkok by high speed railway line, which allows tourists to reach the capital of Thailand in just 17 minutes. In addition, you can get to Bangkok by bus, and also go by bus from Suvanaphum to the second airport of the capital, Don Mueang or to resorts, to Pattaya or Chanthaburi.

Transfer to domestic and international flights

• Option 1 - the passenger has 2 tickets of different carriers
  After the arrival of the plane, the tourist goes through passport control, then receives his luggage on the 2nd floor (arrival area). Then he goes to the meeting room and takes the elevator to the 4th floor (departure area), where he checks in for an internal flight (and checks in his luggage).
• Option 2 - single carrier ticket
  After the arrival of the plane, the tourist, without luggage and without passport control, passes through transit zone(if, upon departure to Thailand, the baggage was checked in to the final point of its flight). Be sure to save all your boarding passes and baggage tags prior to arrival at end point flight.

Getting a Visa on Arrival at Suvanaphum Airport

Required to visit Thailand international passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of departure from Thailand. With other validity periods, the tourist will not be allowed into the country.

For citizens Russian Federation A visa is not required if the stay in the country will not exceed 30 days. The passenger goes directly to the immigration control desks, where a stamp is placed in the passport with the final date of stay in the country.

Be sure to pay attention to the date on the stamp. It is on it that the duration of your stay in the country is determined. If the stamp contains a date earlier than the date of the planned departure from the country, then you will need to renew the entry permit at the place of rest in the immigration service.

Citizens of Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are issued a visa upon arrival, valid for 15 days (tourist). To obtain it, you need to fill out the appropriate form at the airport. You must have 2-3 photos with you (photos can be taken at the airport upon arrival). Consular fee(visa fee) is 2000 baht. The sender needs to exchange money for local currency, fees in Thailand in foreign currency are prohibited.

Immigration officers may require you to show cash - about $ 700 per person, as well as a return ticket.

Citizens of other CIS countries should check with their agency if they need a visa. It is best to obtain a visa in advance by sending a package of documents to the consulate of Thailand closest to your country of residence. Failures are extremely rare, the procedure takes no more than a week.

Meeting at the ladder

Only at this airport TEZ TOUR provides the service of meeting tourists at the gangway, assistance in passing through passport control and obtaining a visa. The cost of the service is indicated in the section "Thailand / Transfers".

Where to find TEZ employeesTOURin an Aeroport

The meeting point is in the arrivals hall on the 2nd floor (level 2). Representatives of TEZ TOUR await guests after receiving luggage in the arrivals area.

Domestic flights

After collecting your luggage, proceed through Gate A. Company representatives are waiting near Gate 3 (GATE 3).

International flights

The meeting point and exit depend on the number of the baggage claim belt:

• When collecting baggage on belts 7 to 16, you must go through customs corridor B. TEZ TOUR representatives are waiting near gate 6 (GATE 6) of the arrivals area.
• When collecting baggage on tapes from 17 to 23, you must go through the customs corridor C. Representatives of TEZ TOUR are waiting near gate 9 (GATE 9) of the arrivals area.

If you have arrived in Suvanaphum and cannot find a meeting person, please contact support immediately tourists TEZ TOUR (specified in the voucher).

Prohibited for import and export

Koh Samui International Airport

Samui airport map

general information

Koh Samui Airport (USM) is an extraordinary airport as it has no covered area. The airport has two terminals for international flights and for internal. The international terminal is 50 m north of the terminal domestic flights. The airport itself is located near the pier. Big Buddha from where the ferry goes to Koh Phangan.

The airport is privately owned by Bangkok Airways, which operates most flights from Koh Samui. Thai Airways has operated flights to Koh Samui since February 2008, introducing two daily scheduled flights in the section Bangkok - about. Samui.

Location

The airport is located in the northeastern part of the island and was put into operation in 1989. In 2007, the old terminal was closed as a new one was built to the south of it. By 2008, the airport of Koh Samui had firmly taken its place in the top ten most convenient and beautiful airports the world thanks to its unique concept open space, immersed in flowers and plants of the tropical zone.

Service

The airport serves an average of 36 flights per day. Its capacity is 16,000 passengers per day.

Possibilities

The runway is 45 meters wide and 2060 meters long. heavy aircraft with a capacity of more than 250 people are not served because there are weight restrictions for the runway. Direct charters from countries far abroad no, therefore a domestic flight is required, usually from Bangkok, Phuket or Pattaya (Utapao), where there is a regular service.

Where to find employeesTEZTOUR

The meeting point is the same for everyone, they approach it after receiving the luggage. The specifics is that guests themselves must walk about 100 m along the Z-shaped corridor connecting the baggage claim hall with the meeting hall and the car park.

If you have arrived in Koh Samui and cannot find a meeting person, please contact TEZ TOUR tourist support immediately (indicated on the voucher).

Phuket International Airport

Phuket airport map

Due to stricter smoking laws, smoking areas at Phuket Airport are now closed. A sign "Penalty for smoking in a public place 5.000 baht" is placed

general information

Phuket International Airport (HKT) serves passengers who arrive not only in the world famous island, but also in the nearest provinces - Krabi, Phang-Nga, Ranong and Trang. This is the main air harbor in the south of Thailand, the second airport in Thailand in terms of the number of passengers served after Suvanaphum. Works around the clock.

Location

The airport is located 32 km from Phuket. To the main hotels on the coasts of Kata, Karon and Patong, the travel time is just more than an hour, Krabi hotels - about 2 hours; transfer from the airport to Phi Phi Island by boat - about 2.5 hours, by ferry - 4 hours.

Service

The airport is able to serve 24 flights per hour. In November 2007, a large-scale reconstruction of the airport was completed. The number of check-in counters has increased from 7 to 16, and the duty-free zone has been expanded.

Possibilities

The runway has a width of 45 m and a length of 3000 m. The capacity of the runway is 20 flights per hour. More than 5 million passengers use the airport services annually.

Where to look for employeesTEZTOUR at the airport

There are two airports in Phuket - an airport for international flights and an airport for local flights.

1. All arrived local airlines(including those flying via Bangkok) go to the common arrivals hall, collect their luggage on their own and leave the airport building at the extreme right exit to the street. At the exit of the building you will be met by a representative of the TEZ TOUR company. Be sure to present a voucher upon arrival, only after that a transfer to the hotel is scheduled and guests are escorted to the car waiting for them. If you have arrived in Phuket and cannot find a meeting person, please contact TEZ TOUR tourist support immediately (indicated on the voucher).
Guests can be greeted by English speaking staff. A Russian-speaking escort for a transfer is provided at a separate request of the client, as well as on charter flights.

2. All arriving flights international communication upon arrival, they go to the common arrivals hall, receive luggage, go through passport and customs control and exit the airport building to the street at exit No. 2 (Gate 2). At the exit, a representative of the TEZ TOUR company will be waiting for you. The TEZ TOUR counter is located after exiting the street at exit No. 1 (Gate 1) on the right. The reception desk is open during the charter period organized by TEZ TOUR at the scheduled flight arrival hours.

For all international flights

Prohibited for import and export

Drugs, pornographic materials, unlicensed video and audio materials are prohibited for import and export. Severe penalties are provided for drug smuggling, up to and including the death penalty.

Import restrictions

Personal belongings and video equipment: foreign guests have the right to import personal belongings and other goods that are not prohibited by applicable customs regulations. Duty-free import of one photo or video camera is allowed. It is also allowed to import duty-free five films for a camera and three cassettes for an 8- or 16-mm video camera.

Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages: tobacco products (cigarettes, cigars or smoking tobacco) with a total weight of up to 250 grams are not subject to customs duties, while the number of imported cigarettes should not exceed 200 pieces. It is allowed to import duty-free no more than one liter of alcoholic beverages. Everything brought in excess of the norm will have not only to be left, but also to pay a hefty fine (about a thousand dollars).

Export restrictions

Buddha figurines, jewelry, works of art: small Buddha figurines (up to 13 cm), which do not represent antique value and are sold in all markets in Thailand, can be exported without restrictions. It is forbidden to export images of the Buddha and Bodhisattvas (above 13 cm) or their fragments, as well as monastic bowls for alms. With the exception of worshipers of the Buddha, in connection with cultural exchange events or for scientific purposes. An export license must be obtained from the Department of Fine Arts.

Thailand also banned the export of gold bars, precious stones raw and/or rimless, platinum jewelry, stamps, works of art and antiques without an export license. To export antiquities or works of art, whether they are originals or reproductions, an export license must be obtained.

Natural souvenirs:unprocessed corals are not allowed to be exported. It is possible to export corals decorated as a souvenir or as a piece of jewelry.

Crocodile skin products (belts, wallets, bags, etc.) can be exported legally without any problems. The same applies to snake and stingray skin products. If you export them in volumes that cannot be interpreted as small wholesale, then there will be no problems at customs.

The export of stuffed animals is prohibited. For example, the export of stuffed crocodiles without special certificates is prohibited.

The export of ivory and products made from it is prohibited. It is illegal to buy tortoiseshell products and take them out of Thailand.

Despite the fact that many types of butterflies are quite rare, only a few species are protected by law, so almost all souvenirs with dried butterflies, beetles and spiders are quite legal.

Plants and animals: for the export of living plants and their parts capable of vegetation, as well as seeds, special permits must be obtained. Therefore, it is better to export only orchids from living plants, they are sold already cut, without a root, so there should be no problems at the border.

Representatives wildlife(flora and fauna) that are officially considered rare, endangered or endangered are prohibited from export from Thailand.

▣ Airports - the main air gates of Thailand

Dong Muang Airport (Muang)

This is the second capital airport states. Until 2006, it was considered the country's main airport. Located 24 km north of Bangkok.

Today it carries out cargo charter and domestic commercial flights, there is and international line. Here are representative offices of all popular airlines among tourists. This is the most budget airport in the kingdom.

Phuket airport

This road junction based in the north largest island Thailand, at 30 km from it is the city of Phuket Town. This second most important airport in the country has been successfully carrying out international and domestic air transportation for more than 20 years.

Its three-story building was built in modern style, equipped with two terminals: local, for domestic transportation, and international.

There is a direct bus to Phuket Town, and you will have to transfer to other parts of the island. Opposite the terminal - all stops. If you have arrived on holiday tourist package, you will be taken to the hotel by a special bus, this service is included in the tour price.

Most fast way get to the taxi course. If you are not traveling alone, which is less expensive to travel by taxi, for 800 baht a Toyota Camry will take you to the indicated place.

These air gates of Thailand are located on the island of the same name - not far from ferry crossing. It is from here that the ferry will take you to Koh Phangan for the monthly traditional world-famous Full Moon Party. It takes place on the full moon for three nights.

It is a private airport owned by Banqkok Airways. There are no budget tickets here. The airport has been in operation since 1989.

More about in Pattaya

Chiang Mai International Airport

This is the largest air harbor in the north of Thailand. The airport serves both military flights and commercial traffic. It ranks third among the busiest airports in the country. Chiang Mai is closed to aircraft from midnight to five in the morning.

It has one terminal, divided into two zones - for international and domestic flights. All international flights are in accordance with the airport schedule.

Krabi and Hat Yai airports

Krabi is located fifteen kilometers from the city of Krabi. The international terminal in it was opened only in 2006. Using its services, you can fly to Bangkok, Singapore and a number of other cities in the region.

Hat Yai Airport is located in the south of the country, nine kilometers from the city of Hat Yai.

Other civil airports in Thailand are engaged in domestic transportation. The most famous among them are Trat, Buriram, Chiang Rai, Hua Hin, Lom Sak, Mae Sot and Bhumibol Dam. Their names are consonant with the names of the cities or provinces in which they are located. There are also very small airports, such as Surat Thani, Surin, Trang, Tak, Udon Thani, Ubon Ratchathani, Uttaradit.

Military airports

Thailand's military airports are used by the state as air bases for the Royal Air Force, or their runways destined for the Royal Navy. These include Suratthani Airport, it was built 30 km west of the city of Suratthani and Chanthaburi - in the province of the same name.