Hat Yai International Airport
Airport in southern Thailand
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Hat Yai International Airport[a] (IATA: HDY, ICAO: VTSS) is in Khlong La subdistrict, Khlong Hoi Khong district, Songkhla province in southern Thailand, near the city of Hat Yai. It is under the management of Airports of Thailand, PLC (AOT). It serves more than 3 million passengers per year, 12,000 flights, and 3,000 tons of cargo, making it the fifth busiest airport in the country by passenger traffic in 2023.
Hat Yai International Airport ท่าอากาศยานหาดใหญ่ Tha-akatsayan Hat Yai | |||||||||||
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 Hat Yai International Airport (April 2024) | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Airports of Thailand | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hat Yai | ||||||||||
| Location | Khlong La, Khlong Hoi Khong, Songkhla, Thailand | ||||||||||
| Operating base for | Thai AirAsia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 90 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 06°55′59″N 100°23′34″E | ||||||||||
| Website | hatyai | ||||||||||
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  HDY/VTSS Location of airport in Thailand | |||||||||||
 Interactive map of Hat Yai International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2024) | |||||||||||
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| Source: Airports of Thailand[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
Traffic by calendar year
| Year | Passengers | Change from previous year |
Movements | Cargo (tons) |
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| 2011 | 1,869,113 | – | 14,032 | 15,476 | |
| 2012 | 2,127,483 |  13.82% |
15,052 | 16,206 | |
| 2013 | 2,552,509 | 19.98% |
17,551 | 12,295 | |
| 2014 | 3,147,281 | 23.3% |
22,319 | 9,287 | |
| 2015 | 3,639,936 | 15.65% |
24,607 | 9,695 | |
| 2016 | 4,004,665 | 10.02% |
28,097 | 9,044 | |
| 2017 | 4,367,364 | 9.06% |
30,067 | 9,567 | |
| 2018 | 4,256,107 |  2.55% |
29,203 | 8,445 | |
| 2019 | 3,898,092 | 8.41% |
25,899 | 7,794 | |
| 2020 | 2,371,193 | 39.17% |
18,798 | 4,693 | |
| 2021 | 1,209,855 | 48.98% |
10,150 | 3,192 | |
| 2022 | 2,944,984 | 143.42% |
21,075 | 3,742 | |
| 2023 | 3,122,124 | 6.01% |
20,230 | 3,179 | |
| 2024 | 3,098,213 | 0.77% |
20,551 | 3,544 | |
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.[3]
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
- During the 2005 Songkhla bombings, a bomb planted at the departure lounge by Pattani separatists exploded on 3 April 2005, killing two passengers and injuring ten.[18]