Located at Krabi, which lies very close to the river mouth opening onto the Andaman Sea - Krabi Airport is one of the important airports in Thailand. Lying about 7 km from the city center, the airport serves as a transport hub for tourists visiting the beach destination of Krabi and surroundings.
The airport at Krabi boasts of an eventful history. Originally opened way back in 1986, the airport started off as a joint venture between the private and public sectors of Krabi. Air services were operated by an 18 setae aircraft, and with Krabi fast developing into one of the major beach resorts in Thailand, such limited capacity was not sufficient to handle the heavy tourist inflow to the region. Krabi needed a much larger airport; hence, the Department of Aviation started work on the new airport in 1993. Krabi Airport was finally opened on 10 July, 1999 by Thailand's Prime Minister - He Chuan Leukepai.
The IATA code of Krabi Airport in Thailand is KBV, while the ICAO code is VTSG. The airport lies between 98°59'05?E Longitude and 08°06'03?N Latitude. The runway length of Krabi Airport is 9,850 feet and the runway elevation 82 feet. The runway is paved with asphalt. The airport is fitted with IFR facility which enables Flights to Krabi to land safely at the airport notwithstanding bad weather conditions and darkness.
The major airlines operating Flights to Krabi Airport are:
- Thai AirAsia
- Thai Airways International
- Bangkok Airways
- Nok Air
- One Two Go Airlines
- Tiger Airways
- AirAsia
Some important info about Flights to Krabi is enlisted below:
- The shortest flight out of Krabi airport covers 411 miles.
- More than 9 international flights from Krabi take off every week.
- Over 61 domestic flights are available each week from Krabi.
- The smallest commercial aircraft taking off from Krabi is a 737 with 150 seats.
- The largest aircraft from Krabi Airport is an AB3 with 247 seats.
- Every week, 2 nonstop flights depart from Krabi.
Domestic flights from Krabi airport are available to reach almost all major destinations in Thailand including Bangkok and Koh Samui. The airport features Direct International Flights to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur besides connecting flights to many an international destination in the US, North America, Europe, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America, Asia, Australasia, Middle East and Africa.
The Krabi Airport is maintained in accordance with international standards of airport maintenance and management.
World Travel Guide gives detailed information on Krabi Airport and flights to Thailand.
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