Krabi International Airport

Krabi International Airport
ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติกระบี่
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDepartment of Airports
ServesKrabi
LocationNuea Khlong subdistrict, Nuea Khlong, Krabi, Thailand
Opened10 July 1999 (1999-07-10)
Operating base forThai AirAsia
Elevation AMSL82 ft / 25 m
Coordinates08°06′03″N 098°59′05″E / 8.10083°N 98.98472°E / 8.10083; 98.98472
Maps
KBV/VTSG
Location of Krabi Airport Thailand
Interactive map of Krabi International Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 9,850 3,002 Asphalt
Statistics (2025)
Total passengers3,053,553 62.88%
International passengers764,416 244.39%
Domestic passengers2,289,137 42.96%
Aircraft movements22,718 57.57%
Freight (tonnes)294.153 8.55%
Sources: Department of Airports

Krabi International Airport[1] (IATA: KBV, ICAO: VTSG) is an international airport in Nuea Khlong subdistrict, Nuea Khlong district, Krabi province in southern Thailand. It is about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of downtown Krabi. The airport opened in 1999.[2]: 18  In 2017, the airport handled over 4.3 million passengers.[3] The terminal is designed for three million passengers, a number that has already been exceeded, and expansion will push its capacity to over 8 million.[4]

Airport operations

On 10 February 2016, the Krabi Airport terminal was plunged into darkness for over six hours (09:00–15:30) due to an electrical power outage. The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) had notified Krabi Airport two days in advance that it would shut down power in the area for maintenance. Airport authorities activated back-up generators, but they did not work. Krabi's airport director stated after the event that management would rent generators in the future to prevent blackouts from happening. With no power for their computers, immigration officials were unable to access immigration databases and were forced to write down the details of 2,000 passengers for later vetting. The deputy national police chief in charge of security, Pol. Col. Srivara Ransibrahmanakul, assured the public that a follow-up check showed that no blacklisted people were allowed into the country during the incident.[5]

Expansion

In 2018, the airport was allocated 6.6 billion baht to build a third terminal, renovate the existing two terminals and car park, and expand aircraft parking bays and associated electrical power infrastructure.[6] In 2019, the Department of Airports announced a project to double the airport's capacity to eight million passengers per year.[7] The airport will no longer be expanded after its final phase of expansion due to lack of space and the city's expansion, and will not be able to cope with the future traffic. A new international airport is proposed to be built in Phang Nga province, which is expected to be completed by 2025, and will serve as an alternative to Krabi airport.[8][9]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Arabia Sharjah [10]
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International
Bangkok Airways Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[11] Koh Samui[12]
Batik Air Malaysia Kuala Lumpur–International[13]
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi[14]
Finnair Seasonal: Helsinki (resumes 26 November 2026),[15]
Firefly Kuala Lumpur–International[16]
flydubai Dubai–International[17]
IndiGo Bengaluru,[18] Delhi,[19] Mumbai[20]
LOT Polish Airlines Seasonal charter: Warsaw–Chopin[21]
Neos Charter: Warsaw–Chopin[22]
Seasonal charter: Prague[23]
Nok Air Bangkok–Don Mueang[11][24]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal: Copenhagen (begins 9 December 2026)[25]
Scoot Singapore[26]
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu, Chongqing
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang,[11] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[11] Chiang Mai[27]
Thai Airways International Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi[11]
Thai Lion Air Bangkok–Don Mueang[11]
Thai VietJet Air Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi[11][28]
TUI fly Nordic Seasonal charter: Gothenburg, Oslo

Statistics

Krabi International Airport received 2.3 million passengers in 2023, which makes it the sixth busiest airport in the country.

Year Total
2012 1,190,115
2013 1,668,250
2014 2,700,095
2015 3,689,672
2016 4,079,564
2017 4,339,599
2018 4,193,099
2019 3,658,131
2020 1,318,646
2021 405,432
2022 1,418,052
2023 2,309,797
2024 2,589,636
2025 3,053,553

See also

References

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