Hat Yai International Airport

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Hat Yai International Airport (Template:Langx) Template:Airport codes 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.

Overview

At longitude 100° 23' 55" E and latitude 06° 55' 46" N, 28 m above sea level, the airport is Template:Convert 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

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Traffic by calendar year

Comparison of passenger volume, aircraft movements and cargo volume at **Hat Yai International Airport**, by year<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Year	Passengers	Change from previous year	Movements	Cargo (tons)
2011	1,869,113	–	14,032	15,476
2012	2,127,483	Template:Increase Template:013.82%	15,052	16,206
2013	2,552,509	Template:Increase Template:019.98%	17,551	12,295
2014	3,147,281	Template:Increase Template:023.3%	22,319	9,287
2015	3,639,936	Template:Increase Template:015.65%	24,607	9,695
2016	4,004,665	Template:Increase Template:010.02%	28,097	9,044
2017	4,367,364	Template:Increase Template:09.06%	30,067	9,567
2018	4,256,107	Template:Decrease Template:02.55%	29,203	8,445
2019	3,898,092	Template:Decrease Template:08.41%	25,899	7,794
2020	2,371,193	Template:Decrease Template:039.17%	18,798	4,693
2021	1,209,855	Template:Decrease Template:048.98%	10,150	3,192
2022	2,944,984	Template:Increase Template:0143.42%	21,075	3,742
2023	3,122,124	Template:Increase Template:06.01%	20,230	3,179
2024	3,098,213	Template:Decrease Template:00.77%	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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Airlines and destinations

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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.<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cbignore</ref>