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{{Short description|Airport in southern Thailand}}
{{Infobox airport
| name                = {{nowrap|Hat Yai International Airport}}
| nativename-a        = {{lang|th|ท่าอากาศยานหาดใหญ่}}<br />{{transliteration|th|Tha-akatsayan Hat Yai}}
| nativename-r        = 
| image               = 
| image-width         = 180
| image2              = Hat Yai Bay 6-4.jpg
| image2-width        = 360
| caption2            = Hat Yai International Airport (April 2024)
| IATA                = HDY
| ICAO                = VTSS
| pushpin_map         = Thailand
| pushpin_mapsize     = 270
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Thailand
| image_map           = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|type=shape|stroke-width=1|stroke-color=#000000|zoom=12|frame-latitude=6.936216|frame-longitude=100.393721}}
| mapframe            = yes
| image_map_caption   = 
| pushpin_label       = '''HDY'''/VTSS
| pushpin_label_position = right
| type                = Public
| owner-oper          = [[Airports of Thailand]]
| city-served         = [[Hat Yai]]
| location            = Khlong La, [[Khlong Hoi Khong district|Khlong Hoi Khong]], [[Songkhla province|Songkhla]], [[Thailand]]
| focus_city          = 
| operating_base      = {{nowrap|[[Thai AirAsia]]}}
| elevation-f         = 90
| elevation-m         = 27
| coordinates         = {{coord|06|55|59|N|100|23|34|E|type:airport}}
| website             = {{URL|hatyai.airportthai.co.th}}
| metric-elev         = 
| metric-rwy          = 
| r1-number           = 08/26
| r1-length-f         = 10,007
| r1-length-m         = 3,150
| r1-surface          = [[Asphalt concrete]]
| stat-year           = 2024
| stat1-header        = Total passengers
| stat1-data          = 3,098,213    {{decrease}}0.77%
| stat2-header        = International passengers
| stat2-data          = 285,963   {{increase}}15.09%
| stat3-header        = Domestic passengers
| stat3-data          = 2,812,250   {{decrease}}2.14%
| stat4-header        = Aircraft movements
| stat4-data          = 20,551   {{increase}}1.59%
| stat5-header        = Freight (tonnes)
| stat5-data          =  3,689   {{increase}}11.52%
| footnotes           = Source: Airports of Thailand<ref>{{cite web |title=Air Transport Statistic|url=https://investor.airportthai.co.th/transport.html |website=Airports of Thailand |access-date=17 January 2025}}</ref>
}}

'''Hat Yai International Airport''' ({{langx|th|ท่าอากาศยานหาดใหญ่}}) {{airport codes|HDY|VTSS}} is in Khlong La subdistrict, [[Khlong Hoi Khong district]], [[Songkhla province]] in [[Southern Thailand|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 [[List of the busiest airports in Thailand|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 {{convert|9|km|0|abbr=on}} 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 [[taxiway]]s and an apron area of 56,461 m<sup>2</sup>.

==Statistics==
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=HDY}}

=== Traffic by calendar year ===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"
|+ Comparison of passenger volume, aircraft movements and cargo volume at '''Hat Yai International Airport''', by year<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-11 |title=AOT traffic statistics |url=https://www.airportthai.co.th/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ANNUAL-REPORT-2023.pdf}}</ref>
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Passengers
!scope="col"| Change from<br />previous year
!scope="col"| Movements
!scope="col"| Cargo<br />(tons)
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
! scope="row"| 2011
| 1,869,113
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| 14,032
| 15,476
| style="text-align:left;"|
|-
! scope="row"| 2012
| 2,127,483
| style="text-align:center;"| {{increase}}{{0}}13.82%
| 15,052
| 16,206
| style="text-align:left;"|
|-
! scope="row"| 2013
| 2,552,509
| style="text-align:center;"| {{increase}}{{0}}19.98%
| 17,551
| 12,295
| style="text-align:left;"|
|-
! scope="row"| 2014
| 3,147,281
| style="text-align:center;"| {{increase}}{{0}}23.3%
| 22,319
| 9,287
| style="text-align:left;"|
|-
! scope="row"| 2015
| 3,639,936
| style="text-align:center;"| {{increase}}{{0}}15.65%
| 24,607
| 9,695
| style="text-align:left;"|
|-
! scope="row"| 2016
| 4,004,665
| style="text-align:center;"| {{increase}}{{0}}10.02%
| 28,097
| 9,044
| style="text-align:left;"|
|-
! scope="row"| 2017
| 4,367,364
| style="text-align:center;"| {{increase}}{{0}}9.06%
| 30,067
| 9,567
| style="text-align:left;"|
|-
! scope="row"| 2018
| 4,256,107
| style="text-align:center;"| {{decrease}}{{0}}2.55%
| 29,203
| 8,445
| style="text-align:left;"|
|-
! scope="row"| 2019
| 3,898,092
| style="text-align:center;"| {{decrease}}{{0}}8.41%
| 25,899
| 7,794
| style="text-align:left;"|
|-
! scope="row"| 2020
| 2,371,193 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{decrease}}{{0}}39.17%
| 18,798
| 4,693
| style="text-align:left;"|
|-
! scope="row"| 2021
| 1,209,855 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{decrease}}{{0}}48.98%
| 10,150
| 3,192
| style="text-align:left;"|
|-
! scope="row"| 2022
| 2,944,984
| style="text-align:center;"| {{increase}}{{0}}143.42%
| 21,075
| 3,742
| style="text-align:left;"|
|-
! scope="row"| 2023
| 3,122,124
| style="text-align:center;"| {{increase}}{{0}}6.01%
| 20,230
|  3,179
| style="text-align:left;"|
|-
! scope="row"| 2024
|  3,098,213
| style="text-align:center;"| {{decrease}}{{0}}0.77%
| 20,551
| 3,544
| style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|}

==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>{{Cite news |title=AoT plans Hat Yai expansion |language=en |work=Bangkok Post |date=3 May 2016 |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/957549/aot-plans-hat-yai-expansion |access-date=2022-12-08 |last1=Kositchotethana |first1=Boonsong }}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
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| {{nowrap|[[Bangkok Airways]]}} |  [[Phuket International Airport|Phuket]]<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Hat Yai, Thailand HDY|pages=529-530}}</ref>
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| [[Batik Air Malaysia]] |[[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur–International]]<ref>{{cite web |title=NBATIK AIR MALAYSIA EXPANDS THAILAND NETWORK FROM SEP 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240701-odsep24th|website=Aeroroutes |access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref>
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| [[EZY Airlines]] |[[Betong Airport| Betong]], [[Hua Hin Airport|Hua Hin]]<ref>https://thainexus.co.th/en/ezy-airlines-lands-at-hua-hin-airport-new-flights-to-surat-thani-phuket-and-hat-yai-start-in-september-2025/#google_vignette</ref>
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| [[Nok Air]] | [[Don Mueang International Airport|Bangkok–Don Mueang]]<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Bangkok, Thailand BKK|pages=109-113}}</ref>
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| [[Scoot]] | [[Changi Airport|Singapore]]<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Singapore, Singapore SIN|pages=1214-1219}}</ref>
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| [[Thai AirAsia]] | [[Don Mueang International Airport|Bangkok–Don Mueang]],<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Bangkok, Thailand BKK|pages=109-113}}</ref> [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]],<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Bangkok, Thailand BKK|pages=109-113}}</ref> [[Chiang Mai International Airport|Chiang Mai]],<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Chiang Mai, Thailand CNX|pages=274-274}}</ref> [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur–International]]<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Hat Yai, Thailand HDY|pages=529-530}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Töre |first1=Özgür |title=AirAsia Resumes Flights from Malaysia to Thailand |url=https://ftnnews.com/aviation/43559-airasia-resumes-flights-from-malaysia-to-thailand |website=ftnNews |date=15 March 2022 |access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Thai Airways International]]}} | [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]]<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Bangkok, Thailand BKK|pages=109-113}}</ref>
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| [[Thai Lion Air]] | [[Don Mueang International Airport|Bangkok–Don Mueang]],<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Bangkok, Thailand BKK|pages=109-113}}</ref> [[Udon Thani International Airport|Udon Thani]]
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| [[Thai VietJet Air]] | [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]]<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Bangkok, Thailand BKK|pages=109-113}}</ref>
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==Accidents and incidents==
*During the [[2005 Songkhla bombings]], a bomb planted at the departure lounge by [[South Thailand insurgency|Pattani separatists]] exploded on 3 April 2005, killing two passengers and injuring ten.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqtQbDiwWHs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/-MVJAu2VJ4o| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=ข่าวดังข้ามเวลา ตอน "ล่า…ระเบิดเมือง" [คลิปเต็มรายการ]|last=สํานักข่าวไทย TNAMCOT|date=29 February 2016|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HDY Board.jpg|Entrance of airport
File:Domestic Departed HDY.jpg|Hat Yai International Airport Domestic Terminal
File:HDY Arrive.jpg|Arrival hall
File:Bay2 in HDY.jpg|Gate 4
File:HDY Pushback.jpg|Terminal bay
File:HS-ABF Hat Yai.jpg|[[Thai AirAsia]] [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320]] at Hat Yai International Airport
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140209090520/http://hatyaiairportthai.com/ Hat Yai International Airport], official site

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