Krabi International Airport

Krabi International Airport
ท่าอากาศยานกระบี่
IATA: KBV – ICAO: VTSG
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Department of Airports
Serves Krabi, Thailand
Location Nuea Khlong District
Hub for Thai AirAsia New Gen Airways
Elevation AMSL 82 ft / 25 m
Coordinates 08°06′03″N 098°59′05″E / 8.10083°N 98.98472°E / 8.10083; 98.98472Coordinates: 08°06′03″N 098°59′05″E / 8.10083°N 98.98472°E / 8.10083; 98.98472
Map
KBV

Location of Krabi Airport Thailand

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 9,850 3,002 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 3,689,672

Krabi International Airport [1] (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานกระบี่) (IATA: KBV, ICAO: VTSG), is the international airport serving Krabi, Thailand. It is about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of the city center. The airport opened on 10 July 1999.[2]:18 In calendar year 2015 the airport handled 3,689,672 passenger arrivals and departures.[3] The terminal is designed for three million passengers, a number that has already been exceeded, expansion will push capacity to five million.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinationsTerminal
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International International
Bangkok Airways Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Ko Samui Domestic
China Eastern Airlines Xi'an[5]Seasonal: Guangzhou[6] International
Finnair Seasonal: Helsinki International
Firefly Penang International
Hong Kong Airlines Hong Kong International
Juneyao Airlines Chengdu,[7] Shanghai-Pudong International
New Gen Airways Guiyang, Jinan, Nanjing, Tianjin, Wuhan International
Nok Air Bangkok-Don Mueang Domestic
Okay Airways Tianjin, Xi'an International
Pegas Fly Charter: Vladivostok International
Qatar Airways Doha [8] International
Shanghai Airlines Seasonal: Shanghai-Pudong International
Sichuan Airlines Seasonal: Chongqing International
Spring Airlines Chengdu,[9] Shanghai-Pudong International
Thai AirAsia Bangkok-Don Mueang, Chiang Mai Domestic
Thai AirAsia Singapore International
Thai Airways Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Domestic
Thai Smile Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Domestic
Thai Lion Air Bangkok-Don Mueang Domestic
Thai Lion Air Seasonal Charter: Hefei International
Thomson Airways Seasonal Charter: Copenhagen (begins 14 December 2016),[10] Helsinki (begins 13 December 2016)[11] International
Tigerair Singapore International
TUIfly Nordic Charter: Helsinki International
Ural Airlines Beijing-Capital, Yekaterinburg International

Statistics

2012 2013 2014 2015
Aircraft movements 8,080 11,904 21,729
Passenger departures 601,460 834,276 1,356,280
Transit passengers 340 102 388
Passenger arrivals 588,520 833,974 1,343,427
Total passengers 1,190,115 1,668,250 2,700,095 3,689,672
Outgoing cargo 451,386 kg (995,136 lb) 564,552 kg (1,244,624 lb) 1,138,965 kg (2,510,988 lb)
Incoming cargo 1,139,683 kg (2,512,571 lb) 1,110,388 kg (2,447,987 lb) 886,893 kg (1,955,264 lb)
Outgoing mail cargo 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg
Incoming mail cargo 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg
Incoming cargo 1,139,683 kg (2,512,571 lb) 1,110,388 kg (2,447,987 lb) 886,893 kg (1,955,264 lb)
Outgoing mail cargo 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg
Incoming mail cargo 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg

Airport operations

Departures area

On 10 February 2016 the Krabi Airport terminal was plunged into darkness for over six hours, from 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 will 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 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.[12]

References

  1. ↑ https://minisite.aviation.go.th/home.php?site=krabi
  2. ↑ World Wildlife Fund Greater Mekong Program (WWF-GMP); South East Asian-Global Change System for Analysis, Research and Training organisation (SEA-START) (December 2008). Climate Change Impacts in Krabi Province, Thailand. A study of environmental, social, and economic challenges (PDF). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Krabi Airport: All Traffic for the Year 2015" (PDF). Department of Civil Aviation (DCA). Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Mackey, Michael. "Krabi airport to expand, ease Phuket congestion". TTG Asia. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. ↑ 东航将正式开通西安-甲米航线
  6. ↑ []http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?src=3&timestamp=1470936263&ver=1&signature=5jjTCMOEf*8W7SOApfJUP*M2rBqDIGyP0XpMMOkOBxX7Bm10Ymui4Bb0czjSs2iIwdCbQ2jmPX4rVjqEj7VpQt*OfeX-IebTSUXv7bbi9ddUz0k-tdWQYd9O*STsSW0Q99NqBcjN-9XCLpUXFZiT7oTu49ltzC5PmINEk-802IM= 用洪荒之力，送TA一个“甲米”
  7. ↑ "Juneyao Adds Chengdu – Krabi Route from late-July 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "QATAR Airways Plans New Routes from August 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Spring Airlines Adds Chengdu – Krabi Route from July 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  10. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/267199/thomson-airways
  11. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/267199/thomson-airways
  12. ↑ "Power crash a major flaw". Bangkok Post. 2016-02-13. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

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