Krabi airport

Krabi Airport ; ท่าอากาศยาน กระบี่
Characteristics
ICAO code	VTSG
IATA code	KBV
Coordinates	8 ° 6 '3 " N , 98 ° 59' 5" E Coordinates: 8 ° 6 '3 " N , 98 ° 59' 5" E
Height above MSL	25 m (82 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	8 km northeast of Krabi
Basic data
opening	July 10, 1999
operator	Department of Airports
Passengers	3,689,672 (2015)
Air freight	1,273,151 kg (2008)
Flight ; movements	4814 (2008)
Start-and runway
14/32	3002 m × 45 m asphalt

The Krabi Airport ( Thai : ท่าอากาศยาน กระบี่ ; IATA Code : KBV , ICAO code : VTSG ) is an airport located in the district ( Amphoe ) Nuea Khlong of Krabi province in southern Thailand . It is located about eight kilometers northeast of the center of the provincial capital Krabi . With 3.7 million passengers in 2015, it is the fifth busiest airport in Thailand.

history

Initially, the airport and its terminal were only designed for a few flights a day from Bangkok. On 2 November 2005 with a landing Airbus A330 of Novair in Scandinavia the first aircraft from overseas at the airport. In order to cope with the steadily increasing number of passengers and to enable Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 737-400 to land without restriction, the runway was extended from 2100 to 3002 m and a new and larger terminal was opened in March 2006. The official opening as an international airport followed on May 18, 2006. The new four-story terminal building can handle up to 1200 passengers an hour. Between 2009 and 2015, the number of passengers handled per year increased fivefold from 678,000 to 3.7 million.