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Briefly about Phuket Airport Thailand

Phuket International Airport is an airport that serves the Phuket Province of Thailand. It is located in the north of Phuket Island, 32 kilometers from the centre of Phuket City. The airport plays a major role in Thailand’s tourism industry, as Phuket Island is a popular resort destination. Phuket International Airport is the second busiest airport in Thailand. Millions of passengers each year visit Phuket to enjoy a wide range of tourist services, natural beauty of the world famous Phuket beaches and fascinating tourist attractions. Phuket International Airport welcomes a large number of passengers from all over the world, and plays an important role in promoting travel and tourism in the southern region as well as throughout Thailand. Nowadays, 10 airlines are on service and more than 2,900,000 passengers, 27,000 flights and 12,000 tons of cargo per year are handled at the airport. The airport has two terminals; terminal 1 is used for international flights and Terminal 2 is used for national flights. The airport has several shops, restaurants and a duty-free shop. There is car rental company counter at the Phuket airport arrival hall, where passengers of Phuket airport can rent a car. The airport can handle 24 flight operations per hour and it is open 24 hours. Airports of Thailand are preparing to invest five billion baht to expand Phuket International Airport where congestion is approaching a critical level. The expansion will raise the capacity of the country’s second busiest airport to 11.5 million passengers a year, six million international and 5.5 million domestic, from the current annual limit of 6.5 million, once completed in 2010. The plan involves a new international passenger terminal, the upgrade of the domestic terminal, construction of additional taxiways and parking space for 11 more aircraft.