Phuket Airport (HKT) — Direct Flights, Airlines, THB Fares | Thailand

Phuket International Airport (HKT, ICAO VTSP) is in Phuket, Thailand. It is the based hub of Thai Airways, Thai AirAsia and Bangkok Airways. In the SiamFlights catalogue, HKT is served by 26 airlines across 20 routes (18 outbound, 2 inbound).

Airport at a glance

Our catalogue records 18 outbound and 2 inbound corridors at Phuket International Airport (HKT / ICAO VTSP), serving Phuket, Thailand, across 26 carriers with 3 of them based here. Time zone Asia/Bangkok. Frequency across the corridors touching this field totals about 441 departures a week.

IATA and ICAO are used in different places. The three-letter HKT is the IATA code that appears on tickets, bag tags and search screens; VTSP is the four-letter ICAO code used in flight plans, notices to airmen and operational paperwork. IATA codes can collide for historical reasons; ICAO codes do not, and their first letters encode the region. A four-letter code in aviation documentation is not an error — it is a different system.

A base changes the outcome when things break. Thai Airways, Thai AirAsia and Bangkok Airways are based at HKT, meaning aircraft, crew and operations staff sit on site. When a flight is cancelled the odds of a seat on the next rotation, or of a spare airframe, are far better at a base than at an outstation the carrier touches once a day. It is why the leg departing an airline’s own base usually recovers faster than the one returning to it.

Airlines serving HKT

26 carriers appear at HKT in our catalogue and we hold an airline row for 22 of them, with baseline baggage spanning 7 to 46 kg. Alliances present: Oneworld, SkyTeam, Star Alliance. 3 of them are based here. Frequency across the corridors touching this field totals about 441 departures a week.

HKT route overview

HKT has 18 outbound corridors in our catalogue, roughly 217 departures a week combined. The densest is HKT–SIN at 42 a week, the thinnest HKT–PER at 3. All figures are estimates of the standard schedule. Block times on those corridors run from 1.0 to 13.0 hours.

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Corridors & fares from HKT

The 20 corridors at HKT break down as 7 short-haul (<4h), 5 medium-haul (4–7h), 8 long-haul (7h+), serving mainly ASEAN & regional leisure. We hold a cached fare for 20 of 20 routes, the lowest ฿1,764 on BKK–HKT.

Most HKT corridors here serve ASEAN & regional leisure travellers. The mix is 7 short hops (under 4 h), 7 medium sectors (4–7 h), 6 long-haul routes (over 7 h). 4 are labour-migration or diaspora corridors where extra-baggage allowances matter. Fares are shown in Thai baht (THB), and each route guide below carries live cached prices.

Why some rows have no price. We capture lows in passes, and not every corridor returns a value each time. Seasonal routes, thin routes and routes sold through narrow channels report irregularly. An empty cell means no capture succeeded in the latest pass — not that the route is closed or expensive. We leave it blank rather than interpolate, because plausible-looking estimates are exactly what makes a table untrustworthy.

Direct flights from HKT — 18 destinations

HKT reaches 18 direct destinations across 13 countries in our catalogue, with block times from 1.0 to 13.0 hours. Each line below carries weekly frequency, block time and the lowest fare our cache recorded. 20 of those corridors carry a cached fare, the lowest ฿1,764.

• HKT → SIN — 42×/wk, 1.9 h, low ฿4,350
• HKT → KUL — 35×/wk, 1.7 h, low ฿3,831
• HKT → HKG — 21×/wk, 3.3 h, low ฿6,584
• HKT → PEN — 21×/wk, 1.0 h, low ฿2,357
• HKT → ICN — 21×/wk, 6.2 h, low ฿5,167
• HKT → TPE — 14×/wk, 4.0 h, low ฿7,264
• HKT → DXB — 7×/wk, 6.7 h, low ฿13,346
• HKT → LHR — 7×/wk, 13.0 h, low ฿11,304
• HKT → NRT — 7×/wk, 7.3 h, low ฿6,705
• HKT → BOM — 7×/wk, 4.5 h, low ฿9,886
• HKT → DEL — 7×/wk, 5.5 h, low ฿10,636
• HKT → CGK — 7×/wk, 3.5 h, low ฿4,339
• HKT → FRA — 5×/wk, 12.5 h, low ฿27,568
• HKT → KIX — 4×/wk, 7.0 h, low ฿7,080
• HKT → JED — 3×/wk, 9.8 h, low ฿9,224
• HKT → SYD — 3×/wk, 9.7 h, low ฿15,687
• HKT → MEL — 3×/wk, 9.5 h, low ฿16,371
• HKT → PER — 3×/wk, 7.0 h, low ฿10,906

Direct flights to HKT — 2 routes

Our catalogue records 2 inbound corridors into HKT from 1 country, block times 1.4 to 2.0 hours. Frequency figures are estimates combining every carrier on the corridor. Frequency across the corridors touching this field totals about 441 departures a week.

• BKK → HKT — 210×/wk, 1.4 h, low ฿1,764
• CNX → HKT — 14×/wk, 2.0 h, low ฿4,613

How to read this list usefully. The frequency figure describes the risk in your plan, not the quality of the route: several departures a day gives you options when something breaks, a few a week means building in a spare day. We hold a cached fare on 2 of the 2 corridors here; the rest have no successful capture yet, which does not mean they cost more.

Direct destinations are not all reachable destinations. This list is the nonstop network in our catalogue. Everything else is reachable by connecting at a hub, which widens the choice and adds a point where the plan can break. If you must connect, make a single ticket the default and only split it when the saving is large enough to be worth the risk you are taking on yourself.

Time zone and connecting at HKT

Our catalogue records 18 outbound and 2 inbound corridors here. HKT runs on Asia/Bangkok, the same as Bangkok. The gap is constant year-round. Every time printed on a boarding pass is local to that airport rather than an elapsed duration, so subtracting one from the other gives you the wrong number.

International-to-domestic is a full re-entry. At most airports that connection means clearing immigration, reclaiming the bag for customs, then checking in and passing security again — even on a single ticket. It takes materially longer than an international-to-international transfer. Plan around the actual steps rather than the gap printed on the itinerary.

Offsets make overnight flights deceptive. With HKT the same as Bangkok, a late-night departure can arrive the same morning or the next one on paper for identical flying time. That is the single most common reason transfers and first hotel nights get booked on the wrong date. Read the date on the final sector’s boarding pass, then confirm anything on the ground.

FAQ

Where is HKT airport located?

HKT (ICAO VTSP) is in Phuket, Thailand.

Which airlines serve HKT?

26 airlines serve HKT, including Thai Airways, Thai AirAsia, Bangkok Airways and Singapore Airlines. Compare baggage and alliances in the table above.

How many routes run from/to HKT?

The SiamFlights catalogue lists 18 outbound and 2 inbound routes for HKT.

Is HKT an airline hub?

HKT is a primary hub for Thai Airways, Thai AirAsia and Bangkok Airways.

What is the difference between HKT and VTSP?

HKT is the three-letter IATA code used on tickets and bag tags; VTSP is the four-letter ICAO code used in flight plans and operational documents. They are different systems, not an inconsistency.

How far is HKT from Bangkok time?

HKT runs on Asia/Bangkok, the same as Bangkok. It does not change clocks seasonally, so the gap is constant.

Why do some HKT corridors show no fare?

Because no capture succeeded in the latest pass of our cache. Seasonal and low-frequency corridors report irregularly. A blank is not a closed route or an expensive one.

Related

• HKT → SIN
• HKT → KUL
• HKT → HKG
• HKT → ICN
• HKT → PEN