Airport Business

The company owns and operates three airports namely

  • Samui Airport
  • Trat Airport
  • Sukhothai Airport
Samui Airport

Samui Airport was officially opened in 1989 and in 2005, the Company conducted the airport expansion project to enhance potential to service an increasing number of passengers. It is a privately-owned public airport, operating airport businesses under Samui Airport Establishment Certificate and in 2022 received a Public Aerodrome Operating Certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand with capabilities to accommodate both domestic and international flights. The Airport, located on a 533-rai plot of land, consists of a 2,100-meter runway, 6 taxi ways, an apron , 7 passenger terminals, a check-in building and an immigration, customs and disease control checkpoint. Moreover to facilitate checkin passengers, the airport provides self check-in kiosks at the departure lounge.

Samui Airport’s main income comes from service charge collected from departing passengers, aircraft landing fees, aircraft parking fees, charges for ground handling services provided to other airlines using Samui Airport and income from rent of commercial space within Samui Airport.

In September 2022 the Company entered a long lease agreement with Bangkok Airways Real Estate Investment Trust (the Trust) to rent assets in the form of land, constructions, other components parts and related assets in Samui Airport for a term of 25 years, valued at 14,300 million Baht, and entered a long service agreement with the Trust to provide services and/or sourcing and maintenance of servicing assets to the Trust at the same term as the long lease agreement and the rent to be paid on monthly basis as specified in the agreement.

Under the conditions of lease agreement, the Company must comply with various conditions as specified in the agreement including to maintain the license, comply with the license and requirements of related laws, needed to operate Samui Airport at present and in the future.

We are the only airline that flies into Sukhothai.

We commenced operations at the Sukhothai Airport in 1998. Sukhothai is located 440 kilometres north of Bangkok. Approximately 600,000 people live in the town. Old Sukhothai, which is located 12 kilometres west, has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1991.

The Sukhothai Airport operates 12 hours. The total area of the airport’s premises granted in a license is approximately 1,018 rai. The airport has one operating runway with a length of 2,100 meters, one taxiway occupying an area of 3,870 square meters. The Sukhothai Airport has two operative aprons, with an area of approximately 9,975 square meters. The airport has two terminals which cover an area of 1,026 square meters, of which 784 square meters is commercial space.

We are the only airline that flies into Trat.

Trat Airport was open in 2003 under the Trat Airport Incorporation License which is valid until March 14, 2026. It’s located 387 kilometres east of Bangkok. Trat province is a border town between Thailand and Cambodia. Bangkok Airways is the only operator on this route. The airport premise has an area of approximately 1,300 rai. It has one operating runway with a length of 1,800 meters

Trat Airport is among the three airports that belong to Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited. It’s open for Bangkok Airways and other flights as well. The airport’s ICAO Airport Reference Code is 4C. The runway is asphaltic concrete with a length of 1,800 meters, width of 45 meters, and the runway’s outer area as specified by the standard of the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization). Trat Airport is open for service from 06.00 hrs. to 19.00 hrs. Presently, Trat Airport has the immigration and customs services in place. The landing fee at Trat Airport is priced according to the announcement of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand. The air traffic control service is available during the operating hours of the airport.