Samui Airport
Samui International Airport ท่าอากาศยานสมุย | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Bangkok Airways | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ko Samui | ||||||||||
| Location | Bo Phut, Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand | ||||||||||
| Opened | 25 April 1989 | ||||||||||
| Operating base for | Bangkok Airways | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 64 ft / 20 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 09°32′52″N 100°03′44″E / 9.54778°N 100.06222°E | ||||||||||
| Maps | |||||||||||
USM/VTSM Location of airport in Thailand | |||||||||||
Interactive map of Samui International Airport | |||||||||||
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Samui International Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานสมุย) (IATA: USM, ICAO: VTSM), also known as Ko Samui Airport or Koh Samui Airport, is a privately owned international airport on the island of Ko Samui (Koh Samui) in Thailand. It is located in the island’s Bo Phut subdistrict. The airport is roughly 2 km north of the main city and largest resort centre on the island, Chaweng. It was built by Bangkok Airways. Construction began in 1982 and the airport was officially opened in April 1989.