# Krabi International Airport (KBV / VTSG)

**Krabi International Airport** (IATA: KBV, ICAO: VTSG) is a large airport in Krabi, Krabi Province, Thailand. It opened on 10 Jul 1999. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,842 ft) long, asphalt. In 2020 it handled 1.3 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsg

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KBV / VTSG
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Krabi, Krabi Province, Thailand
- Opened: 10 Jul 1999 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 25 m / 82 ft
- Coordinates: 8.0956, 98.9890
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,842 ft
- Passengers: 1,318,568 (2020)
- Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Bangkok
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krabi_International_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q616894
- Weather station: VTSG
- Ident: VTSG

## Timeline

- 10 Jul 1999: Krabi International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 141° / 321° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 844,167 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 836,947 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 988,977 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,189,878 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,668,163 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 2,700,312 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 3,689,672 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 4,092,052 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 4,344,238 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 4,301,771 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 3,645,080 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,318,568 | Wikidata |

## Routes

18 destinations in 11 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (11)

- [USM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsm.md) Samui International Airport · Thailand · 200 km / 124 mi · Bangkok Airways
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 650 km / 404 mi · Thai AirAsia, Thai Vietjet Air, Bangkok Airways
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 667 km / 414 mi · Firefly, AirAsia
- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · Thailand · 670 km / 416 mi · Nok Air, Thai AirAsia, Thai Lion Air
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 933 km / 580 mi · Scoot
- [CNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtcc.md) Chiang Mai International Airport · Thailand · 1,187 km / 738 mi · Thai AirAsia
- [BLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl.md) Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · India · 2,393 km / 1,487 mi · IndiGo
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 3,070 km / 1,908 mi · IndiGo
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 3,230 km / 2,007 mi · IndiGo
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 4,981 km / 3,095 mi · Air Arabia
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 4,993 km / 3,103 mi · flydubai

### Seasonal (3)

- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 5,042 km / 3,133 mi · Etihad Airways
- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 8,350 km / 5,188 mi · Finnair
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 9,036 km / 5,615 mi · Scandinavian Airlines

### Charter (1)

- [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 8,481 km / 5,270 mi · Neos

### Seasonal charter (4)

- [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 8,481 km / 5,270 mi · LOT Polish Airlines
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 8,943 km / 5,557 mi · Neos
- [GOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgg.md) Göteborg Landvetter Airport · Sweden · 9,052 km / 5,625 mi · TUIfly Nordic
- [OSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/engm.md) Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport · Norway · 9,111 km / 5,661 mi · TUIfly Nordic

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KBV, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (17)

- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 3
- FD [Thai AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airasia) · 3
- PG [Bangkok Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bangkok-airways) · 2
- NO [Neos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/neos) · 2 · charter
- 6B [TUIfly Nordic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tuifly-nordic) · 2 · seasonal charter
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 1
- AK [AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia) · 1
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1 · seasonal
- AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 1 · seasonal
- FY [Firefly](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/firefly) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- LO [LOT Polish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lot-polish-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter
- DD [Nok Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nok-air) · 1
- SK [Scandinavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- TZ [Scoot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scoot) · 1
- SL [Thai Lion Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-lion-air) · 1
- VZ [Thai Vietjet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-vietjet-air) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.3M (2020) | #727 of 3,974 | #214 in Asia | #11 in TH |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | =1,325 of 29,858 | =389 in Asia | #16 in TH |
| Elevation | 25 m / 82 ft | =37,619 of 43,403 | =2,393 in Asia | =53 in TH |
| Age | Opened 1999 | =11,027 of 15,079 | =549 in Asia | =32 in TH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =6 in TH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.050 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 29.900 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [HKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsp.md) Phuket International Airport · 74 km / 46 mi
- [TST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtst.md) Trang Airport · 95 km / 59 mi
- [VTSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsn.md) Cha Eian Airport · 114 km / 71 mi
- [NST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsf.md) Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport · 116 km / 72 mi
- [URT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsb.md) Surat Thani Airport · 116 km / 72 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Krabi International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Krabi_International_Airport&oldid=1374997642), revision of 15 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsg/data
