Krabi is recognized to be one of Thailand's newest beach destinations with the opening of its airport, the start of direct air services. Tourists can visit the numerous Krabi attractions and experience a great time.
Airports in Krabi are highly organized and operational with number of flights.
Airports in Krabi is small and conveniently located for just about ubiquitously in the province as it is on the main highway, Route 4.
A new international terminal has lately been opened. With customs and immigration services providing visas on arrival, this will open the door to direct international flights especially in peak tourist seasons.
Krabi Airport is situated 10km from Krabi Town and 25km from the mainland beach areas, on Highway 4. Currently only charter airlines from Europe have plans to use the new customs and immigration facilities, but it is hoped that international scheduled flights will start in the future.
An additional airport near to Airports in Krabi is Phuket International Airport, around two hours' drive away (taxi 2400 - 2600 Baht per car). This is worth considering as an alternative arrival point as there are often cheap charter flights obtainable to Phuket, which could save you money.
The airports in Krabi currently only receives flights from Bangkok and Singapore but additional destinations are very much in the agenda.
At the moment, it is possible to fly to Krabi from Bangkok and Singapore both major hubs. Flight time from Bangkok is around 1 hour and 20 minutes; from Singapore 1 hour and 45 minutes. The largest aircraft flying out of Krabi Airport is an AB3 with 247 seats. There are 2 nonstop flights per week departing from Krabi Airport. Krabi Airport has 61 flights departing per week for short tow destinations.
A number of flights operate from Krabi airport which includes
- Air Asia
- Nok Air
- Thai Airways
- Tiger Airways
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