Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) is preparing to invest five billion baht (approximately US$155.6 million) to expand Phuket International Airport where congestion is approaching a critical level.
The expansion will raise the capacity of the country’s second busiest airport to 11.5 million passengers a year, six million international and 5.5 million domestic, from the current annual limit of 6.5 million, once completed in 2010.
The plan involves a new international passenger terminal, the upgrade of the domestic terminal, construction of additional taxiways and parking space for 11 more aircraft, up from eight currently.
However, the airport’s single 3,000- metre runway will not be extended, according to Phuket airport general manager Wicha Nernlop.
Passenger movement in Phuket last year reached 5.47 million, 22.6% higher than in the previous year, while aircraft movements rose 32.3% to 38,386.
This year, AoT projects a 9.5% rise in passenger movement to six million, with aircraft traffic, both take-offs and landings, increasing 7% to 41,000.
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