Phuket (city)
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Phuket is a city in the southeast of Phuket Island, Thailand, and the capital of Phuket province. As of 2020 the city had a population of 79,308. It covers the subdistricts (tambons) Talat Yai and Talat Nuea of Mueang Phuket district.
Phuket
Buddha statue on Khao Rang hill
View of Phuket city from Khao Rang hill
Image: Phuket Square, Phuket, Thailand
Phuket International Airport
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Phuket International Airport is in Mai Khao subdistrict, Thalang district, Phuket province in southern Thailand. It is in the north of Phuket Island, 32 kilometres (20 mi) from downtown Phuket. The airport plays a major role in Thailand's tourism industry, as Phuket is a popular resort destination. It is the third-busiest airport in Thailand in terms of passengers, after Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang International Airport in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. The airport set a record 15.1 million arrivals and departures in 2016, up 17.8 percent from 2015.
Inside the domestic terminal in 2019.
Thai Airways Boeing 747-400 departing from Phuket International Airport.
A view from Mai Khao beach with a Thai Airways Airbus A330-300 landing at Phuket International Airport’s runway 09.