Koh Samui Airport

ISLAND INFO SAMUI

Island Info

Koh Samui Airport, USM, is frequently described by visitors as ‘the most beautiful airport in the world’, the award-winning airport proves that it is possible to be both environmentally friendly and aesthetically pleasing.

  • Owned, managed and built by Bangkok Airways in 1989
  • Koh Samui Airport was the brainchild of Dr Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth, president and CEO of Bangkok Airways, who wanted an airport on Koh Samui to help establish his new airline.
  • On 25th April 1989, seven years and an estimated 800 million baht later, the airport was officially opened , with a 1,800m runway and a total area of 800,000m².

We will now guide you, with a series of photos, from your arrival to Koh Samui airport, to the check-in, the stroll or transport through the outdoor shopping mall, the departure lounge, the grounds, to the plane and your departure.

Bangok airways plane flying over bangrak prior to landing at Samui Airport USM

Koh Samui Airport-Island Info Samui-Tour

Winner of 2 Environment Impact Assessment Awards, 1989 and 1996 for its…

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