Hat Yai International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Hat Yai, Songkhla Province (Thailand)

IATA: HDY ICAO: VTSS

Longest Active Runway

10,007 ft

3,050 meters

Field Elevation

90 ft

27 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

6.9332°, 100.3930°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #542 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#905 of 7558

Top 12.0% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Thailand)

#6 of 8 in TH

#7 of 43 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+0.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 HDY in numbers: 10,007 ft longest runway · tied #542 of 650 published · #905 of 7,558 worldwide (top 12.0%) · #6 in Thailand.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

HDY lies at 27 m (90 ft), #451 of 650 published airports by elevation and 26.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 4 ft above the Thailand median (86 ft, 8 airports); CEI is highest at 1,280 ft, 1,190 ft higher than HDY.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Langkawi International Airport (LGK), 53.7 NM, 12,500 ft. Next: PEN 98.5 NM. LGK has the radius's longest runway, 2,493 ft more than HDY.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,007 ft (3,050 m)

HDY runway: 08/26 10,007 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #6 of 8 in Thailand; BKK leads by 3,116 ft (13,123 ft). +0.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08/26	10,007 ft (3050 m / 3.050 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Langkawi International Airport (Langkawi)	`LGK`	53.7 NM (99.5 km)	12,500 ft	✅ Lighted
Penang International Airport (Penang)	`PEN`	98.5 NM (182.4 km)	10,997 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →