New Phuket Airport Edges Closer To Green Light

Category: Tourism, Posted:26 Jun 2019 | 19:51 pm

The AoT (Airports of Thailand) planned international airport in Phang Nga is set to move past another development milestone.

According to a report in the Bangkok Post, the second gateway Greater Phuket airport project is being put forward to the government at a budget cost of THB75 billion.

Once approved, final land appropriation is expected to take 12 months and construction another 48 months, so the earliest opening would be 2024/2025.

The project news continues to drive land transactions at an increasing pace in the nearby Phang Nga areas of Ko Pilai, Kok Kloy and Natai which are located close to the airport site.

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