Samui Airport (USM) Information

Where is Samui Airport?  

Koh Samui island - or Samui, as the locals call it - is situated off the east coast of the Kra Isthmus in Thailand, close to the mainland town of Surat Thani. Part of the Mu Ko Samui islands, Koh Samui (Ko Samui) is Thailand's third largest island after Phuket and Ko Chang.

Samui's white sandy beaches, coconut trees and coral reefs make it a popular tourist destination, with several new luxury resorts.

Samui International Airport (IATA: USM, ICAO: VTSM), also known as Koh Samui Airport, Ko Samui Airport, Koi Samui Airport, or simply Samui Airport, is located 2 kilometres (1.6 miles) north of Chaweng village, on Koh Samui island, Surat Thani Province, Thailand. Thailand Koh Samui Airport is privately owned by Bangkok Airways. 

Samui Airport serves about 1.4 million passengers a year.

In addition to Bangkok Airways, airlies that fly to Koh Samui airport include China Southern Airlines, Firefly, Silk Air and Thai Airways International.

Cities with flights to Samui Airport include Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Krabi, Kuala Lumpur, Pattaya-U-Tapao, Penang, Phuket and Singapore.

Your best bet for a Koh Samui airport transfer is the shuttle. Details on all options are included in this guide.

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Samui Airport is considered a bit unusual as it has no indoor area, aside of the gift shop.