Airports: on-island and nearest mainland
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Fact
Samui Airport (USM) is on the northeast coast of the island, near Chaweng and Bophut. It is a private airport built and owned by Bangkok Airways (opened 1989). The nearest mainland airports are Surat Thani (URT, roughly 60-90 km by road from Donsak ferry pier, sources differ) and Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST, roughly 100-115 km by road from Donsak). Both connect to the islands by combined bus + ferry tickets and are usually much cheaper than flying to USM.
Value
USM on island (northeast); URT ~60-90 km from Donsak Pier; NST ~100-115 km from Donsak Pier
Notes
URT-Donsak distance is disputed: transfer services quote ~60-67 km, some island guides quote ~90 km. Recorded as a range.
Sources
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- Distance to Koh Phangan
- Distance to Koh Tao
- Distance to the mainland (Donsak)
- Island size: 228.7 km2 vs 247 km2 (source discrepancy)