Now here's something I create got meant to create for years ... Phuket Airport is located inwards the due north of Phuket island, nearly 10km from the Sarasin distich (as the crow flies, or nearly 20km past times road) .. as well as nearly 40km from Patong beach. I create got known for a long fourth dimension that you lot tin stand upwards on the beach correct nether the due west halt of the aerodrome runway, as well as thus create got planes taking off or landing correct overhead. I create got seen around real cool photos online amongst planes landing from the west, over the sea, over the beach, coming inwards real depression to province close the firstly of the runway. If you lot are flying inwards to Phuket you'll e'er larn a expert thought if you lot create got a window seat! The management of takeoff as well as landing depends on the air current ... planes create got off into the wind, thus I think I mightiness demand to hold off a spell to larn the landings from the due west - it's May right away as well as a lite due west air current is blowing, thus on the twenty-four lx minutes menses nosotros went to Mai Khao beach the planes were taking off over the beach as well as landing from the east. It's slowly to cheque the create got off / landing management on the Phuket Flight Radar. Well, this was an exploratory trip as well as I volition supply to elbow grease as well as larn around cool "airplane over the beach" photos!
I went amongst the kids on a sunny Sunday. Had no thought precisely how to larn to that department of beach .. finally fourth dimension nosotros drove to Mai Khao Beach was years ago! I tried next Google Maps, only ended upwards driving into the West Sands Resort as well as sending a safety guard into a chip of a panic when I kept driving downward towards the beach - can't become that way! Then tried a dirt route that speedily became sand as well as my truck is non 4WD! Managed to run out of that amongst a picayune wheel-spin as well as and thus asked directions - you lot demand to honor Maikhao Soi half-dozen as well as elbow grease downward to the beach adjacent to the pocket-size Coriacea Boutique Resort. It's a pocket-size route amongst express infinite for parking. I guessed nosotros were a chip to a greater extent than than 1km from the aerodrome / runway. First surprise - it seems quite a lot of people create this! We establish a bunch of motorcycle taxis amongst sidecars gear upwards to create got us along the beachfront to encounter the planes. They said 1.8km thus I paid upwards 20 Baht per individual for the ride.
Just a three or 4 infinitesimal ride along a wooded path inwards front end of the West Sands Resort as well as and thus nosotros could encounter the halt of the runway. Definitely less than 1.8km, as well as although this picayune taxi ride solely toll us lx Baht for three people, nosotros decided nosotros could walk back. Much of Mai Khao Beach has forested province correct behind the beach. The halt of the rail is nearly the solely unforested business office of the beach along it's 10km length. The txi dropped us inwards the shade where a publish of quaff stalls had laid up, over again showing that storey watching seems to survive quite popular!
There's also a pocket-size canal emptying into the body of body of water correct here, thus it's non the prettiest department of beach - the canal H2O did non await thus clean. Nevertheless, people were lying on the beach sunbathing correct hither past times the aerodrome - an strange choice given that most of Mai Khao beach is construct clean as well as tranquility as well as large parts are nevertheless undeveloped.
(above) Mai Khao Beach correct inwards front end of the rail / Phuket airport
I am certain that I think Phuket Airport 10 - fifteen years agone beingness rather quiet. Not many flights. Well right away it's real busy, as well as has lately been redeveloped (that was good overdue) amongst an International terminal as well as domestic terminal, only solely infinite for 1 runway. There are flights coming as well as going every few minutes, thus although nosotros solely stayed on the beach nearly 20 minutes nosotros had v or half-dozen planes create got off over the beach (over us) as well as several landed too. What I wanted was a photograph of the kids amongst a storey overhead, only non likewise high .. smaller planes took off as well as were already airborne halfway downward the runway, thus flew over us already quite high .. non expert for a photo. We waited for a larger Thai Airways storey .. could encounter it taxiing thus nosotros knew it was coming .. Larger storey needs to a greater extent than rail thus would survive lower when it flew over the beach ...
(above) Take Off from Phuket Airport!
Pretty cool. But it'll survive cooler when I tin survive at that topographic point amongst planes landing over the beach. Now nosotros know where to go. I reckon nosotros could also common farther due south at Nai Yang beach as well as walk north. The picayune taxi ride from where we'd parked our auto was real nice, only nosotros walked dorsum .. solely nearly 1km as well as it's a real prissy pathway inwards front end of the West Sands resort.
Actually the waterpark!
Mai Khao Beach stretches from the aerodrome 10km due north to the real due north of Phuket island. Much of the beachfront province is undeveloped, although at that topographic point are around large resorts similar Marriott as well as Holiday Inn. We detoured off the beachside path onto the beach .. it's actually nice! Miles of beach, hardly whatsoever people anywhere.
(above) Mai Khao Beach, Phuket
Happy to create got finally visited this business office of Phuket amongst added plane-spotting value. Hopefully I'll see Mai Khao over again soon. Need that iconic "plane landing over the beach" photo! Or an ideal house to convey a beach umbrella, beach towel as well as H2O ice box total of beers :)
Mai Khao Beach Location Map
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I went amongst the kids on a sunny Sunday. Had no thought precisely how to larn to that department of beach .. finally fourth dimension nosotros drove to Mai Khao Beach was years ago! I tried next Google Maps, only ended upwards driving into the West Sands Resort as well as sending a safety guard into a chip of a panic when I kept driving downward towards the beach - can't become that way! Then tried a dirt route that speedily became sand as well as my truck is non 4WD! Managed to run out of that amongst a picayune wheel-spin as well as and thus asked directions - you lot demand to honor Maikhao Soi half-dozen as well as elbow grease downward to the beach adjacent to the pocket-size Coriacea Boutique Resort. It's a pocket-size route amongst express infinite for parking. I guessed nosotros were a chip to a greater extent than than 1km from the aerodrome / runway. First surprise - it seems quite a lot of people create this! We establish a bunch of motorcycle taxis amongst sidecars gear upwards to create got us along the beachfront to encounter the planes. They said 1.8km thus I paid upwards 20 Baht per individual for the ride.
Just a three or 4 infinitesimal ride along a wooded path inwards front end of the West Sands Resort as well as and thus nosotros could encounter the halt of the runway. Definitely less than 1.8km, as well as although this picayune taxi ride solely toll us lx Baht for three people, nosotros decided nosotros could walk back. Much of Mai Khao Beach has forested province correct behind the beach. The halt of the rail is nearly the solely unforested business office of the beach along it's 10km length. The txi dropped us inwards the shade where a publish of quaff stalls had laid up, over again showing that storey watching seems to survive quite popular!
There's also a pocket-size canal emptying into the body of body of water correct here, thus it's non the prettiest department of beach - the canal H2O did non await thus clean. Nevertheless, people were lying on the beach sunbathing correct hither past times the aerodrome - an strange choice given that most of Mai Khao beach is construct clean as well as tranquility as well as large parts are nevertheless undeveloped.
(above) Mai Khao Beach correct inwards front end of the rail / Phuket airport
I am certain that I think Phuket Airport 10 - fifteen years agone beingness rather quiet. Not many flights. Well right away it's real busy, as well as has lately been redeveloped (that was good overdue) amongst an International terminal as well as domestic terminal, only solely infinite for 1 runway. There are flights coming as well as going every few minutes, thus although nosotros solely stayed on the beach nearly 20 minutes nosotros had v or half-dozen planes create got off over the beach (over us) as well as several landed too. What I wanted was a photograph of the kids amongst a storey overhead, only non likewise high .. smaller planes took off as well as were already airborne halfway downward the runway, thus flew over us already quite high .. non expert for a photo. We waited for a larger Thai Airways storey .. could encounter it taxiing thus nosotros knew it was coming .. Larger storey needs to a greater extent than rail thus would survive lower when it flew over the beach ...
(above) Take Off from Phuket Airport!
Pretty cool. But it'll survive cooler when I tin survive at that topographic point amongst planes landing over the beach. Now nosotros know where to go. I reckon nosotros could also common farther due south at Nai Yang beach as well as walk north. The picayune taxi ride from where we'd parked our auto was real nice, only nosotros walked dorsum .. solely nearly 1km as well as it's a real prissy pathway inwards front end of the West Sands resort.
Actually the waterpark!
Mai Khao Beach stretches from the aerodrome 10km due north to the real due north of Phuket island. Much of the beachfront province is undeveloped, although at that topographic point are around large resorts similar Marriott as well as Holiday Inn. We detoured off the beachside path onto the beach .. it's actually nice! Miles of beach, hardly whatsoever people anywhere.
(above) Mai Khao Beach, Phuket
Happy to create got finally visited this business office of Phuket amongst added plane-spotting value. Hopefully I'll see Mai Khao over again soon. Need that iconic "plane landing over the beach" photo! Or an ideal house to convey a beach umbrella, beach towel as well as H2O ice box total of beers :)
Mai Khao Beach Location Map
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