Phuket’s Mai Khao Beach is one of Asia’s top plane spotting destinations. But authorities in Thailand say they’re taking steps to expand the restricted areas around the popular airport beach ...

Phuket International Airport is cracking down on visitors who flock to Mai Khao Beach near the internationalairport, and take a photo with an aircraft landing overhead.

You may want to leave your camera at home if you're planning a visit to Mai Khao beach in Phuket Maria Pasquini is the staff editor for human interest’s digital vertical at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Part 2 of our Phuket aviation series takes you to the iconic Mai Khao Beach, where jets roar just overhead during dramatic low approaches. Featuring the Tiger 747, Dragon and Lion Air A330s, and ...

It’s 9:55 a.m. and all’s quiet on Phuket’s Mai Khao Beach. Tourists stand on the shoreline, scanning the cloud-free skies for approaching aircraft, some looking at their phones for flight data.