The nearest airport is HKT - Phuket Intl, located 31.2 km west of Ko Yao.
Other airports nearby include TST - Trang (130.7 km south east), NST - Nakhon Si Thammarat Cha Ian (154.4 km east), LGK - Pulau Langkawi Intl (233.6 km south east), HDY - Songkhla Hat Yai Intl (237.2 km south east),