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Suvarnabhumi Airport

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Suvarnabhumi Airport

ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAirports of Thailand (AOT)
ServesBangkok Metropolitan Region
LocationRacha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand
Opened
  • Operational: 15 September 2006 (2006-09-15)
  • Official: 28 September 2006 (2006-09-28)
Hub for
Focus city for
Operating base for
Elevation AMSL5 ft / 2 m
Coordinates13°41′33″N 100°45′00″E / 13.69250°N 100.75000°E / 13.69250; 100.75000
Websitesuvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.th
Maps
BKK/VTBS is located in Bangkok
BKK/VTBS
BKK/VTBS
Location In Samut Prakan
BKK/VTBS is located in Thailand
BKK/VTBS
BKK/VTBS
Location in Thailand
BKK/VTBS is located in Southeast Asia
BKK/VTBS
BKK/VTBS
Location in Southeast Asia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01L/19R 3,700 12,139 Asphalt concrete
01R/19L 4,000 13,123 Asphalt concrete
02L/20R 4,000[1] 13,123 Asphalt concrete (under construction)
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers51,699,104 Increase79.7957%
International passengers40,010,184 Increase123.5444%
Domestic passengers11,688,920 Increase7.6700%
Aircraft movements307,505 Increase38.9344%
Freight (tonnes)1,137,373 Decrease-3.9508%
Sources:AOT 2019[2] Airports of Thailand[3]

Suvarnabhumi Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ, RTGS: Tha-akatsayan Suwannaphum, pronounced [tʰâː.ʔāː.kàːt̚.sā.jāːn.sùʔ.wān.nā.pʰūːm] ;[4] from Sanskrit सुवर्णभूमि (Suvarṇabhūmi), literally 'golden land') (IATA: BKK, ICAO: VTBS)[5][6] is the main international airport serving Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.[7][8] Located mostly in Racha Thewa subdistrict, Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province, it covers an area of 3,240 ha (32.4 km2; 8,000 acres), making it one of the biggest international airports in Southeast Asia and a regional hub for aviation. The airport is also a major Cargo Air Freight Hub (20th busiest in 2019), which has a designated Airport Free Zone, as well as road links to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) on Motorway 7.[9]

  1. ^ Fernquest, Jon. "Suvarnabhumi: New runway by 2018". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Air transport statistic 2016 summary" (PDF). Airports of Thailand PLC. 23 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Air Transport Statistic". Airports of Thailand. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Suvarnabhumi Airport pronunciation: How to pronounce Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thai". Forvo.com. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Bangkok Airport". BBC Three. 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2017. Series in which young Brits pass through Bangkok Airport to embark on adventures of a lifetime.
  6. ^ "Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) – Official Airports of Thailand (Bangkok Airport)". Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Don Mueang to be city budget air hub". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  8. ^ "AirAsia to shift to Don Mueang". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  9. ^ An Update on the Progress of the High-Speed Railway connecting Three Airports

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