Suvarnabhumi Airport ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ สนามบินสุวรรณภูมิ | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Airports of Thailand (AOT) | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Bangkok Metropolitan Region | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 28 September 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 2 m / 5 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°41′33″N 100°45′00″E / 13.69250°N 100.75000°E | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | suvarnabhumi | ||||||||||||||||||
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Suvarnabhumi Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ, RTGS: Tha-akatsayan Suwannaphum, pronounced [tʰâː.ʔāː.kàːt̚.sā.jāːn.sùʔ.wān.nā.pʰūːm] or colloquially as สนามบินสุวรรณภูมิ, pronounced [sā.nǎːm.bīn sùʔ.wān.nā.pʰūːm];[5] from Sanskrit सुवर्णभूमि (Suvarṇabhūmi), literally 'golden land') (IATA: BKK, ICAO: VTBS)[6][7] is the main international airport serving Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.[8][9] 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.[10]
Series in which young Brits pass through Bangkok Airport to embark on adventures of a lifetime.
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