Suvarnabhumi Airport

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Suvarnabhumi Airport

ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ
Tha-akatsayan Suwannaphum
Passenger terminal and airport traffic control tower
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAirports of Thailand
ServesBangkok Metropolitan Region
LocationRacha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand
Opened28 September 2006; 18 years ago (2006-09-28)
Hub for
Focus city for
Operating base for
Elevation AMSL2 m / 5 ft
Coordinates13°41′33″N 100°45′00″E / 13.69250°N 100.75000°E / 13.69250; 100.75000
Websitesuvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.th
Maps
Airport diagram
Airport diagram
BKK/VTBS is located in Bangkok
BKK/VTBS
BKK/VTBS
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
02R/20L 3,700 12,139 Asphalt
01/19 4,000 13,123 Asphalt
02L/20R 4,000[1] 13,123 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers51,699,104 Increase79.7%
International passengers40,010,184 Increase123.5%
Domestic passengers11,688,920 Increase7.6%
Aircraft movements307,505 Increase38.9%
Cargo (tonnes)1,137,373 Decrease-3.9%
Sources:AOT[2] Airports of Thailand[3]

Suvarnabhumi Airport (IATA: BKK, ICAO: VTBS)[4][5] is the main international airport serving Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.[6][7] 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.[8]

  1. ^ Fernquest, Jon (13 July 2022). "Suvarnabhumi: New runway by 2018". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022.
  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. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) – Official Airports of Thailand (Bangkok Airport)". Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Don Mueang to be city budget air hub". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  7. ^ "AirAsia to shift to Don Mueang". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  8. ^ An Update on the Progress of the High-Speed Railway connecting Three Airports