Suvarnabhumi Airport
Suvarnabhumi Airport ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ Tha-akatsayan Suwannaphum | |||||||||||||||||||
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Passenger terminal and airport traffic control tower | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Airports of Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (IATA: BKK, ICAO: VTBS)[4][5] is the main international airport serving Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand. It is one of two airports serving Bangkok, the other being Don Mueang International Airport (DMK). [6][7] Located mostly in Racha Thewa commune, Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province, it covers an area of 3,520 ha (35.2 km2; 8,700 acres)[8], making it one of the biggest international airports in Southeast Asia, tenth biggest in the world[9] and a regional hub for aviation. It has an Airport Rail Link, an Automated People Mover as well as being located close to Motorway 7.
Formerly named as Nong Nguhao (lit. 'Cobra Swamp') and later changed to the name of a legendary land, Suvarnabhumi is the busiest in the country, ninth busiest airport in Asia, and 20th busiest airport in the world, handling 62,234,693 passengers in 2024. As of 2025, it is served by the most airlines in the world, with 113 airlines operating from the airport.[10]
The airport serves as a primary hub for Thai Airways International and K-Mile Air, and an operating base for Bangkok Airways, Thai VietJet Air and Thai AirAsia. It serves as a regional gateway and connecting point for various foreign carriers connecting to Asia, Oceania, Europe, and Africa. The airport is operated by Airports of Thailand.
- ^ Fernquest, Jon (13 July 2022). "Suvarnabhumi: New runway by 2018". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Air transport statistic 2016 summary" (PDF). Airports of Thailand PLC. 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Air Transport Statistic". Airports of Thailand. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) – Official Airports of Thailand (Bangkok Airport)". Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Don Mueang to be city budget air hub". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ "AirAsia to shift to Don Mueang". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ "About Us - Suvarnabhumi Airport". Suvarnabhumi Airport. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "10 Largest Airports in the World in 2025". Click2Refund. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Suvarnabhumi tops global list of airports with most airlines, survey shows". The Nation. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.