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Suvarnabhumi International 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 km 2; 8,000 acres), making it one of the biggest international airports in Southeast Asia and a regional hub for aviation.
By the end of 2019, it is expected to top its maximum passenger handling capacity of 40 million. Airport manager AoT forecasts 41 million passengers in 2020 and 45 million by 2023. The airport was designed to serve a maximum of 30 million passengers annually. Building additional runways is not possible.
Phuket Airport is the country's third busiest airport. Chiang Mai International Airport, the country's fourth busiest airport. Notes: Capacity refers to current design passenger capacity without taking into consideration any unfinished or planned expansion projects or changes to operational hours.
Map of Thailand. This is a list of airports in Thailand.There are 39 commercial service airports in Thailand, 10 of which are international airports. [1] The Department of Airports (DOA) managed 29 airports, while 7 airports are managed by Airports of Thailand (AOT), 3 airports are managed by Bangkok Airways (BA), and 1 airport is managed by the Royal Thai Navy (RTNV). [2]
Eight years later, it was upgraded from a division to a department. They renovated the Don Mueang Airport to be an international airport and changed the official name to "Bangkok Airport" on June 21, 1955. Subsequently, the National Assembly enacted the Act on Airports of Thailand, B.E. 2522, requiring the establishment of an airport authority.
In mid-2019, the DOA proposed the construction of a new airport in Nakhon Pathom Province to relieve pressure on Bangkok's Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi airports (both controlled by Airports of Thailand (AOT)). The 20 billion baht airport, to occupy 3,500 rai straddling the Bang Len and Nakhon Chai Si districts, 50 kilometres west of Bangkok. Its ...
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Bangkok International Airport may refer to one of the following airports serving Bangkok, Thailand: Suvarnabhumi Airport, the city's main international airport, referred to as New Bangkok International Airport during its construction; Don Mueang International Airport, officially known as Bangkok International Airport until 2006