Suvarnabhumi International Airport

Suvarnabhumi Airport ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ
IATA: BKK ICAO: VTBS WMO: 48459
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT)
Serves	Bangkok and Samut Prakan
Location	999 Moo 1 Tambon Racha Thewa, Amphoe Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand
Hub for	Asia Atlantic Airlines Bangkok Airways Intira Airlines Jet Asia Airways K-Mile Air Orient Thai Airlines Thai Airways International Thai Vietjet Air Thai Smile
Focus city for	Cathay Pacific China Airlines China Eastern Airlines Druk Air Egypt Air Emirates Ethiopian Airlines EVA Air SriLankan Airlines Spring Air
Elevation AMSL	5 ft / 2 m
Coordinates	13°41′33″N 100°45′00″E / 13.69250°N 100.75000°E / 13.69250; 100.75000Coordinates: 13°41′33″N 100°45′00″E / 13.69250°N 100.75000°E / 13.69250; 100.75000
Website	suvarnabhumiairport.com
Map
BKK
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01R/19L 4,000 13,123 Asphalt 01L/19R 3,700 12,139 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Total passengers 55,892,428 4.14% International passengers 46,049,914 5.65% Domestic passengers 9,842,514 13.35% Aircraft movements 336,345 6.08% Freight (tonnes) 1,351,878 5.82%
Sources: Airport

Total passengers	55,892,428 4.14%
International passengers	46,049,914 5.65%
Domestic passengers	9,842,514 13.35%
Aircraft movements	336,345 6.08%
Freight (tonnes)	1,351,878 5.82%

Suvarnabhumi Airport (rtgs: Suwannaphum; Thai pronunciation: [sù.wān.ná.pʰūːm]) (IATA: BKK, ICAO: VTBS), also known as (New) Bangkok International Airport, is one of two international airports serving Bangkok, Thailand. The other one is Don Mueang International Airport. Suvarnabhumi covers an area of 3,240 hectares (8,000 acres).

Suvarnabhumi was officially opened for limited domestic flight service on 15 September 2006, and opened for most domestic and all international commercial flights on 28 September 2006.

The airport is currently the main hub for Thai Airways International, Bangkok Airways, and Orient Thai Airlines. It also serves as regional gateway and connecting point for various foreign carriers.

The airport is on what had formerly been known as Nong Nguhao (Cobra Swamp) in Racha Thewa in Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of downtown Bangkok. The terminal building was designed by Helmut Jahn of Murphy / Jahn Architects. It was constructed primarily by ITO JV. The airport has the world's tallest free-standing control tower (132.2 metres or 434 feet), and the world's fourth largest single-building airport terminal (563,000 square metres or 6,060,000 square feet).