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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.
It opened on 28 September 2023 (the airport’s 17th anniversary) as part of the partial opening of Suvarnabhumi Airport Midfield Satellite Concourse 1 (SAT-1) and connects the main terminal with SAT-1. It is the only airport people mover system in Thailand and is 1 km in length. [1]
The airport has the world's tallest free-standing control tower (132.2 metres), and the world's fourth largest single-building airport terminal (563,000 square metres).
When London Stansted Airport's new terminal opened in 1991, it marked a shift in airport terminal design since Norman Foster placed the baggage handling system in the basement in order to create a vast open interior space. [27] Airport architects have followed this model since unobstructed sightlines aid with passenger orientation.
In 2020 a new plan called for a 9-kilometre (5.6 mi), 11 station monorail. A 50 million baht feasibility project would be commissioned first. [4] The monorail could open by 2026 with additional lines added in the 2030s. [5] As of 2023, the plan was for a 8.3km line with 13 stops, linking to the Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed ...
Those traveling through the satellite concourse go through the main terminal's security checkpoint before catching a shuttle bus in Concourse C to the satellite concourse. The bus ride is about 3 ...
The 28.6-kilometer (17.8 mi)-long Airport Rail Link opened for service on 23 August 2010. [2] In the future, Airport Rail Link will extend from Phaya Thai towards Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal and Don Mueang International Airport. Its rail will also be used for the proposed Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway.
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