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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.
The airport is located in Racha Thewa in Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan Province, about 25 km east of Bangkok. The name Suvarnabhumi ( Thai : สุวรรณภูมิ ; pronounced su-wan-na-poom ) was chosen by King Bhumibol Adulyadej and refers to the ancient kingdom hypothesized to have been located somewhere in Southeast Asia.
Suvarnabhumi International Airport (IATA: BKK, ICAO: VTBS) is the main international airport serving Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. 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 ...
This is a list of the busiest airports in south-east Asia, by annual total passengers, ranked and itemised by its total passengers per year, which includes arrival, departure, and transit passengers.
Don Mueang previously carried the IATA airport code BKK, which was reassigned to Suvarnabhumi, and was an important hub of Asia and the hub of Thai Airways International prior to its closure. At its peak, it served the most air traffic for the entire country, with 80 airlines operating 160,000 flights and handling over 38 million passengers and ...
BKK is the IATA airport code for Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand. It can also refer to: The city of Bangkok, Thailand The previous airport code of Don Mueang International Airport, Thailand (now DMK) Bangkok Metropolitan Region; The Backus-Kehoe-Kydland puzzle, a puzzle in economics; Bergenshalvøens Kommunale Kraftselskap, a Norwegian power company
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.
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