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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.
27 April 1980 – Thai Airways Flight 231, a BAe 748 (registered HS-THB) which was en route from Khon Kaen to Bangkok, lost altitude during a thunderstorm and crashed about 13 kilometres from Bangkok International Airport. All four crew members and 40 of the 49 passengers were killed.
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]
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
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.
^1 Morocco temporarily suspends DST for the month of Ramadan. ^2 BAK is common IATA code for Heydar Aliyev International Airport (IATA: GYD) and Zabrat Airport (IATA: ZXT). ^3 BHZ is common IATA code for Tancredo Neves International Airport (IATA: CNF) and Belo Horizonte/Pampulha – Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (IATA: PLU).
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Trat Airport (IATA: TDX, ICAO: VTBO) is in Bang Pit subdistrict, Laem Ngop district, Trat province in eastern Thailand. Trat Airport was opened in 2003 and is owned and operated by Bangkok Airways . The airport has one tarmac runway, 1,800 m by 45 m, with a small open-air terminal. [ 1 ]