SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT- 25 km. far from Bangkok

SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT (pronounced “Su-Wan-Na-Poom”)

General Information
His Majesty the King Bhumipol Adulyadej had conferred the name “SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT”, which means “The Golden Land” and proceeded to preside over the foundation stone laying ceremony of the passenger terminal on Saturday of 19th January B.E. 2552
Suvarnabhumi Airport the Gateway to Asia
Suvarnabhumi Airport has an area of 20,000 Rai (8,000 acres), situates on Bangna-Trad Road, Km 15. and is 25 km. far from Bangkok.

SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT- 25 km. far from Bangkok

Capability
Initial Phase
Can Accommodate 45 million passengers per year
Can Support 76 flights per hour
Can Support of 3 million tons of cargo per year

Building and Facilities
A single Passenger Terminal serving both domestic and international passengers, with a usable area of around 563,000 Square Meters.

The Passenger Building comprises of 7 floors and 2 basements.
1st Floor Bus and Taxi Service
2nd Floor Domestic and International Arrivals
3rd Floor Shops, Restaurants and CIP rooms
4th Floor Domestic and International Departures comprises of Thai Airways International Premium Passenger Service, immigration , customs , airline check-in counters and Airport Information Counters
5th Floor Thai Airways International Public Company Limited and Star Alliance Offices
6th Floor One Stop Service Center of Suvarnbhumi Airport
7th Floor View Point
Basements are arranged for Airport Express Station, Airport Express Platform and area for luggage conveyor transport system.

Concourse Buildings
There are 7 four-storey buildings A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Concourse building A serves domestic passengers, concourse building B serves international passengers from 21.00-04.00 hour. Concourse Buildings C, D, E, F and G serve international passengers.

Runways
There are 2 runways in the first phase, the east runway is 4,000 m. long and 60 m. wide and the west runway is 3,700 m. long and 60 m. wide There are 52 taxiways.

Aircraft Apron
There are 51 contact gates and 69 remote parking bays. There are 8 parking bays for Airbus A380, of which 5 are contact gates.

Aviation Control Tower
With 132.2 m. in height, it is the world’s tallest aviation control tower, fully equipped with state of the art technology air traffic service, to handle 76 flights per hour.

The Car Park Building
There are 2 car park buildings in front of the Passenger Terminal, which can accommodate approx. 5,000 cars and there is also a 30,000 m2 car park area that can accommodate 1,000 cars.