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Suvarnabhumi International Airport Details

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Bangkok's international airport started serving domestic flights on September 15, 2006 and Suvarnabhumi International landed international flights in late 2006.

The new airport has replaced Don Muang International for most flights

New The rail link has opened for testing at last! The SRT provides a faster and less expensive alternative to Bangkok's central area. More about Suvarnabhumi International airport rail link .. and a larger SRT route map.

Have a look at our Suvarnabhumi Terminal Maps

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Suvarnaphumi Airport Details

• Located in Racha Thewa in the Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province, 30 kilometers east of Bangkok
• Airport has 2 parallel runways 60 m. wide. One is 4,000 m. long and the second is 3700 m. long
• 2 parallel taxiways accommodate simultaneous departures and arrivals
• 120 parking bays (51 with contact gates and 69 remote gates). 5 gates can accommodate the Airbus A380
• Capacity to handle 76 flight operations per hour, 45 million passengers per year
• Long-term plans (3-5 years) call for 4 runways, 2 main terminals, 2 satellite buildings to serve up to 100 million passengers

• Limousine, public taxis, an airport express bus and a passenger rail system are available.
• Note: Some comments have been made that suggest that one cannot arrange public taxis near the terminal

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