(soo-wan-na-poom)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
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Suvarnabhumi International Airport Location Maps
- 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
