Suvarnabhumi Airport facts for kids
Suvarnabhumi Airport is the main international airport of Bangkok, Thailand. It is in Bangchoung, Rachatawa, Noungprue and Bangphli district Samutprakarn province. The area of the airport is about 32 square kilometres (12 sq mi). It is six times bigger than Donmueang Airport.
Budget
The Thai government gave a budget of about 150,000 million baht (US$4.9 billion or 3.7 billion euro) to build this international airport. This included investment of Government service and State Enterprises of 137,000 million baht ($4.46 billion), and private company about 13,000 million baht ($423 million). The airport could support the passengers more than 45 million people.
International airlines
International airlines included of 102 airways and 142 cities. There are:
Domestic airlines
Most domestic airlines fly from Don Mueang Airport, but the following airlines fly from Suvarnabhumi:
- Asia Atlantic Airlines (hub)
- Bangkok Airways (hub)
- Business Air
- Jetstar Asia (hub)
- Orient Thai Airlines (hub)
- Thai Airways (hub)
- Thai Smile (hub)
Images for kids
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Terminal interior
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Border between the concourse and the terminal seen from the arrival area
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Terminal
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Departure hall
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A play area, entitled Wonder World, at the airport's departure lounge
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A depiction of the Samudra manthan at the airport
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Thai Airbus A340-500 (HS-TLA) at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
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Suvarnabhumi Airport Control Tower, the world's tallest
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Current Airport layout
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Air France Airbus A340-313X takeoff from Suvarnabhumi Airport with an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER and a KLM Boeing 747-400 in the background.
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EI-ETJ, a Kogalymavia Airbus A321 take off at Suvarnabhumi Airport, August 2014. This aircraft would be destroyed later in October 2015.
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Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800 on landing from CGK
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A Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER on approach to Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2012.
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Thai Airways International Boeing 747-400 with Star Alliance livery at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
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Thai Smile Airbus A320 parking at Gate A3, Suvarnabhumi Airport.
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Taxis stand is located outside the arrival hall on the same level
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Sky Lane at Suvarnabhumi Airport
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See also
In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Suvarnabhumi para niños
