| Name of Airport |
Conferred by H.M. the King as Suvarnabhumi or “Golden Land on 29 September 2000 and a foundation stone laying ceremony performed on 19 January 2002 |
| Aim of Airport |
A “national agenda” as the nation’s primer gateway and the aviation hub of the region |
| Airport Developer |
New Bangkok International Airport Co. Ltd. (NBIA) established on 27 February 1996 under the Ministry of Transport with AOT as its only shareholder |
| Airport Operator |
Airports of Thailand Public Company Ltd. (AOT) as designated by the Government on 10 September 2002 |
| Airport Location |
Approximately 25 km East of downtown Bangkok |
| Total Land Area |
Approximate 8,000 acres |
| Access |
5 main access routes |
| Opening Day Cost |
Approximately 155,000 million baht (USD4 billion) |
| Travel Time from City Centre |
35-40 minutes via highways |
| No. of Runways and Taxiways |
Two parallel runways (4,000 and 3,700 m. respectively, and 60 m. wide) with 2.2 km. separation. Two parallel taxiways to accommodate simultaneous departures and arrivals. Final Phase: 4 parallel runways, 2 on each side |
| No. of Aircraft Parking Bays |
Total of 120 parking bays - 51 with contact gates (5 capable of accommodating A380) and 69 remote gates |
| Annual Passenger Capacity |
45 million at opening day and 100 million upon full development |
| Cargo Capacity |
3 million metric tonnes per year and 6.4 million metric tonnes (Final Phase) |
| No. of flight operations per hour |
76 |
| Passenger Terminal Building |
A single structure in the north of 563,000 sq. m (world’s largest single building)
7-storey building with two underground floors
PTB total floor area of 185,000 sq. m.
444 m. long and 111 m. wide
2 Concourses total floor area of 378,000 sq. m.
Steel structure with glass and fabric membrane
8 super trusses made of special steel (210 m. long and 38 m. high each). One whole working day to lift up one truss!
3-layered glass rooftop of approximately 40,250 sq. m.
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| Check-in Counter |
10 check-in rows (3 Domestic and 7 International), 18 counters per row
(108 Domestic and 252 International check-in counters)
30 m. wide between check-in islands
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| Passport Control Counter |
120 Immigration Counters
72 Emigration Counters
10 Domestic/International Transfer Counters
58 International/International Transfer Counters
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| Customs Counter |
8 Departures and 26 Arrivals |
| Baggage Handling |
100% hold baggage in-line security screening system
Capable of handling 9,600 bags per hour
20 take-away conveyors from check-in counters
8 Transfer unload conveyors
37 baggage sortation make-up carousels
20 baggage claim carousels
3440-bag international early baggage storage system
720-bag domestic early baggage storage system |
| Control Tower |
132 m. high (tallest in the world) |
| Apron Control Tower |
2 (West and East of Concourse) |
| Passenger Security Screening |
16 at domestic gate lounges and 12 at international concourses |
| Odd-size Lift |
4 |
| Departure Curbside Length |
429.25m long and 6.5m wide |
| Short-term Car Parking |
Two 5-storey buildings adjacent to PTB with capacity for 5,000 cars. Additional parking areas in the long-term premise with the total parking capacity of over 15,600 vehicles |
| Long-term Car Parking |
6-Zone area with capacity for 4300 cars and 78 buses
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| Technology |
Fully automatic baggage handling system
In-line security screening system
Airport Information Management Systems (29 main and 58 sub-systems) |
| Mass transport (other than road) |
City rail link (2006) connecting to the centre of Bangkok |
| Other airlines facilities |
Cargo Terminals of approximately 568,000 sq. m., northwest of airport with a 24 hour Customs Free Zone for speedy and efficient services
2 aircraft maintenance facilities, each capable of servicing A380 and handling 4 aircraft simultaneously
Catering services capable of producing 65,000 airline meals per day |
| Other facilities |
A 600-room landside Hotel located in front of the PTB.
Flood protection system – polder construction of 3.5m. high and 70m. width surrounding the airport including 6 reservoirs with capacity of 3.2 million cubic meters of water.
Water supply system connected with water supply system of Metropolitan Waterworks Authority, and water tank with capacity of 40,000 cubic meters for at least two days’ supply.
Main transformer system transforming electricity from 15 to 24 kw
Water treatment system treating 16,000 cubic cm of water daily
A daily 100 ton waste garbage collection system |
