| Suvarnabhumi Airport Quick Facts |
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| Official
name |
| Suvarnabhumi Airport. The name Suvarnabhumi was chosen
by HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej which means "The
Golden Land", specifically referring to the continental
Indochina. "Golden Peninsula"or "Golden
Land" is a traditional name for the Thailand-Cambodia-Laos-Burma
region |
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| How
is it pronounced |
| "su-wan-na-poom" |
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| Airport
Code |
| Suvarnabhumi Airport will inherit its IATA airport
code BKK from Bangkok Don Muang International Airport.
In the interim period while both airports are operating
(from September 15th to September 28th) Suvarnabhumi
will use the code NBK. |
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| Location
|
| Suvarnabhumi Airport is located on a 3,100 ha site
in the Bang Phli district of Samut Prakarn province
of Thailand at Nong Ngu Hao (Nongnughao translated as
Cobra Swamp), 30km east of Bangkok. Road access to the
new airport will be provided by a series of new highways
connected to Bangkok's existing outer ring road. The
main access road is an elevated 2 x 5 lane road that
leads from the passenger terminal through the northern
part of the site to the new Bangkok–Chonburi highway. |
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| Architects
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| The airport was designed by Murphy/Jahn Architects |
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| Capacity
|
| The airport has 2 parallel runways (60 m. wide, 4,000
m. and 3700 m. long) and 2 parallel taxiways to accommodate
simultaneous departures and arrivals. It has a total
of 120 parking bays (51 with contact gates and 69 remote
gates) and 5 of these are capable of accommodating the
Airbus A380 aircraft. With a capacity of handling 76
flight operations per hour, both international and domestic
flights will share the airport terminal but will be
assigned to different parts of the concourse. In the
initial phase of construction, it will be capable of
handling 45 million passengers and 3 million tonnes
of cargo per year. There are the two 5-storey car park
buildings with a combined capacity of 5,000 cars. |
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| Underground
Train Station |
| The construction of the City Airport Terminal in Makkasan
and a 28.6 km high-speed rail link to the new airport
started in July 2005 and are planned for completion
in November 2007. The airport express, informally known
as the Pink Line and operated jointly with SRT's planned
Red Line commuter service, will connect with the BTS
Sukhumvit Line and MRT Blue Line at Phaya Thai and Phetchaburi
stations respectively, offering airport-bound passengers
a fast 15-minute limited stop journey from the city. |
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Long-term
plans |
| Long-term plans for four runways flanking two main
terminals and two satellite buildings with a combined
capacity capable of handling up to 100 million passengers
and 6.4 million tonnes of cargo a year are on the drawing
board. The second phase of airport expansion involving
the construction of a satellite building south of the
main terminal is expected to begin 3 to 5 years after
the completion of the first main terminal. |
