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Suvarnabhumi Airport Inside

Courtyard garden of Suvannabhumi International Airport (SBIA)

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• Suvarnabhumi Airport Building Layout
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• Check In Area
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About Suvarnabhumi Airport

Suvarnabhumi Airport, a new international airport located 24 kilometres east of Bangkok, was due to be open on September 28, 2006. It replaces the old overloaded airport at Don Muang and accommodates all international and domestic flights to Bangkok.

About Suvarnabhumi Airport

Airport Layout

PASSENGER TERMINAL COMPLEX AND CONCOURSE AREA

Facilities for both domestic and international passengers are situated in the same building. The concourse buildings are connected to the passenger terminal. There are 7 concourse buildings: A, B, C, D, E, F and G. The combined area of the concourse buildings and the passenger terminal covers over 563,000 square metres.

Passenger Terminal Complex floor plan

The Suvarnabhumi Passenger Terminal Complex comprises 7 floors above ground level and 2 floors below ground level.

1st floor: Bus Lobby Passengers travelling with a tour agency proceed to the 1st floor for buses and coaches. The Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) office, a medical centre, AOT offices for electricity monitoring and airport control offices are also located on the 1st floor.

2nd floor: Arrivals Hall for both domestic and international passengers

3rd floor consists of airlines passenger waiting lounges, security checkpoints, meeting points, shops, service counters and CIP lounges

4th floor: Departures Hallfeatures facilities for both international and domestic passengers, lounges for premium passengers Thai Airways International PLC, customs control checkpoints, some governmental offices, airline booths, airport information counters and escalators in the centre take passengers right up to restaurants on 6th floor.

5th floor: Offices for Thai Airways International and Star Alliance airlines

6th floor: Restaurantscan be accessed via the escalators from 4th floor

7th floor: Observation area

The lower ground floors are referred to as Floor 0 which serves as the train station (when the airport-city rail link opens for operation in December 2007), and Floor –1 where the train platforms are located. The lower ground floors also house the baggage conveyor systems.
Runways, Taxiways and Aprons Two parallel runways, with a total capacity of 76 flights per hour, will be in operation during the initial phase. The Eastern runway is 4,000 metres long and 60 metres wide, and the Western runway is 3,700 metres long and 60 metres wide. A 2,200-metre-wide corridor separating the two parallel runways makes it possible to accommodate the simultaneous departure and arrival of aircrafts. Upon full completion of all the phases, the airport will have four parallel runways, two on each side.

Control TowerThe 132.2-metre high control tower at Suvarnabhumi Airport is the world’s tallest and provides the best visual coverage of overall airside. To facilitate smooth air traffic control, the air traffic control centre is fully equipped with state-of-the-art aircraft navigation and guiding systems and is one of the most advanced facilities in modern aviation. It has the capacity to manage approximately 76 flights per hour.

A total of 52 taxiways will be in operational service.

There are a total of 120 aircraft parking bays: 51 are contact gates and the remaining 69 are remote aprons. Eight of the parking bays (five with contact gates) accommodate large aircraft such as the Airbus A380. Aircraft parking space for 120 aircraft parking stands extends over an area of 1,053,000 square metres.

CONCOURSE BUILDINGS A, B, C, D, E, F and G

Concourse buildings A and B are for domestic passengers.Concourse buildings C, D, E, F and G are for international passengers.

Passengers walk to the concourse buildings from the terminal complex via concourse building D, which is directly connected to the terminal complex. The intersections of the concourse buildings are termed the airside centre.

There are 2 intersections on 3rd and 4th floors which will be used for shops; the exterior of the concourse buildings will be developed into airline offices and airline lounges.

Concourse building A-G Please click to view details

Public Transport Services at Suvarnabhumi Airport

1. Ground level / 1st floor Main Terminal Building (MTB)

• Shuttle bus (ordinary) - inner curb
• Air Crew pick up - inner curb
• ATTA cars/buses - inner curb
• Private Bus/VIP - outer curb

2. Arrival 2nd floor Main Terminal Buildin (MTB)

• Airport Express - inner curb
• Shuttle bus (express) - inner curb
• Airport Limousine - outer curb
• Private vehicles - inner curb

3. Departure 4th floor Main Terminal Buildin (MTB)

• Airport Express - inner curb
• Shuttle bus (express) - inner curb
• Limousine/private vehicles/VIP - inner curb
• Air Crew - inner curb
• Public Taxi - outer curb
• ATTA cars/buses - outer curb

Departure tax at Suvarnabhumi Airport

International travellers departing the airport must pay a 500 baht tax levied by the airport operator, Airports of Thailand. The tax is not included in the price of airline tickets. It is paid to airport staff before queuing for immigration processing. On February 1, 2007, the international departure tax will be raised to 700 baht.

Check-in Row at Suvarnabhumi Airport

Gate 1 Thai Airways International

Gate 2 Thai Airways International, Nok Air, Air Asia, Orien Thai, One-Two-Go, PB Air, Tiger Airways, SGA

Gate 3 Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Gulf Air, Garuda, Aerosvit, Bangkok Air, Siem Reap Air

Gate 4 Thai Airways International, SAS, ANA, United Airlines, Asiana, JetStar, Vietnam Airlines, LTU, Hainan Airlines

Gate 5 Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Kenya Airways, Turkmenistan Airlines, Transaero, Myanmar Airways, PMT Air

Gate 6 Cathay, QANTAS, British Airways, Air France, KLM, Northwest, Aeroflot, Air India, Mahan Air

Gate 7 Qatar Airways, Etihad, Kuwait Airways, Egypt Air, Air Madagascar, Lao Airlines, Thai Sky, Xiamen Airlines, Air Astana

Gate 8 Japan Airlines, Eva Air, Uni Air, China Airlines, Dragonair, Finnair, Royal Jordan, Air Macau, Malev

Gate 9 Emirates, Turkish Airlines, Royal Brunei, Sri Lankan, Royal Nepal, Ethiopian Airlines, Philippines Airlines, Siberia Airlines

Gate 10 China Eastern, China Southern, Air China, Indian Airlines, BIMAN, Drukair, Uzbekistan Airways, El Al Israel Airlines

Transportation at at Suvarnabhumi Airport

Train
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, although this deadline, too, seems unlikely to be met. 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.

Bus
11 city bus routes operated by BMTA serve the airport's dedicated bus terminal. There are also direct long-distance services to Pattaya and Nong Khai.

Taxi
Metered taxi service will be available at the first floor of the terminal building. Additionally, flat-fare limousine services will also be available.

Car
The airport has 5 main access routes. Among these the most convenient route is via the Bangkok-Chon Buri Motorway (Highway No. 7).

Airlines at Suvarnabhumi Airport

Starting 28 September at 3:00 AM, all flights will be using Suvarnabhumi Airport.

• Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)
• Aerosvit Airlines (Kiev-Boryspil)
• Air Astana (Almaty)
• Air China (Beijing)
• Air France (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
• Air India (Delhi, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Shanghai-Pudong)
• Air Koryo (Pyongyang)
• Air Macau (Macau)
• Air Madagascar (Antananarivo)
• All Nippon Airways (Tokyo-Narita)
• Asiana Airlines (Busan, Seoul-Incheon)
• Austrian Airlines (Vienna)
• Bangkok Airways (Guilin, Hiroshima, Hong Kong, Jinghong, Luang Prabang, Phnom Penh, Shenzhen, Siem Reap, Singapore, Xian, Yangon)
• Biman Bangladesh (Dhaka, Singapore)
• British Airways (London-Heathrow, Sydney)
• Cathay Pacific (Colombo, Dubai, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Karachi, Singapore)
• China Airlines (Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Rome-Fiumicino, Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek)
• China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai-Pudong)
• China Southern Airlines (Guangzhou, Shantou)
• Druk Air (Thimphu)
• EgyptAir (Beijing, Cairo)
• El Al (Tel Aviv)
• Emirates (Dubai, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Sydney)
• Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa, Hong Kong)
• Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
• EVA Air (Amsterdam, London-Heathrow, Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek, Vienna)
• Finnair (Helsinki, Hong Kong, Singapore)
• Garuda Indonesia (Jakarta, Singapore)
• Gulf Air (Bahrain, Dubai, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Muscat)
• Indian Airlines (Bangalore, Gaya, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Singapore)
• Japan Airlines (JALways) (Nagoya, Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo-Narita)
• Jetstar Airways (Melbourne)
• Jetstar Asia Airways (Singapore)
• Kenya Airways (Nairobi, Hong Kong)
• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam, Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek)
• Korean Air (Busan, Daegu, Jeju, Seoul-Incheon)
• Kuwait Airways (Kuwait, Manila)
• Lao Aviation (Vientiane)
• LTU International (Dusseldorf, Munich)
• Lufthansa (Frankfurt, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur)
• Mahan Air (Tehran-Mehrabad)
• Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)
• Myanmar Airways International (Yangon)
• Northwest Airlines (San Francisco, Tokyo-Narita)
• Orient Thai Airlines (Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Seoul-Incheon)
• Pakistan International Airlines (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore)
• PBair (Danang)
• Philippine Airlines (Manila)
• Phuket Air (Yangon)
• President Airlines (Phnom Penh)
• Qantas (Sydney, London-Heathrow)
• Qatar Airways (Doha)
• Royal Brunei Airlines (Bandar Seri Bagawan, Frankfurt)
• Royal Jordanian (Amman)
• Royal Nepal Airlines (Kathmandu)
• Royal Phnom Penh Airways (Phnom Penh)
• S7 Airlines (Moscow-DME)
• Scandinavian Airlines System (Copenhagen)
• Siem Reap Airways (Siem Reap)
• Singapore Airlines (Osaka-Kansai, Singapore, Tokyo-Narita)
• Sri Lankan Airlines (Beijing, Colombo, Hong Kong)
• Swiss International Air Lines (Singapore, Zürich)
• Thai Air Asia (Hanoi, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Penang, Singapore, Xiamen)
• Thai Airways International (Athens, Auckland, Bandar Seri Begawan, Bangalore, Beijing, Brisbane, Busan, Chengdu, Chennai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chittagong, Colombo, Copenhagen, Delhi, Denpasar, Dubai, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Hat Yai, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Islamabad, Jakarta, Johannesburg (starts Oct 31, 2006), Kathmandu, Karachi, Khon Kaen, Kolkata, Krabi, Kuala Lumpur, Kunming, Kuwait, Lahore, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Luang Prabang, Madrid, Manila, Melbourne, Milan-Malpensa, Moscow-Domodedovo, Mumbai, Munich, Nagoya, New York-JFK, Osaka-Kansai, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Penang, Perth, Phitsanulok, Phnom Penh, Rome-Fiumicino, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Singapore, Stockholm, Surat Thani, Sydney, Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek, Tokyo-Narita, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Vientianne, Xiamen, Yangon, Zurich)
• Thai Sky Airlines (Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul-Incheon)
• Tiger Airways (Singapore)
• Transaero (Moscow-DME, St.Petersburg)
• Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)
• Turkmenistan Airlines (Ashkabad)
• United Airlines (San Francisco, Tokyo-Narita)
• Uzbekistan Airways (Tashkent)
• Vietnam Airlines (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City)
• Xiamen Airlines (Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Xiamen)

Domestic Airlines

• Bangkok Airways (Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, Krabi, Phuket, Sukhothai, Trat, Utapao)
• Nok Air (Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Udon Thani, Phuket, Nakhon Sri Thammarat,Trang,Loei)
• One-Two-GO (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phuket, Hat Yai, Krabi, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Ubon Ratchatani)
• Orient Thai Airlines (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Bangkok, Hat Yai, Phuket, Udon Thani)
• PB Air (Buriram, Lampang, Mae Hong Son, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nan, Roi Et, Sakon Nakhon)
• Phuket Air (Ranong)
• Thai Air Asia (Khon Kaen, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Phuket, Surat Thani, Udon Thani, Ubon Ratchathani)
• Thai Airways International (Chiang Mai, Phuket, HatYai, Krabi, Trang, UbonRatchatani, Udon Thani, ChiangRai, Phitsanulok, Surat Thani, Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Khon Kaen)
  

Cargo Airline

• Federal Express
• United Parcel Service
• DHL
• Cathay Pacific Cargo
• Lufthansa Cargo
• Eva Air Cargo
• China Airlines Cargo
• KLM Cargo
• Singapore Airlines Cargo
• All Nippon Cargo
• Japan Airlines Cargo
• Nippon Cargo Airlines
• Martin air Cargo
• Shanghai Airlines Cargo
• Kuzu Airlines Cargo
• Korean Air Cargo
• Asiana Cargo

Suvarnabhumi Airport Specifications

Costing 113,774.799 million baht, 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. 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. Above the future underground rail link station and in front of the passenger terminal building is a 600-room hotel operated by Accor Group under the Novotel brand. Between the airport hotel and the terminal building are the two 5-storey car parks with a combined capacity of 5,000 cars.

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.

Despite claims from the owner of the airport that the new passenger terminal building is the world's largest at 563,000 m². Hong Kong International Airport still maintains at number one with 570,000 m² when the airport completed expanding the existing terminal in 2004 from 550,000 m² to make room for the greatly expanded shopping mall, SkyMart, at the East Hall area.

Airports of Thailand Plc., the owner of Suvarnabhumi Airport,(AoT) announced on July 21 2006 that a separate terminal for low-cost airlines will be built at the airport at a cost of 600 million baht (15.8 million dollars). The budget terminal will be located near Concourse A of the main terminal. It is capable of handling 15 million passengers per year. Its operating concept will be modeled after the LCC terminals of Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Singapore Changi Airport.

Suvarnabhumi Airport History

The plot of land occupied by the airport with an approximate area of 8,000 acres (324 km²) was purchased in 1973, but the Thammasat student uprising on October 6 of the same year succeeded in overthrowing the military government of dictator Thanom Kittikachorn and the project was shelved. After a series of ups and downs, the "New Bangkok International Airport" company (NBIA) was formed in 1996. Due to political and economic instabilities, notably the Asian financial crisis of 1997, the civil construction began six years later in January 2002. The airport is located in a once low-lying marsh, formerly known as Nong Ngu Hao ("Cobra Swamp"), which took about 5 years (1997 - 2001) to clear through land reclamation. In 2005, the construction supervision and management was transferred to the Airports of Thailand PLC, while the NBIA company was dissolved.

The airport was due to open in late 2005, but a series of budget overruns, construction flaws, political interference and allegations of corruption continues to plague the project. After much speculation, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced that the airport would be open by September 2006 at the latest.

Symbolic first test flights involving two Thai Airways aircraft were held on September 29, 2005, a previously announced deadline for opening. Full tests of the airport took place on July 3 and July 29, 2006. Six airlines – Thai Airways International, Nok Air, Thai Air Asia, Bangkok Airways, PBAir and One-Two-GO – used the airport as a base for 20 domestic flights.

The first international test flights were conducted on September 1, 2006. Two THAI's aircrafts, B747-400 and A300-600, simultaneously departed the airport on 9.19am to Singapore and Hongkong. On 3.50pm the same aircrafts flew back and made concurrent touchdowns on runways 19L and 19R. These test flights demonstrated the readiness of the airport to handle heavy traffic.

Suvranabhumi officially opened at 3:00am on September 28, 2006. The first flight to arrive was Lufthansa Cargo flight MD-11F from Mumbai at 3:05am. [1] The first passenger arrival was by Japan Airlines, and the first departure was a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight to Riyadh at 5:00am.

Suvarnabhumi Airport, The New Bangkok International Airport

Suvarnabhumi Airport (IATA: NBK, ICAO: VTBS) (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ), also New Bangkok International Airport (NBIA) or Second Bangkok International Airport (SBIA) is the long-delayed new international airport serving Bangkok, Thailand. The airport is using IATA airport code BKK. The ICAO code for the airport will be VTBS. After numerous delays, the airport opened for limited service on 15 September 2006, and will open for all flights on 28 September.

The airport is located in Racha Thewa in Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan Province, about 25 kilometers east of Bangkok. The name Suvarnabhumi (pronounced su-wan-na-poom) was chosen by HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej which means "the golden land", specifically referring to the continental Indochina. Designed by Murphy/Jahn Architects, the airport will have the world's tallest control tower (132.2 m.) and the world's second largest single building and airport terminal at the time of its completion in 2006, behind the passenger terminal at Hong Kong International Airport. The airport will replace the current Bangkok International Airport as Bangkok's primary airport for all commercial airline flights.