Wednesday, September 27, 2006

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.

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