General Information:
Airport Code BKK

Location Racha Thewa, Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province (about 30 kilometers east of Bangkok)

Architects: Murphy/Jahn Architects

Capacity The airport has 2 parallel runways measuring 60 m. wide, 4,000 m. and 3700 m. long. The 2 parallel taxiways can 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 share the airport terminal but are 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. Between the airport hotel and the terminal building are the two 5-storey car park buildings with a combined capacity of 5,000 cars.

Airport Hotel A 600-room Novotel hotel under the Accor group is located in front of the passenger terminal and above the underground rail link station.

Long-term plans There is a plan to develop four runways flanking two main terminals and two satellite buildings. These runways are foreseen to have a combined capacity of handling up to 100 million passengers and 6.4 million tonnes of cargo a year. 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.

Lay out Level 1: Bus Lobby
              Level 2: Arrivals Area
           Level 3: Meeting and Greeting Area
           Level 4: Departures Area

Previous        Next