Suvarnabhumi Airport (Thai ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ)

Suvarnabhumi Airport (Thai ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ), also New Bangkok International Airport (NBIA) or Second Bangkok International Airport (SBIA) is the long-delayed new international airport of Bangkok, Thailand. When completed, it is proposed that it will inherit its IATA airport code BKK from Bangkok International Airport. The ICAO code for the airport will be VTBS. After numerous delays, the airport is now scheduled to open in July 2006, although in December 2005 the Ministry of Transport has announced that further delays are likely. [1]

The airport is located in Racha Thewa in the Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province, some 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 tallest control tower (132 m.) and the largest single building (563,000 m²) in the world at the time of its completion in 2006. The airport will replace the current Bangkok International Airport (Don Muang) as Bangkok's primary airport, although low-cost carriers, small private jets, chartered flights, military aircraft and aircraft maintenance will continue to use the old airport.

History

The plot of land occupied by the airport with an approximate area of 8,000 acres (324 km²) was purchased back 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 only 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, and after much speculation the Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced that the airport would be open by July 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.

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.

Specifications

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. Above the underground rail link station and in front of the passenger terminal building is the 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 park buildings with a combined capacity of 5,000 cars. The airport has 5 main access routes, among these the most convenient route is via the Bangkok-Chon Buri Motorway (Highway No. 7). In addition to the express rail link, 11 city bus routes operated by BMTA will serve the airport.

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.


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ANKARA AIRPORT IS MUCH AND MUCH BETTER LOOK HERE QUICKLY
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The new BKK is definitely bigger and I do believe the new BKK will look better than the new Ankara airport.

I like Suvarnabhumi the Airport and its Name is Nice ;)

There's no need to flaunt, we know already!
But you know, anyone who does not get impressed by this airport is either blind or just plain pumpkinheaded! It looks so damn gorgeous!

I would love to see how this airport looks at night inside

I just saw the real Suvarnabhumi airport today.
It's really really enormously hugeeeee!!!
I think it's a sooo great airport indeed!

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The airport isn't complete yet so we can't give you night photos nut i have some vision placed i hope you like it

Super BIG..........
Super Cool..........
I Love this airport...............

petch_ichiyoshi, thanks for the pics.....I love those blue lights:D:D

When does it open? I'm flying to and from Bangkok in August/early September. Will it be open by then?

If nothing change it dues to open this July..
I know that's why I'm planning to go back to my city this late july or august as well :D

Well.. many of the photos above taken quite long ago during the construction, therefor it might not look as impressive as it looks now in reality. In percentage, it's about 90 % something close to 100 % completetion. As someone also mentioned that it will centainly look better than the Ankara Airport, I am also positive about this too. Though I must admit after visiting the Ankara Airport thread, that the airport is a wow! Really beautiful. In many ways, it's similar to the one of Bangkok, very glassy.
For sure, the new Bangkok airport is one of the grandest, most beautiful and advanced airports in the world.
Regarding the opening, it's due to late June or the beginning of July 06. Though we can not expect that to be final, as the political crisis going on right now anything could happen.

it's definitely the best airport to date! and i'm so proud it's right smacked in SEA...

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its gorgeous

45 years that we waiting for…first flight happen on 29 september 2005. and will official open soon.

Suvarnabhumi means Golden Land. Was named by King Rama 9.

155,000 million Baht was spend for the project.

The world's largest runway

25 Km. east from Bangkok

Address : 99, moo 10, Bangna-trad road, Km. 15, Rachatewa Bangplee Samutprakarn10540

The outstanding of Suvarnabhumi Airport is area 20,000 Rai. Can support 45 million passengers (can extended to support 100 million passengers) and 79 flight per hour (include all departure and arrival). And can support Airbus A380* too. Means it’s a new technology surface structure that Thailand never have before.

Cargo can support 3 million tons (Donmuang Airport, Bangkok can support 1 million tons).

Suvarnabhumi Airport will charge the seller cheaper than Donmuang airport, Bangkok. Control the value that make all shopping in airport mark-up only 25% with all shop including thailand food, foreigner restaurants and souvenir

*Airbus A380 was a biggest commerce airplane weight 500 tons, Around the world will start to use it including Thai Airline.



Suvarnabhumi Airport Architecture
Glass and steel in 563,000 square metre that made it was a biggest structure of the world.

Building emphasis the glass structure, special fabric** and steel like the modern architecture around the world. For make it modern for long times although 40 or 50 years.

**Fabric in construction was different from all that you ever seen, since Denver airport, Olympic stadium, Kuala lumper airport or Athens airport and around the world was a mainframe fabric that have 1 layer. But fabric of Suvarnabhumi Airport was 3 layers. Not only the beauty but also advantage too.

Outer layer protect dust, liquid, noise and heat.

Middle layer special protect noise and crash.

Inner layer protect UV radiation, light and noise.

Again, I would state that this airport will be one of the most beautiful in terms of design in Asia if not the world. I just hope that they can get the service efficiency up at this airport (especially on the arrival and departure clearance). The service efficiency at the existing Dong Muang is not something to be proud of.

^^ Yes, the service at the current airport "Don Muang" is not something to be pround of. Though, you can expect the whole new face of services await you at the Suvarnabhumi, as they're taking extra precautions and serious measures to bring up the services up to its highest level seen at major airports around the world. All the staffs have been trainned for some time now to get ready for the new system being used at the new airport. In addition, the Suvarnabhumi is fully equipped with the world's latest and most advanced technology - to ensure the "best" for passengers travelling through this airport. Even the layout of the airport is created with the convenience of passengers in mind. It is known that the "grid" layout is the most convenient and easy to navigate. With this layout you are less likely to get lost. The total of 7 all-connected concourses are intentionally marked A-B-C-D-E-F-G for better navigation. Thanks to the design and the grid layout of this airport, getting from point A to B is easy, it's shorter in distance and therefor no need for any commuter train within the terminal(unlike some big airports). So, only automated walkways is enough.
Also, the Suvarnabhumi's main terminal building is today's world largest column-free building as the architect Helmut Jahn intended to make it so, in order to make the most out of the avilable space.
They are also aiming for the Suvarnabhumi to be one of the best "life-style" airports around the world. Besides the usual found at other airports like airport hotel, shops and restaurants. Some other services avilable for passengers include beauty salons, health spa, Thai massage, dental clinic, fitness centre, changing room, individual seat movie, etc.

Can't it open earlier? Surely, I would rather use this beautiful airport than Don Muang when I go there this April.

Can't it open earlier? Surely, I would rather use this beautiful airport than Don Muang when I go there this April.


I don't think the new airport will be ready to use at the time you'll arrive to BKK. I guess there are lots of things to be done before the real opening.

I hope we don't have to pay for the airport tax seperately now in this airport. It will be a let down if we still have to do that.

Nice, but I don´t see the need to open a new thread, when there was another one about Suvarnabhumi already

I hope we don't have to pay for the airport tax seperately now in this airport. It will be a let down if we still have to do that.
We still have to. And its getting increased, from 500 Baht to 700 Baht.

I like the metallic look

i like its design.. very modern..

We still have to. And its getting increased, from 500 Baht to 700 Baht.

Well, I think that isn't exactly what he meant. Of course we do have to pay a fee to the airport, not just at BKK airport but around the world. Although at many airports, such airport tax and fee is already included in a ticket. It's better to save all the hassle to include the fee in the ticket, that's probably more of what he meant.

Will the existing airport be used as a second airport or will be used for something else?

Well, I think that isn't exactly what he meant. Of course we do have to pay a fee to the airport, not just at BKK airport but around the world. Although at many airports, such airport tax and fee is already included in a ticket. It's better to save all the hassle to include the fee in the ticket, that's probably more of what he meant.

yeah, thats what i was referring to. We will still have to pay tax seperately.
It was introduced to combat graft.

It's one of the best airports in the world.

Great terminal but REMOVE THE POTPLANTS!!! It looks SOOOOOO tacky!

Is the sign board with black words and white background a permenant one? It doesn't look very good to fit the new and modern overall design.

^^ Yes, I think it's permanent. Well.. in fact nothing is really permanent, in the future they would probably change it but for sure it won't be in the near future. As you can see, the look of the whole airport is a combination of steel+glass+frabric and the tone of the colour is cold. Everything is white. Therefor those signs are intentionally made to fit and blend with the rest.
Personally, I have no problem with those signs. It looks decent, efficient and easy to notice. Though it would be a lot cooler if all the signs were some kind of electronic ones, with glassy panel, moving/changing fonts and colours.

Will the existing airport be used as a second airport or will be used for something else?

I heard it is gonna be some aviation technical field or whatever.
Maybe where they repair planes and stuff..

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These pictures above are not update!!! Petch.
They were taken months ago.


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think so, those're old pics

but all right, they don't look boring

if just have last update, it will so good

wait along.....

Is the new Tokyo International airport smaller than this airport??

Great pics.....

I Mean with New Update" the new update of my Forum LOL but i will take new Picuters with Christmas with my own Photo camera OK
See yeah

Oh yeah Bangkok Airport is Bigger then New Tokyo Airport.

Because Bangkok Airport is Also a Look a like by Pit Stop For flyghts to Taiwan Austraillia Indonesia etc and the Big Tourism is also an Hot Item.

And last year the Thai economy was growing by 8%.

Vietnam and Combodja Use also this Airport for International Flyghts

^^ Is that English?

^^ Is that English?

Lol :runaway:

^^ Is that English?
yes but broken. :runaway:

why you think that isn't English ?????

Is it bigger than Beijing's?

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Very god collections, Thanks.

Is it bigger than Beijing's?
not really sure but I think it's on par with each other. :)

Is it bigger than Beijing's?

For now, NO. It is smaller than the one being built in Beijing. Though what you see is only the first phrase of construction(45 millions capability). About 3-5 years after the completion of the 1st phrase shall take place the second phrase construction. After the completion of the whole project(100millions capability), it will be slightly bigger than the one in Beijing, of course if in the future Beijing will decide to come up with another new mega airport then sure this one in Bangkok will be smaller.

Forgive my ignorance but I always thought that given their population, Indian and Chinese airports would be the biggest airport atleast in Asia. Where do they fit in?

Well, they have many airports in many cities.

^^ It's good to quesstion things! Yeah, what you have said has some logic to it but it doesn't work the same way for aviation business.
For example, the Don Muang airport in Bangkok used to be Asia's second(after Tokyo's) busiest airports for many years(with the latest update, the one of HK and Beijing have surpassed Bangkok's). Giving the facts that Bangkok is economically less important and by population far less than those Chinese or Indian cities. Still Bangkok plays a major role in the aviation business. It's always been like that in the past and with this new airport it will ensure to do so in the future.

^^^one more thing, Tourism has a big push for that too in Bangkok, right?

^^ It's good to quesstion things! Yeah, what you have said has some logic to it but it doesn't work the same way for aviation business.
For example, the Don Muang airport in Bangkok used to be Asia's second(after Tokyo's) busiest airports for many years(with the latest update, the one of HK and Beijing have surpassed Bangkok's). Giving the facts that Bangkok is economically less important and by population far less than those Chinese or Indian cities. Still Bangkok plays a major role in the aviation business. It's always been like that in the past and with this new airport it will ensure to do so in the future.
^^^yes

I think the reason why HK ;s passenger surpassed BAngkok..
there are many reasons.. forst of all
the number of tourists arriving THailand have been decreasing dramatically recause of Tsunami..
and the most important thing is !!!! Bangkok airport is over its capacity ..

Aircrafts have to wait so long time for its activities at the airport.

Many airline can't increase their flight coz its really fully capable ability.

that's why ...

but after new airport is opened and the second pharse is ready.. i am sure that the future groeth will be much bigger than this.

look at the figure Bkk airport is only grown by 2 percents something
while growth of Hk is 4 times bigger showing a good job of the airport.

so hk has the second pharse too.

^^ Yes, HK has a second phrase too but it's more of an extension not a complete new mega terminal like the Bangkok's second phrase.

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That empty area in the above photo is preserved for the second phrase construction. At first they planned to build a twin mega terminals north and south. Later the plan was changed, they wouldn't want stick with the same design but wanting to make a new bid. So it's uncertain now who's going to be the architect/designer of the Bangkok's second phrase terminal.
One in my mind right now is Fentress Bradburn Architects (FBA).

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I think the reason why HK ;s passenger surpassed BAngkok..
there are many reasons.. forst of all
the number of tourists arriving THailand have been decreasing dramatically recause of Tsunami..
and the most important thing is !!!! Bangkok airport is over its capacity ..

Aircrafts have to wait so long time for its activities at the airport.

Many airline can't increase their flight coz its really fully capable ability.

that's why ...

but after new airport is opened and the second pharse is ready.. i am sure that the future groeth will be much bigger than this.

look at the figure Bkk airport is only grown by 2 percents something
while growth of Hk is 4 times bigger showing a good job of the airport.
That's very sensible opinions. :)

I think it's also because there are many international airports in Thailand...such as Chiang mai, Phuket and Hat Yai.
I think more and more tourists are flying directly to there final destinations
instead of flying to BKK before transitting like before.
I even met some guys from middle east and India flew directly to Pattaya (U ta Pao airport).
But ...there's just only one airport in HK, that's why it's different.

size of country

Heres my question: Is it right to call Suwarnabhumi the biggest airport of Asia in 2006 when it is not operational yet?

Last I heard, it is scheduled to open sometime at the end of this year. Then maybe it will be the biggest Asian airport in 2007.

Yes i will be the biggest airport in 2006.
its complete in september this year.
and the passengers capt is more then 100 milion.

Looks great especially inside.

Bangkok is long overdue for a replacement for Don Muang. The new airport can't open too soon!

Yes i will be the biggest airport in 2006.
its complete in september this year.
and the passengers capt is more then 100 milion.

It's wrong man, the first phrase can handle up to 45million! Only after the completion of the second phrase, then it will be able to handle 100million. Where have you been man?

I've heard from my company i work for a Dutch trade center in Bkk.

It will be have the twin single terminal in the north and south, twin concourse in the middle. Then it will be able to bolster more than 100million passengers. That's when after completion at all.

The airport will probably open on Dec 5, 2006, the King's birthday. Baggage Handling Systems (BHS) and Airport Information Management Systems (AIMS) need time for proper testing and personnel training. It will also give airlines and retail tenants time to finish their build-out. It could conceivably open in September, but it would be a disaster.

The 2nd phase of expansion will be a 20 gate midfield satellite concourse, then another 20 gate midfield satellite, then the new south terminal on the Bang-Na Trad side in the final phase. The north terminal will be expanded into the city and country garden areas in either the 2nd or 3rd phase. Ground improvements for the third runway and apron area around the 1st midfield satellite concourse has been underway for many months already.

Fentress Bradburn did not submitted a pre-qualification application for the design tender of the satellite concourse earlier this year. Immediate plans for awarding the design tender will be delayed due to the current political situation. There is currently no official position on whether the satellite should be of the same design language.

The current design is not the largest building in the world, but rather the largest single terminal building. Boeing's Seattle aircraft assembly buidlings dwarf any airport terminal. It will be the largest single terminal building until Beijing's new terminal is finished next year.

I'm surprised there aren't any threads about the current political situation in Thailand. I've browsed the Thai forums and have found nothing. What's up with that?

I'd like to hear other people's opinions... how it would affect the current projects under construction, how it would affect infrastructure spending, the economy, etc.,.

The airport will probably open on Dec 5, 2006, the King's birthday. Baggage Handling Systems (BHS) and Airport Information Management Systems (AIMS) need time for proper testing and personnel training. It will also give airlines and retail tenants time to finish their build-out. It could conceivably open in September, but it would be a disaster.

The 2nd phase of expansion will be a 20 gate midfield satellite concourse, then another 20 gate midfield satellite, then the new south terminal on the Bang-Na Trad side in the final phase. The north terminal will be expanded into the city and country garden areas in either the 2nd or 3rd phase. Ground improvements for the third runway and apron area around the 1st midfield satellite concourse has been underway for many months already.

Fentress Bradburn did not submitted a pre-qualification application for the design tender of the satellite concourse earlier this year. Immediate plans for awarding the design tender will be delayed due to the current political situation. There is currently no official position on whether the satellite should be of the same design language.

The current design is not the largest building in the world, but rather the largest single terminal building. Boeing's Seattle aircraft assembly buidlings dwarf any airport terminal. It will be the largest single terminal building until Beijing's new terminal is finished next year.

right data :eek2:

I'm surprised there aren't any threads about the current political situation in Thailand. I've browsed the Thai forums and have found nothing. What's up with that?

I'd like to hear other people's opinions... how it would affect the current projects under construction, how it would affect infrastructure spending, the economy, etc.,.

Well.. you won't find any of the political related threads in the Thai forum. Forbidden.

^^

Politics thread in the Philippines forum has just been locked as well.

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congratualation to BKK !!!
new airport look huge !!!

Suvarnabhumi Airport to open for commercial use by year end

BANGKOK, April 6 (TNA) - Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi International Airport will be operable by the end of 2007 though later than originally undetstood, Airports of Thailand (AOT) Public Co., Ltd. President Chotisak Asapaviriya said here Thursday.

Construction of the new international airport, earlier assured to officially open for commercial purposes in June, is now 99 per cent complete and initial operability is merely a matter of time, according to the AOT president.

The Suvarnabhumi Airport, designed to replace Bangkok's ageing Don Muang Airport, is estimated to make a Bt17 billion revenue this year.

Part of its revenue would come from its transport safety center which would open around the clock for domestic and foreign passengers to call at 02-535-1666 and obtain safety and travelling information during the forthcoming Songkran festival from April 13-17, said the AOT chief. (TNA)-E008, E002

So they will make another extra terminal?