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Airport Site |
 Suvarnabhumi
Airport covers an area of some 20,000 rais (8,000 acres). The
new international airport is located about 15 km of on the
east-bound Bangna-Trat Highway in Bang Phli District, Samut Prakarn
Province and is about 25 km. from downtown Bangkok. It is accessible
via five routes.
'Suvarnabhumi'
Meaning 'a Golden Land'. 'Suvarnabhumi' is the new
airport's name graciously blessed by His Majesty the King on
September 29, 2000.
'Suvarnabhumi'
denotes a fertile land where inhabitants live peacefully as well as
a business hub from which the economy thrives.
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Potentials |
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new airport has an initial capacity of 45 million annual passengers,
76 flights an hour and over 3 million tons of cargo. 2 runways with
a distance width of 2,200 meters, each 3,700 meters and 4,000 meters
long, able to accommodate A380. Also included are 51 aircraft stands
with aerobridge gates of which 4 are designed to handle the super
jumbo Airbus A380 and 69 remote parking bays and 2 car parking
buildings connected to the passenger terminal to serve over 5,000
cars. A gross 563,000-square-meter area is set for an assortment of
24/7 Duty Free shops. The completed project will feature 4 runways
totally, resulting in an ultimate capacity of 100 million annual
passengers, 112 flights an hour and 6.4 million tons of cargo.
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