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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, Thailand. 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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The
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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