Suvarnabhumi Airport

The meaning of Suvarnabhumi is "Golden Land" (pronounced ‘Sue wanna boom') which was named by King Bhumibol Adulyadej on September 29, 2000. The King laid the foundation stone for passenger terminal on January 19, 2002. For internal name is spelt with the Sanskrit langauge "Suvarnabhumi" instead of "Sawannaphum" (the Royal Institute).

Suvarnabhumi Airport is set to shine brightly in the competitive world of airport design and usability. The new, ultra modern, airport opens at 3am on 28 September 2006 (for first flight) from which moment all flights, both domestic and International will depart and land on its fresh new runways. Suvarnabhumi Airport is located on Bang Na-Trat Highway , in Bang Phli District, Samut Prakan Province , about 25 kilometers east of Bangkok . Stretching over some 8,000 acres, the airport boasts the largest single passenger terminal in the world which can comfortably process over 45 million passengers per year. Suvarnabhumi Airport also features the tallest flight control tower in the world, fully equipped with the most up-to-date air traffic control, navigation, radar, and communications equipment. The airport boasts taxiways, runways and aircraft parking bays capable of handling 76 flight operations per hour. Combining a comprehensive range of world-class services and facilities with security systems of the highest international standard, Suvarnabhumi Airport is ready.