Don Mueang International Airport (IATA: DMK, ICAO: VTBD), known as Bangkok International Airport before 2006, is one of two international airports serving Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, the other one being Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK).
The airport is considered to be one of the world's oldest international airports and one of Asia's oldest operating airport.[2] It was officially opened as a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) base on 27 March 1914, although it had been in use earlier. Commercial flights began in 1924, making it one of the world's oldest commercial airports. The airport consists of Terminal 1 for international flights and Terminal 2 for domestic flights which are connected by a unique glass exterior elevated walkway. The airport also featured an exterior walkway connected to the Amari hotel. The first commercial flight was an arrival by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.[3]
In September 2006, Don Mueang Airport was closed and replaced by the newly opened Suvarnabhumi Airport,[4] before reopening on 24 March 2007 after renovations. Since the opening of the new airport, it has become a regional commuter flight hub and the de facto low-cost airline hub. In 2015, it became the world's largest low cost carrier airport.[5] It still maintains its position as the second busiest airport in the country.
Don Mueang previously carried the IATA airport code BKK, which was reassigned to Suvarnabhumi, and was an important hub of Asia and the hub of Thai Airways International prior to its closure. At its peak, it served most[clarification needed] air traffic for the entire country, with 80 airlines operating 160,000 flights and handling over 38 million passengers and 700,000 tons of cargo in 2004. It was then the 14th busiest airport in the world and 2nd in Asia by passenger volume. Currently, Don Mueang is the main operating base for Nok Air, Thai AirAsia and Thai Lion Air.
^"Air Transport Statistic". Airports of Thailand. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
^"Midnight Initiation for Suvarnabhumi". Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
^"Master study in Tourism Destination Management | AVIATION - WORld's OLDEST AIRPORT MAKES WAY FOR THE NEWEST - Master study in Tourism Destination Management". Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
^"돈므앙 국제공항" (in Korean). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^"Bangkok Don Mueang becomes world's largest LCC airport, overtaking KLIA, Barcelona & Las Vegas". Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
and 27 Related for: Don Mueang International Airport information
DonMueangInternationalAirport (IATA: DMK, ICAO: VTBD), known as Bangkok InternationalAirport before 2006, is one of two internationalairports serving...
DonMueang (Thai: ดอนเมือง, RTGS: DonMueang, pronounced [dɔ̄ːn mɯ̄a̯ŋ]; lit. 'the upland where the town is located'; often spelled "Don Muang") is one...
reassigned the IATA airport code, BKK, from DonMueang after that airport ceased international commercial flights. Motorway 7 connects the airport, Bangkok, and...
passengers, after Suvarnabhumi Airport and DonMueangInternationalAirport in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. The airport set a record 15.1 million arrivals...
Suvarnabhumi International Airport Phuket InternationalAirport Surat Thani InternationalAirportDonMueangInternationalAirport Map this section's coordinates...
The carrier operates from Bangkok's DonMueangInternationalAirport, with plans to serve domestic and international scheduled flights from other cities...
operating mostly domestic services out of Bangkok's DonMueangInternationalAirport. Thai Airways International owns the fourth-largest stake in the airline...
DonMueang station (Thai: สถานีดอนเมือง, pronounced [sā.thǎː.nīː dɔ̄ːn mɯ̄a̯ŋ]) is a railway station in Bangkok. It is located opposite DonMueang International...
Thai Airways International Flight 311 (TG311/THA311) was a flight from Bangkok, Thailand's DonMueangInternationalAirport to Kathmandu, Nepal's Tribhuvan...
and London that was involved in a runway overrun accident at DonMueangInternationalAirport in Bangkok on 23 September 1999 as it was landing for a stopover...
the domestic terminal (Terminal 3) at DonMueangInternationalAirport (then known as Bangkok InternationalAirport). Its head office was located in Pom...
Amadeus Mozart, crashed in Thailand shortly after take-off from DonMueangInternationalAirport in Bangkok, due to the uncommanded deployment of one of its...
Thai Airways International Flight 261 (TG261/THA261) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Bangkok's DonMueangInternationalAirport to Surat Thani...
Lines international flight from DonMueangInternationalAirport in Bangkok, Thailand to Palam InternationalAirport (now Indira Gandhi International Airport)...
and scheduled services in Southeast Asia and was based at DonMueangInternationalAirport. On 9 October 2018, the airline ceased all operations. Orient...
airline, operating medium- to long-haul international services out of Bangkok's DonMueangInternationalAirport. On 26 June 2020, the airline ceased its...
Penang InternationalAirport, during which the hijackers removed one of the passengers from the aircraft. The plane subsequently proceeded to DonMueang International...
domestic and international flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, having moved there in 2007 from DonMueangInternationalAirport. However, the...
Kok) InternationalAirport on 22 August 1999. It was operating from Bangkok (Bangkok InternationalAirport, now renamed as DonMueangInternational Airport)...
Flight 125 was a scheduled domestic flight from DonMueangInternationalAirport to Koh Samui Airport. On 21 November 1990 the Dash 8-100 operating the...
Airbus A320 aircraft. The airport currently serves flights to DonMueangInternationalAirport in Bangkok. Originally the airport was a military airfield...
places, notably DonMueang District, home to DonMueangInternationalAirport; and in the Royal Thai General System of Transcription Mueang Phatthaya (เมืองพัทยา)...
PK-GNJ was hijacked on a domestic flight and forced to land at DonMueangInternationalAirport in Bangkok, Thailand. The hijackers demanded the release of...
originated from Singapore InternationalAirport (now the Paya Lebar Air Base) and had a stopover at Bangkok's DonMueangInternationalAirport, with the final destination...
International Flight 620, an Airbus A300 from DonMueangInternationalAirport of Bangkok via Ninoy Aquino InternationalAirport of Manila, was on approach to Osaka...
Global Information
