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Suvarnabhumi Airport
ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ
IATA: BKK
ICAO: VTBS
WMO: 48429
Summary
Airport type
Public
Owner/Operator
Airports of Thailand (AOT)
Serves
Bangkok Metropolitan Region
Location
Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand
Opened
Operational: 15 September 2006; 17 years ago (2006-09-15)
Official: 28 September 2006; 17 years ago (2006-09-28)
Suvarnabhumi Airport (IATA: BKK, ICAO: VTBS)[4][5] is the main international airport serving Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.[6][7] Located mostly in Racha Thewa subdistrict, Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province, it covers an area of 3,240 ha (32.4 km2; 8,000 acres), making it one of the biggest international airports in Southeast Asia and a regional hub for aviation. The airport is also a major Cargo Air Freight Hub (20th busiest in 2019), which has a designated Airport Free Zone, as well as road links to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) on Motorway 7.[8]
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