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74-575: It is a part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region . Neighbouring provinces are Bangkok , to the north and west, and Chachoengsao to the east. Samut Prakan was previously once home to a Dutch trading post who referred to the area as New Amsterdam. Suvarnabhumi Airport is in Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province as well as the districts of Bang Kapi , Lat Krabang , and Prawet in neighbouring Bangkok city. The province

148-470: A Boeing 747-400 and an Airbus A300-600 , simultaneously departed the airport at 09:19 to Singapore and Hong Kong respectively. At 15:50 the same aircraft flew back and made simultaneous touchdowns on runways 19L and 19R. These test flights demonstrated the readiness of the airport to handle traffic. On 15 September 2006, the airport started limited daily operations with Jetstar Asia operating three Singapore to Bangkok flights. Bangkok Airways moved to

222-508: A major air cargo hub , with a total of 95 airlines. On social networks, Suvarnabhumi was the world's most popular site for taking Instagram photographs in 2012. Suvarnabhumi reassigned the IATA airport code , BKK , from Don Mueang after that airport ceased international commercial flights. Motorway 7 connects the airport, Bangkok, and the heavily industrial eastern seaboard of Thailand , where most export manufacturing takes place. During

296-990: A "concrete" solution", said Tony Tyler, IATA 's director general and CEO. In January 2007, Thai Airways announced a plan to move some of its domestic operations back to Don Mueang International Airport due to overcrowding. Three days later, the Ministry of Transport recommended temporarily reopening Don Mueang while repair work on the runways at Suvarnabhumi proceeded. At that time, Thai Airways said it would shift most of its domestic flights back to Don Mueang while keeping flights with high international passenger connections such as Chiang Mai and Phuket at Suvarnabhumi. On 28 March 2009, Thai Airways discontinued all domestic flights from Don Mueang. Bangkok Airways and One-Two-GO Airlines had similar plans, but Bangkok Airways remained at Suvarnabhumi. Thai AirAsia said it would not move unless it could shift both its international and domestic operations, prompting them to stay at Suvarnabhumi for

370-434: A capacity of handling 76 flight operations per hour, co-locates the international and domestic terminals, though assigning them to different parts of the concourse. In the initial phase of construction, it was capable of handling 45 million passengers and three million tonnes of cargo per year. Above the underground rail link station and in front of the passenger terminal building is a 600-room hotel operated by Accor under

444-440: A combined economic output of 8.1 trillion baht (US$ 231 billion), or around half of Thailand's GDP. Bangkok (BMA) had an economic output of 5.747 trillion baht (US$ 164 billion). This amounts to a GPP per capita of 634,109 baht (US$ 18,100), half more than Samut Sakhon province, next in the ranking and more than three times for Nonthaburi province, lowest in the ranking. As of 31 October 2012, some 7,384,934 vehicles were registered in

518-583: A designated Airport Free Zone, as well as road links to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) on Motorway 7. The name Suvarnabhumi is Sanskrit for "land of gold" ( Devanagari :सुवर्णभूमि IAST : Suvarṇabhūmi ; Suvarṇa is "gold", Bhūmi is 'land'; literally "golden land"). The name was chosen by the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej whose name includes Bhūmi , referring to the Buddhist golden kingdom , thought to have been to

592-463: A disgrace to her family and religion, she barricaded herself in the hotel room, opened a Twitter account to plead for her freedom, and requested assistance from United Nations agents to get her to the Western world , away from her family, as a resettled refugee . As her pleas for help went viral, Thai agents agreed to let her go to Canada to start a new life without Islam . In January 2021,

666-527: A government-defined "political definition" of the urban region surrounding the metropolis of Bangkok, or the built-up area, i.e., urban agglomeration of Bangkok , Thailand , which varies in size and shape, and gets filled in as development expands. The political definition is defined as the metropolis and the five adjacent provinces of Nakhon Pathom , Pathum Thani , Nonthaburi , Samut Prakan , and Samut Sakhon . The Bangkok Metropolitan Region (political definition) covers an area of 7,762 km . Due to

740-404: A lack of strict zoning laws, the metropolitan areas' growth appears haphazard. Central areas like Yaowarat, Siam, Sukhumvit, and Sathorn have seen skyrocketing land speculation as foreign investors are allowed to own condominiums, giving rise to Manhattanization . At the same time, fringe areas are being developed and the boundaries are no longer visible between each provincial city center. Due to

814-421: A motorist drove his car through security gates and onto the tarmac at the airport while it was in use. It was later revealed that the driver had been under the influence of methamphetamine, which was also discovered in the trunk of the car. The driver claimed that he had taken a wrong turn. Petty thieves and confidence men, the majority of them illegal taxi drivers or tour guides, are known to prey on tourists in

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888-570: A royal scheme initiated by King Bhumibol Adulyadej that aims to solve traffic problems within Bangkok and surrounding areas, especially the industrial area around Khlong Toei Port , Southern Bangkok, and Samut Prakan province. According to tradition, all the bridges over the Chao Phraya in Bangkok are named after a member of the royal family. In October 2009, it was announced that both bridges would be named after King Bhumibol Adulyadej , with

962-565: A total of 120 parking bays (51 with contact gates and 69 remote gates), with five of these capable of accommodating the Airbus A380 . Suvarnabhumi Airport has 72 jet bridges and 69 non-jet bridges. Additionally, flights are able to park at remote locations on the ramp, from which airport buses transport passengers to and from the terminal. Suvarnabhumi Airport has 18 jet bridges and 6 non-jet bridges for Airbus A380 . The airport's two runways can accommodate 64 flights per hour. At peak times

1036-675: Is Samut Prakan Hospital , a regional hospital operated by the Ministry of Public Health . Samut Prakan is also the location of Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute , a university hospital operated by the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University . Since 2003, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using

1110-492: Is currently the main hub for Thai Airways International and Bangkok Airways , as well as the operating base for Thai VietJet Air and Thai AirAsia . It also serves as a regional gateway and connecting point for various foreign carriers connecting to Asia, Oceania, Europe, and Africa. Suvarnabhumi was officially opened for limited domestic flight service on 15 September 2006, and opened for most domestic and all international commercial flights on 28 September 2006. The airport

1184-431: Is designed with structural elements and bays placed in a cantilevered , wavelike form to appear to "float" over the concourse beneath. This overall design principle was to express the former essence of the site, from which water had to be drained before construction could begin. The eight composite 2,710-ton trusses supporting the canopy of the main terminal are essentially diagrams of the bending moments acting on them, with

1258-528: Is from Sanskrit, prākāra , meaning 'fortress', 'walls', or 'stronghold'. Samut Prakan lies at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River on the Gulf of Thailand . Thus the province is also sometimes called Pak Nam (ปากน้ำ), Thai for 'mouth of river'. The part of the province on the west side of the river consists mostly of rice paddies and shrimp farms as well as mangrove forests, while the eastern part

1332-804: Is located on the underground floor of Suvarnabhumi Airport, which also links to the Airports' Novotel Hotel adjacent to the main terminal. The ARL hours of service are 06:00 to 00:00. The ARL has two interchange stations, namely Phaya Thai (changing for BTS Green Line services) and Makkasan (linking Phetchaburi station of the MRT Blue Line ). In the future, the ARL will complement the SRT Red Line commuter service, which comprises two-meter gauge, dual-track lines. The ARL may also be extended from Phaya Thai to Don Mueang via Bang Sue Grand Station , given that

1406-502: Is on what had formerly been known as Nong Nguhao ( lit.   ' Cobra Swamp ' ) in Racha Thewa in Bang Phli , Samut Prakan province , as well as the districts of Bang Kapi , Lat Krabang , Bang Na , and Prawet in the eastern side of Bangkok, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from downtown. The terminal building was designed by Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn Architects. It was constructed primarily by ITO JV . The airport had

1480-410: Is on what had formerly been known as Nong Nguhao (Cobra Swamp) in Racha Thewa in Bang Phli , Samut Prakan province, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of downtown Bangkok. The terminal building was designed by Helmut Jahn of Murphy / Jahn Architects. It was constructed primarily by ITO Joint Venture . The airport has the world's tallest free-standing control tower (132.2 metres or 434 feet), and

1554-492: Is operated by SRTET, a subsidiary company of the State Railway of Thailand . The standard gauge line is 28.6 kilometres (17.8 mi) long and is elevated for most of its length, running mostly above existing regional railway lines and parallel to Motorway 7 and Si Rat Expressway. There is a short at-grade/underground segment as the line approaches the passenger terminal building of Suvarnabhumi Airport. The ARL Station

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1628-586: Is the snakeskin gourami ( Trichopodus pectoralis ), as it is a vital commercial fish of Samut Prakan. It is widely cultivated and has been famous for a long time, especially in Bang Bo . The province is divided into six districts ( amphoes ). The districts are further subdivided into 50 subdistricts ( tambons ) and 396 villages ( mubans ). As of 13 May 2020, there are: one Samut Prakan Provincial Administrative Organization - PAO ( ongkan borihan suan changwat ) and twenty-two municipal ( thesaban ) areas in

1702-492: Is the main international airport serving Bangkok , the capital of Thailand . Located mostly in Racha Thewa subdistrict, Bang Phli district , Samut Prakan province , it covers an area of 3,240 ha (32.4 km ; 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

1776-433: Is the urban centre, including industrial factories. It is part of the Bangkok metropolis. The urbanization on both sides of the provincial boundary is identical. The total forest area is 28 km (11 sq mi) or 3 percent of provincial area. The province has a coastline of approximately 47.2 kilometres. Samut Prakan is the site of a skirmish between French and Siamese forces on 13 July 1893, subsequently referred to as

1850-556: Is threatened by urban sprawl, especially since a new city plan was implemented by Samut Prakan authorities. The plan has changed the pure green area to a "green and white" area, which allows residents to grow crops. Bang Kachao covers over 11,818 rai in six tambons in Phra Pradaeng. 13°51′N 100°25′E  /  13.850°N 100.417°E  / 13.850; 100.417 Suvarnabhumi Airport Suvarnabhumi International Airport ( IATA : BKK , ICAO : VTBS )

1924-468: The COVID-19 pandemic , the airport was temporarily converted to a hospital and vaccination center. The need for the new airport was recognized in 1973 when 8,000 acres (3,200 ha) of land was purchased 40 km (25 mi) east of Bangkok. The site, known as Cobra Swamp, was drained and named Suvarnabhumi, meaning "realm of gold". On 14 October 1973, student-led protests led to the overthrow of

1998-523: The Human achievement index (HAI), a composite index covering eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017. Samut Prakan radiation accident Bangkok Metropolitan Region The Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR) ( Thai : กรุงเทพมหานครและปริมณฑล ; RTGS :  krung thep maha nakhon lae parimonthon ; lit.   ' Bangkok and environs ' ), may refer to

2072-519: The Novotel brand. The airport's main passenger terminal was, at the time of construction, the world's largest passenger terminal ever constructed in one phase at 563,000 square metres (6,060,000 sq ft). The airport air-traffic control tower was the tallest in the world at 135 metres (443 ft) from 2006 to 2014. From the opening of Suvarnabhumi in 2006 to early 2017, eight people had fallen to their deaths from upper-floor walkways, prompting

2146-626: The Paknam Incident . This battle resulted in a French victory and the signing of the Franco-Siamese Treaty of 3 October 1893 which ceded territory east of the Mekong River to France, territory that forms much of modern Laos . The provincial seal shows the temple Phra Samut Chedi, the most important site of Buddhist worship in the province. The provincial tree is Thespesia populnea . The provincial aquatic life

2220-433: The 1960s. Since the 1980s, greater Bangkok's built-up areas have spilled beyond Bangkok's borders to neighboring provinces, initially to the north and south. Despite a general suburbanization trend, Bangkok remained centralized and the city core remained extremely dense until the early 2000s as heavy commuter traffic limited choices. The countryside between once independent towns and the capital became ever more filled in, with

2294-513: The Chao Phraya River twice, with two cable-stayed spans of lengths of 702 m and 582 m supported by two diamond-shaped pylons 173 m and 164 m high. Where the two spans meet, another road rises to join them at a free-flowing interchange suspended 50 metres above the ground. The bridge opened for traffic on 20 September 2006, before the official opening date of 5 December 2006. It is part of the Bangkok Industrial Ring Road,

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2368-492: The ICAO requirement had yet to be adopted as part of Thai law. As of early 2016, tarmac problems persisted at Suvarnabhumi. Soft spots on the tarmac, taxiways, and apron area had not been permanently fixed. Aircraft were getting stuck on the soft surfaces that are the result of sub-standard materials. "The constant resurfacing of the tarmac, taxiways and apron area with asphalt is an unacceptable patchwork solution. We literally need

2442-504: The Thai airport authority held a ceremony where 99 Buddhist monks chanted to appease the spirits. Full tests of the airport took place on 3 and 29 July 2006. Six local airlines — Thai Airways International , Nok Air , Thai AirAsia , Bangkok Airways , PBair , and One-Two-Go Airlines — used the airport as a base for twenty domestic flights. The first international test flights were conducted on 1 September 2006. Two Thai Airways aircraft,

2516-910: The advent and expansion of urban rail transit, as well as cheap credit enabling automobile adoption by the working class. The outward push of suburbanization has intensified as park and ride lots near train stations have sprung up. In a manner similar to Los Angeles, Bangkok is transforming into a region where traffic flows in all directions rather than simply to the central core, as it once did. Suburbanziation has swallowed ever more fields and swamps, though even parts of Bangkok itself are not built-up. The first areas to suburbanize were in Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, and Samut Prakan Provinces. Other areas more recently have agglomerated in Samut Sakhon and Nakhon Pathom. Samut Prakan, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Sakhon all have historic city centers. Due to

2590-592: The airport code, BKK, from Don Mueang after the older airport ceased international commercial flights. Motorway 7 connects the airport, Bangkok, and the heavily industrial eastern seaboard of Thailand , where most export manufacturing takes place. The Bhumibol Bridge ( Thai : สะพานภูมิพล ), also known as the Industrial Ring Road Bridge ( Thai : สะพานวงแหวนอุตสาหกรรม ) is part of the 13 km long Industrial Ring Road connecting southern Bangkok with Samut Prakan province. The bridge crosses

2664-477: The airport on 21 September. AirAsia and Thai AirAsia followed on 25 September and on 26 September Nok Air moved to Suvarnabhumi Airport. During this initial phase, as well as in the previous tests, the airport used the temporary IATA code NBK . Suvarnabhumi officially opened at 03:00 on 28 September 2006, taking over all flights from Don Mueang. The first flight to arrive was a Lufthansa Cargo flight LH8442 from Mumbai at 03:05. The first commercial arrival

2738-420: The airport to spend 33 million baht in 2013 building glass barriers to prevent people from falling and/or taking their lives. By mid-2015, the airport was handling more than 800 flights per day, higher than its 600-flight capacity. It has exceeded its capacity of 45 million passengers per year. Airports of Thailand (AOT) approved an investment budget for the expansion of Suvarnabhumi Airport and construction

2812-458: The airport was minimal. Then Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont reopened Don Mueang for domestic flights voluntarily on 16 February 2007, with 71 weekly flights moved back initially, but no international flights. In January 2007, ruts were discovered in the runways at Suvarnabhumi. The east runway was scheduled to close for repairs. Expert opinions varied as to the cause of the ruts. Airport authorities and airline representatives maintained that

2886-561: The airport was ranked 58th by the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2024. On 25 January 2007, due to work upgrading the taxiways which suffered from small cracks, a few incoming flights were delayed and several flights were safely diverted to U-Tapao International Airport in Rayong Province. On 26 November 2008, an illegal occupation of the airport took place by People's Alliance for Democracy , closing

2960-471: The airport was still safe and resisted suggestions that the airport should be completely closed and all flights moved back to Don Mueang. On 27 January 2007, the Department of Civil Aviation declined to renew the airport's safety certificate, which had expired the previous day. The ICAO requires that international airports hold aerodrome safety certificates, but Suvarnabhumi continued to operate because

3034-551: The airport's parking area for an hour, blocking the building's entrances and seizing ticket booths to collect fares from motorists. Airport security personnel failed to respond, reportedly because of an internal dispute within the parking management company, the firm contracted to run the parking facilities. Costing an estimated 155 billion baht (US$ 5 billion), the airport has two parallel runways (60 m wide, 4,000 m and 3,700 m long) and two parallel taxiways to accommodate simultaneous departures and arrivals. It has

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3108-698: The arrival hall. They belong to politically well connected criminal groups: Kamnan Samruay, Boonruang Srisang, Sak Pakphanang, the Pattaya Mafia and Phuyai Daeng. Evicting them has proved difficult as they allegedly are well connected. (The head of the Pirap gang is supposedly related to an Airports of Thailand executive, while the Phuyai Daeng has ties to influential civil servants in Samut Prakan . ) On 1 October 2010, two hundred armed men occupied

3182-445: The cost of fixing 60 identified problems at the airport would be less than one percent of the total airline cost and the problems could be fixed in up to four to five years. Dr Narupol Chaiyut, a member of a committee overseeing service problems at the new airport, estimated that 70 percent of the problems would be fixed in 2007. Twenty of the 60 problems were successfully fixed by February 2007. Suvarnabhumi Airport's main terminal roof

3256-448: The departure lounge and blocking exits and leaving almost 3,000 passengers stranded in the main terminal and another 350,000 stranded inside the country, as all flights were grounded. The People's Alliance for Democracy seized the control tower at 12:00. On 2 December 2008, protesters agreed to leave the airport as they had been illegally protesting and permitted the resumption of flights. Security checks, clean-ups, and re-certification once

3330-657: The east of the Ganges , possibly somewhere in Southeast Asia. In Thailand, government proclamations and national museums insist that Suvarnabhumi was somewhere on the coast of the central plains, near the ancient city of U Thong , which might be the origin of the Indianised Dvaravati culture. Although the claims have not been substantiated, the Thai government named the new Bangkok airport Suvarnabhumi Airport, in celebration of this tradition. The airport

3404-656: The end of its fiscal year 2019, ending next March 2020. Roughly 120,000-130,000 units are pickup trucks , the remainder passenger cars. Nissan produces hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) based on its e-Power technology and batteries for electric vehicles at a plant in Bang Sao Thong district . It has a production capacity of 370,000 vehicles a year. Thai Theparos Public Co., Ltd., a leading Thai condiment manufacturer, has its headquarters in Thai Ban subdistrict, Mueang Samut Prakan district . Samut Prakan's main hospital

3478-436: The greatest depth at mid-span and over the supports. The result of Helmut Jahn 's vision is a structure with performance materials serve in their total composition and in use more than in their conventional roles. This maximizes daylight use in comfort with substantial energy life-cycle cost savings. The installed cooling system reduced up to 50 percent compared to a conventional system. A translucent membrane with three layers

3552-503: The illegal occupation ended delayed the airport from being fully functional until 5 December 2008. On 5 January 2019, the airport gained international attention when a Saudi Arabian ex- Muslim , Rahaf Mohammed , fleeing an abusive family that punished children who did not follow their religion, was accosted by Thai authorities at the behest of Saudi Arabia and sent to one of the airport's hotels to await repatriation back to her family and country. Fearing that she could be killed for being

3626-451: The metro area, roughly one vehicle for every two persons. To alleviate the ensuing congestion, massive railway development is ongoing, but its construction is causing large scale disturbance to major thoroughfares. Bangkok's last undisturbed forested zone, Bang Kachao , in Samut Prakan 's Phra Pradaeng District , also known as "the green lung" or ( Thai : กระเพาะหมู ; RTGS :  krapho mu ) ('pig's stomach', due to its shape)

3700-434: The metropolitan area and travel into the city for day jobs. The population of the Bangkok metropolis ("the city") increases to nine million during the day, from eight million at night. The morning influx into the greater metropolitan region is not very significant, rather the influx is seasonal depending upon crop seasons in the rest of the country. Bangkok has seen rapid urbanization since its population reached two million in

3774-528: The military government of Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn and the project was shelved. "The Japanese government would end up assisting the new airport project as ODA, and in 1996, the project took a step forward with the signing of a loan agreement between the Government of Thailand and the Japanese government. Then, in 1996, Second Bangkok International Airport Company Ltd. (SBIA) was established as

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3848-584: The northern bridge officially named "Bhumibol 1 Bridge" and the southern bridge "Bhumibol 2 Bridge". The structure of the Bhumibol Bridge consists of two parts: Nissan has two factories in the district, together employing 4,000 workers, 30% of them contract workers. Nissan-Thailand has an annual production capacity of 295,000 vehicles, making the Navara, Teana, Terra, Note, Almera, March, Sylphy and X-Trail models. Nissan plans to make 190,000 vehicles by

3922-576: The old Don Mueang International Airport has now been reopened for civil aviation under a dual-airport policy. Meanwhile, SRT provides a suburban commuter train service between Lad Krabang (the nearest station to Suvarnabhumi on the East line, one station from the airport by Airport Rail Link ) and the northern suburban city of Rangsit via downtown Bangkok and the old Don Mueang Airport. The train also connects with BTS and MRT at Phaya Thai and Phetchaburi stations respectively. A shuttle bus service linking

3996-424: The other two each by two assemblymen. Suvarnabhumi Airport ( RTGS :  Suwannaphum ; Thai pronunciation: [sù.wān.ná.pʰūːm] ) ( IATA : BKK , ICAO : VTBS ), also known as (New) Bangkok International Airport, is one of two international airports serving Bangkok . The other one is Don Mueang International Airport . Suvarnabhumi covers an area of 3,240 hectares (8,000 acres). The airport

4070-571: The overall airport enlargement that would see Suvarnabhumi raise its annual passenger handling capacity to 125 million passengers, 90 million international and 35 million domestic passengers by 2024 at an estimated cost of 163 billion baht (US$ 5.25 billion/€3.62 billion). The expansion includes the construction of one additional runway of 3,700 metres (12,100 ft), subsequent enlargement of domestic and international terminals, and improvements to parking bays, car parks, and other airport infrastructure. In March 2024 Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said

4144-458: The project implementation organization, and the project got underway." It was scheduled to finish by 2000. The airport was due to open in late 2004. Still, a series of budget overruns , construction flaws, and allegations of corruption plagued the project. A further delay was caused by the discovery that the airport had been built over an old graveyard. Superstitious construction workers claimed to have seen ghosts there. On 23 September 2005,

4218-445: The province. The capital Samut Prakan has city ( thesaban nakhon ) status. Further seven have town ( thesaban mueang ) status and fourteen subdistrict municipalities ( thesaban tambon ). The non-municipal areas are administered by 26 Subdistrict Administrative Organizations (SAO) ( ongkan borihan suan tambon ). For national elections , the province is divided into three voting districts, one represented by three assemblymen and

4292-523: The river the pagoda , Phra Samut Chedi, was erected. These were involved in the Paknam incident of 13 July 1893, which ended the Franco-Siamese conflict with a French naval blockade of Bangkok. Of the original six forts only two still exist today, Phi Sua Samut and Phra Chulachomklao. In Thai the word samut is from Sanskrit , samudra , meaning 'ocean' or 'sea', and the word prakan

4366-412: The runways average 63 flights per hour. In April 2019 the Thai cabinet approved a sum of 21.8 billion baht for the construction of a third runway. Construction was originally planned to start in 2019 and be completed in 2021. The third runway will accommodate a maximum of 30 flights per hour. After delays, the third runway is expected to open at the end of 2024. The main passenger terminal building, with

4440-544: The speed of this urban sprawl over the past twenty years, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has sought to tackle rising problems of commute times, pollution, and deteriorating air quality. Air quality has been declining year by year, and the city still lacks an effective mass transit network outside Bangkok proper and a clean and effective plan to resolve environmental issues. Sources: For FY 2022, Bangkok Metropolitan Region had

4514-645: The success of the service and tourism industry in Bangkok, the city has gained in popularity for work among provincial Thais from the rural areas and with people from many countries in the Indochina region as well as many South Asian countries. Since around the turn of the century, there has been a large influx of Indians into Thailand (especially Punjabis , Gujaratis , Tamils and Pashtuns ), and also Persians , Portuguese , Khmer Krom , Mons , Chinese , as well as others emigrating to Thailand and Bangkok. There are large numbers of workers who legally reside outside

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4588-598: The third runway would open in October 2024, with a long-term target capacity of 150 million passengers. The runway was opened for full aircraft operations on 1 November 2024, increasing the operational capacity from 68 to 94 flights/hour. A new midfield concourse called SAT-1 partially opened in September 2023 and is expected to fully open from early 2024. It is linked to the current main terminal via an underground automated people mover (APM) system. The new people mover

4662-627: The time being. Nok Air and PBair were undecided, but Nok Air later relocated all flights to Don Mueang, where they operate today. As of January 2010, only Nok Air and One-Two-GO operated domestic flights from Don Mueang Airport. PBair have ceased operations altogether. One-Two-GO was integrated into Orient Thai Airlines in July 2010, but continues to operate from Don Mueang Airport. As of 1 October 2012, Air Asia has moved all of its Bangkok operations to Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK). Airports of Thailand found that

4736-539: The world's fourth largest single-building airport terminal , (563,000 square metres or 6,060,000 square feet). Suvarnabhumi is the twentieth busiest airport in the world , the sixth busiest airport in Asia , and the busiest in the country , handling 63 million passengers in 2018, and is also a major air cargo hub , with a total of 95 airlines. On social networks, Suvarnabhumi was the world's most popular site for taking Instagram photographs in 2012. The airport inherited

4810-400: The world's tallest free-standing control tower (132.2 metres or 434 feet) from 2006 to 2014 and the world's fourth largest single-building airport terminal (563,000 square metres or 6,060,000 square feet). Suvarnabhumi is the 17th busiest airport in the world , eleventh busiest airport in Asia , and the busiest in the country , having handled 60 million passengers in 2017, and is also

4884-493: The wrong information, resulting in confused passengers (especially as unlike Don Mueang, there were no "final calls" issued). Months after its opening, issues of congestion, construction quality, signage, provision of facilities, and soil subsidence continued to plague the project, prompting calls to reopen Don Mueang to allow for repairs to be made. Expert opinions varied widely on the extent of Suvarnabhumi's problems as well as their root cause. Most airlines stated that damage to

4958-412: Was Japan Airlines at 03:30. The first passenger arrival was Aerosvit flight VV171 from Kyiv at 04:30, and the first cargo departure was Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-984 to Riyadh at 05:00. Aerosvit also had the first passenger departure (VV172 to Kyiv) around 05:30. Difficulties were reported in the first few days of the airport's operation. On the first day alone, sluggish luggage handling

5032-399: Was announced at UNESCO . Suvarnabhumi accounted for the largest share of air traffic at Thailand's airports in 2023, handling 51.7 million passengers in 2023, up by 80 percent from the previous year despite its passenger capacity of only 45 million a year. The 30 billion baht Suvarnabhumi Airport Link was opened on 23 August 2010, after multiple delays. The Airport Rail Link (ARL)

5106-426: Was common—the first passenger arrival by Aerosvit took an hour for the luggage to start coming out, and some flights did not have their luggage coming out even after four hours. Flights were delayed (Thai Airways claimed that 17 of 19 flights were delayed that day), and there were failures with the check-in system. Subsequent problems included the failure of the cargo computer system, and the departure boards displaying

5180-560: Was created during the era of the Ayutthaya Kingdom , with its administrative centre at Prapadaeng. It was the sea port of Siam, and was secured with forts, town moats, and town walls. King Rama II started building the new centre at Samut Prakan in 1819, after his predecessor King Taksin had abandoned the town fortifications. Altogether six forts were built on both sides of the Chao Phraya River , and on an island in

5254-458: Was developed to mediate between the interior and exterior climate, dealing with noise and temperature transmission, while still allowing natural flow of daylight into building along with views of greenery outside. The airport was ranked number 48 among the world's top 100 airports in 2020. Other ASEAN airports in 2020 were ranked: Changi Airport , 1; Kuala Lumpur International Airport , 63; Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta , 35; Hanoi , 87. Suvarnabhumi

5328-437: Was expected to be completed by April 2023. The plan was to strengthen Suvarnabhumi Airport's position as a regional aviation hub. Phase Two would raise the airport's capacity to 65 million passengers a year and would be undertaken in parallel with the construction of a new domestic terminal. The new domestic terminal will be intended to accommodate more than 30 million passengers annually. The two expansion projects are part of

5402-602: Was provided by Siemens using the NeoVAL technology. The new satellite terminal has a total of 28 gates, with eight for the Airbus A380 and Boeing B747-800 super jumbo jet. Spanning around 251,400 square meters, it will increase the airport's annual passenger handling capacity from 45 million to 60 million. The SAT-1 terminal was nominated as one of six airport terminals for the Prix Versailles World's Most Beautiful Airports Architectural Award for 2024, which

5476-527: Was ranked 46 in 2019, 38 in 2017 and 36 in 2016. According to the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) in 2018, the airport's ranking had not improved over the past six years. Customer complaints included lengthy immigration waiting times, transit day room issues, insufficient numbers of chairs and phone charging points, insufficient English-speaking staff, and poor information displays. As of 18 April 2024,

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