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Suvarnabhumi Airport: General Information::

Bangkok Airways starts flying from Suvarnabhumi Airport on September 21st, 2006

Bangkok Airways announced it will take off at the Suvarnabhumi Airport from September 21st onwards – a week prior to the official opening of the mega airport on September 28th. This first phase of the Boutique Airline’s operation will include flights to and from Sukhothai, Chiang Mai, Samui, Jinghong (Xixuangbanna), and Shenzhen. For more information visit: Bangkok Airways.

Official name
Suvarnabhumi Airport. The name Suvarnabhumi was chosen by HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej which means "The Golden Land", specifically referring to the continental Indochina. "Golden Peninsula"or "Golden Land" is a traditional name for the Thailand-Cambodia-Laos-Burma region

How is it pronounced
"su-wan-na-poom"

Airport Code
Suvarnabhumi Airport will inherit its IATA airport code BKK from Bangkok Don Muang International Airport. In the interim period while both airports are operating (from September 15th to September 28th) Suvarnabhumi will use the code NBK.

Location
The airport is located in Racha Thewa in the Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province, 30 kilometers east of Bangkok.







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