Suvarnabhumi Airport

The name Suvarnabhumi is Sanskrit for "land of gold" (Devanagari:सुवर्णभूमि IAST: Suvarṇabhūmi; Suvarṇa{{cite web|url=http://sanskritdictionary.com/?iencoding=iast&q=suvar%E1%B9%87a&lang=sans&action=Search |title=Sanskrit Dictionary |publisher=Sanskrit Dictionary |access-date=5 October 2018}} is "gold", Bhūmi{{cite web|url=http://sanskritdictionary.com/?iencoding=iast&q=bh%C5%ABmi&lang=sans&action=Search |title=Sanskrit Dictionary |publisher=Sanskrit Dictionary |access-date=5 October 2018}} 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 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.Damrong Rachanubhab, "History of Siam in the Period Antecedent to the Founding of Ayuddhya by King Phra Chao U Thong", Miscellaneous Articles: Written for the Journal of the Siam Society by His late Royal Highness Prince Damrong, Bangkok, 1962, pp. 49–88, p. 54; Promsak Jermsawatdi, Thai Art with Indian Influences, New Delhi, Abhinav Publications, 1979, pp. 16–24. William J. Gedney, "A Possible Early Thai Route to the Sea", Journal of the Siam Society, Volume 76, 1988, pp. 12–16. [http://www.khamkoo.com/uploads/9/0/0/4/9004485/the_journal_of_the_siam_society_vol._lxxvi_part_1-2_1988.pdf] Although the claims have not been substantiated, the Thai government named the new Bangkok airport Suvarnabhumi Airport, in celebration of this tradition.

File:Thai Airways International Airbus A340-541 (HS-TLA) at Suvarnabhumi International Airport.jpg Airbus A340-500 (HS-TLA, Chiang Kham) at Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2008]]The airport 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.[https://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-09-15-bangkok-airport_x.htm "Bangkok's new airport opens to first commercial flights"], USA Today, 15 September 2006.

The airport is on what had formerly been known as Nong Nguhao ({{literal translation|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 {{convert|25|km}} from downtown. The terminal building was designed by Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn Architects. It was constructed primarily by ITO JV. The airport had the world's tallest free-standing control tower ({{convert|132.2|m|ft|disp=or}}) from 2006 to 2014{{cite web|url=http://www.klia2.info/about-klia2/facilities/tower-west|title=Tallest Air Traffic Control Tower in the world|work=klia2.info|access-date=11 October 2017}} and for a time held the title for the world's fourth largest single-building airport terminal ({{convert|563000|m2|disp=or}}).

Suvarnabhumi is the 17th busiest airport in the world,{{cite web |url=https://www.panynj.gov/airports/pdf-traffic/ATR2017.pdf |title=2017 Annual Airport Traffic Report |publisher=Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |date=10 April 2018 |access-date=1 May 2018 |page=28}} eleventh busiest airport in Asia, and the busiest in the country, having handled 60 million passengers in 2017, 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.[http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/328383/suvarnabhumi-paragon-top-instagram-places-list "Suvarnabhumi, Paragon top Instagram places list"]. Bangkok Post, 29 December 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.

File:Bangkok - Suvarnabhumi International (BKK - VTBS) AN1907895.jpgDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the airport was temporarily converted to a hospital{{cite web|date=2021-07-29|title=Thailand Builds COVID Hospital in Bangkok Airport - Travel Radar|url=https://travelradar.aero/?p=30326|access-date=2021-08-08|website=Travel Radar - Aviation News|language=en-US}} and vaccination center.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/with-few-travellers-thailand-turns-airport-into-vaccination-centre-1.5405554|title=With few travellers, Thailand turns airport into vaccination centre|first=Jiraporn|last=Kuhakan|date=28 April 2021|website=Coronavirus}}

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The need for the new airport was recognized in 1973 when {{convert|8,000|acre}} of land was purchased {{convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Bangkok. The site, known as Cobra Swamp, was drained and named Suvarnabhumi, meaning "realm of gold".{{citation needed|date=November 2023}} On 14 October 1973, student-led protests led to the overthrow of the military government of Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn and the project was shelved.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

"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 the project implementation organization, and the project got underway."

It was scheduled to finish by 2000.{{cite web | url=https://www.jsce.or.jp/e/archive/project/pj17.html | title=Projet 17 | Suvarnabhumi International Airport Project }}

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, the Thai airport authority held a ceremony where 99 Buddhist monks chanted to appease the spirits.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110510015008/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article650902.ece Richard Lloyd Parry, "Poo Ming – a blue ghost who haunts $4bn airport"], The Times, 27 September 2006

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.ThaiDay, [http://www.manager.co.th/IHT/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9490000084922 "THAI discounts tickets for historic test flights"], 1 July 2006.[http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=23694 "PM Thaksin says Suvarnabhumi Airport ready in two months"], MCOT, 29 July 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013160403/http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=23694 |date=13 October 2007 }} The first international test flights were conducted on 1 September 2006. Two Thai Airways aircraft, 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.{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}}

On 15 September 2006, the airport started limited daily operations with Jetstar Asia operating three Singapore to Bangkok flights. Bangkok Airways moved to 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.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

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.Pennapa Hongthong, [http://nationmultimedia.com/2006/09/28/headlines/headlines_30014842.php Just listen to our noisy nightmare] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029090146/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/09/28/headlines/headlines_30014842.php |date=29 October 2006 }}, The Nation, 28 September 2006 The first commercial arrival 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.Petchanet Pratruangkrai, Suchat Sritama, [http://nationmultimedia.com/2006/09/27/business/business_30014714.php Exporters pan new export fees] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180431/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/09/27/business/business_30014714.php |date=3 March 2016 }}, The Nation, 27 September 2006 Aerosvit also had the first passenger departure (VV172 to Kyiv) around 05:30.Kurt Hofmann, [http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=6587 LH Cargo set to be first into Suvarnabhumi], ATW, 28 September 2006 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001605/http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=6587 |date=27 September 2007 }}

Difficulties were reported in the first few days of the airport's operation. On the first day alone, sluggish luggage handling 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.Suchat Sritma, [http://nationmultimedia.com/2006/09/29/headlines/headlines_30014935.php Touch down...into chaos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061011164858/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/09/29/headlines/headlines_30014935.php |date=11 October 2006 }}, 29 September 2006e-Travel Blackboard, [http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=56548&nav=20 Baggage ruffles up some feathers, but Suvarnabhumi still a success], 29 September 2006 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927193237/http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=56548&nav=20 |date=27 September 2007 }} Subsequent problems included the failure of the cargo computer system, and the departure boards displaying the wrong information, resulting in confused passengers (unlike Don Mueang, there were no "final calls" issued).The Nation, [http://nationmultimedia.com/2006/10/01/national/national_30015085.php Airport shippers hit by computer failure] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104190105/http://nationmultimedia.com/2006/10/01/national/national_30015085.php |date=4 January 2007 }}, 2 October 2006

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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070204091221/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30025318 Some flight services will likely return the Don Muang Airport], The Nation, 29 January 2007. Expert opinions varied widely on the extent of Suvarnabhumi's problems as well as their root cause. Most airlines stated that damage to the airport was minimal.The Nation, [http://nationmultimedia.com/2007/02/10/national/national_30026474.php Engineers unable to agree on root cause of airport cracks] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212094727/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/02/10/national/national_30026474.php |date=12 February 2007 }}, 10 February 2007The Nation, [https://web.archive.org/web/20070216032423/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/02/15/headlines/headlines_30026915.php THAI baulks at moving to Don Muang], 15 February 2007 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.[http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/258994/1/.html Thailand backtracks on plan for second international airport], Channel NewsAsia, 16 February 2007 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218073052/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/258994/1/.html |date=18 February 2007 }}

In January 2007, ruts were discovered in the runways at Suvarnabhumi.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071013132629/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1582126,00.html A Rough Takeoff for Bangkok's New Airport], Time, 25 January 2007 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 the airport was still safe and resisted suggestions that the airport should be completely closed and all flights moved back to Don Mueang.[http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=27551 New airport's east runway to close for repairs, return to Don Muang mooted], Thai News Agency, MCOT, 27 January 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013160415/http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=27551 |date=13 October 2007 }}

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 the ICAO requirement had yet to be adopted as part of Thai law.[http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/01/27/thailand.airport.ap/index.html "Bangkok airport officially unsafe"], CNN, 27 January 2007 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070129142024/http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/01/27/thailand.airport.ap/index.html |date=29 January 2007 }}

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 a "concrete" solution", said Tony Tyler, IATA's director general and CEO.{{cite news|title=Thailand needs to do more for higher aviation competitiveness: IATA|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Thailand-needs-to-do-more-for-higher-aviation-comp-30279621.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219104952/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Thailand-needs-to-do-more-for-higher-aviation-comp-30279621.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 February 2016|access-date=18 February 2016|work=The Nation|date=18 February 2016}}

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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 the time being. Nok Air and PBair were undecided, but Nok Air later relocated all flights to Don Mueang, where they operate today.[http://nationmultimedia.com/2007/01/27/business/business_30025226.php Use Don Muang during repairs: 2 airlines] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202185621/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/01/27/business/business_30025226.php |date=2 February 2007 }}, The Nation, 27 January 2007.[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/01/31/headlines/headlines_30025577.php Move to use 2 airports gets mixed reception] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202025414/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/01/31/headlines/headlines_30025577.php |date=2 February 2007 }}, The Nation, 31 January 2007. 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 continued to operate from Don Mueang Airport until liquidation in 2018.

As of 1 October 2012, Air Asia has moved all of its Bangkok operations to Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK).[http://www.airasia.com/my/en/latestnews/bangkok-move-don-mueang-airport.page AirAsia moves to Don Mueang Airport (1 October 2012)], Air Asia, 13 August 2012. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915122317/http://www.airasia.com/my/en/latestnews/bangkok-move-don-mueang-airport.page |date=15 September 2012 }}

Airports of Thailand found that 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 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.[http://bangkokpost.net/Business/16Feb2007_biz42.php B1bn needed to fix terminal problems over four to five years], Bangkok Post, 16 February 2007{{Dead link|date=September 2016}}

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Suvarnabhumi Airport's main terminal roof 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 the greatest depth at mid-span and over the supports.[http://www.daapspace.daap.uc.edu/~larsongr/Larsonline/Truss_files/The%20Suvarnabhumi%20Airport.pdf Suvarnabhumi Airport], September 2008. University of Cincinnati. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007214400/http://www.daapspace.daap.uc.edu/~larsongr/Larsonline/Truss_files/The%20Suvarnabhumi%20Airport.pdf |date=7 October 2011 }}

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 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.E-Architect, [http://www.e-architect.co.uk/thailand/suvarnabhumi_airport.htm Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok], 15 August 2008

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.{{cite web|title=The World's Top 100 Airports of 2020|url=https://www.worldairportawards.com/worlds-top-100-airports-2020/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=Skytrax|language=en}} Suvarnabhumi was ranked 46 in 2019,{{cite web|title=World's Top 100 Airports 2019|url=https://www.worldairportawards.com/worlds-top-100-airports-2019/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=Skytrax|language=en}} 38 in 2017{{cite web |title=World's Top 100 Airports 2017 |url=http://www.worldairportawards.com/Awards/world_airport_rating_2017.html |website=Skytrax |access-date=19 October 2018}} and 36 in 2016.{{cite web|title=World's Top 100 Airports in 2016|url=http://www.worldairportawards.com/Awards/world_airport_rating_2016.html|website=Skytrax|access-date=19 October 2018}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Wancharoen |first1=Supoj |last2=Raksaseri |first2=Kornchanok |title=Poor service quality dogs airport ranking |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1560418/poor-service-quality-dogs-airport-ranking |access-date=19 October 2018 |work=Bangkok Post |date=19 October 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Limsamarnphun |first1=Nophakhun |title=Planned airport terminal could cause chaos: experts |url=https://www.nationthailand.com/detail/national/30356743 |access-date=19 October 2018 |work=The Nation |date=19 October 2018}}

As of 18 April 2024, the airport was ranked 58th by the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-18 |title=Suvarnabhumi Airport moves up 10 places to 58th in Skytrax ranking - Thai PBS World |url=https://www.thaipbsworld.com/suvarnabhumi-airport-moves-up-10-places-to-58th-in-skytrax-ranking/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=TDM |url=https://www.tdm.com.mo/en/news-detail/954314 |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=www.tdm.com.mo}}{{Cite web |title=World's Top 100 Airports 2024 |url=https://www.worldairportawards.com/worlds-top-100-airports-2024/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=SKYTRAX |language=en}}

• 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.{{cite news|last1=Thongrung|first1=Watcharapong|title=Minister Admits: Some airlines afraid to use new airport|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/01/26/headlines/headlines_30025156.php|access-date=3 September 2016|work=The Nation|date=26 January 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171818/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/01/26/headlines/headlines_30025156.php|archive-date=3 March 2016}}

• On 26 November 2008, an illegal occupation of the airport took place by People's Alliance for Democracy, closing 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.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7749399.stm|title= Thai protesters shut down airport|publisher=BBC News – Asia-Pacific |access-date=3 June 2015}} 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 the illegal occupation ended delayed the airport from being fully functional until 5 December 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/world/12/02/08/thai-protesters-agree-clear-airport-protest-leader|title= Thai protesters agree to clear airport: protest leader|author=Agence France-Presse|work=ABS-CBN News|date= 2 December 2008|access-date=3 June 2015}}

• 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 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.{{cite web |title=Rahaf al-Qunun: Saudi teen granted asylum in Canada |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46844431 |website=BBC |access-date=30 March 2024 |date=11 January 2019}}

• In January 2021, 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.{{cite web|title=Man drives onto tarmac at Bangkok Airport after taking a wrong turn|url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/man-drives-onto-runway-at-thailand-airport-after-taking-wrong-turn/de8638bc-7876-4a82-9761-1cb0fb8303e5|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.9news.com.au|date=19 January 2021 }}{{cite web|title=คลิปรถหลุดวิ่งรันเวย์ ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ พบเมายา-ขับเข้าไปไม่รู้ตัว|url=https://news.ch7.com/detail/461713}}

Petty thieves and confidence men, the majority of them illegal taxi drivers or tour guides, are known to prey on tourists in the arrival hall. They belong to politically well connected criminal groups: Kamnan Samruay, Boonruang Srisang, Sak Pakphanang, the Pattaya Mafia and Phuyai Daeng.[http://bangkokpost.net/news/local/23331/crackdown-fails-to-stop-airport-gangs "Crackdown fails to stop airport gangs"]. Bangkok Post 6 September 2009 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917102944/http://bangkokpost.net/news/local/23331/crackdown-fails-to-stop-airport-gangs |date=17 September 2009 }} 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 the airport's parking area for an hour, blocking the building's entrances and seizing ticket booths to collect fares from motorists.[http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/aviation/199260/aot-orders-firm-to-end-dispute-after-car-park-seizure "AoT orders firm to end dispute after car park seizure"]. Bangkok Post 2 October 2010 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 three parallel runways (60 m wide, 4,000 m and 3,700 m long) and two parallel taxiways to accommodate simultaneous departures and arrivals.[http://www.bangkokpost.net/tourismreview2005/10.html New Bangkok Airport – Now Aiming For July 2006 Opening], 2005. Bangkok Post. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070120105203/http://www.bangkokpost.net/tourismreview2005/10.html |date=20 January 2007 }} It has 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.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

The airport's first two runways can accommodate 64 flights per hour. At peak times 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 was completed in 2024 due to delays. The third runway (in phased trials) will accommodate a maximum of 30 flights per hour.

The main passenger terminal building, with 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 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 {{convert|563000|m2}}. The airport air-traffic control tower was the tallest in the world at {{convert|135|m|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 the airport to spend 33 million baht in 2013 building glass barriers to prevent people from falling and/or taking their lives.{{cite news|last1=Mahitthirook|first1=Amornrat|last2=Chayutworakan|first2=Suttiwit|title=Foreign man falls to death at Suvarnabhumi|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1224220/foreign-man-falls-to-death-at-suvarnabhumi|access-date=31 March 2017|work=Bangkok Post|date=31 March 2017}}

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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.{{cite news|last1=Sritama|first1=Suchat|title=Open-sky policy must continue, say airlines|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Open-sky-policy-must-continue-say-airlines-30260797.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525033346/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Open-sky-policy-must-continue-say-airlines-30260797.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 May 2015|access-date=24 May 2015|work=The Sunday Nation|date=24 May 2015}}

Airports of Thailand (AOT) approved an investment budget for the expansion of Suvarnabhumi Airport and construction was expected to be completed by April 2023.{{cite news|title=New passenger terminal and driverless trains at Suvarnabhumi will be ready next year

|url=https://thethaiger.com/news/bangkok/new-passenger-terminal-and-driverless-trains-at-suvarnabhumi-will-be-ready-next-year|access-date=25 February 2023|work=The Thaiger|date=21 June 2022}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/2nd-phase-development-to-be-finished-in-2016-30171926.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104213621/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/2nd-phase-development-to-be-finished-in-2016-30171926.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2013|title=2nd phase development to be finished one year ahead|date=15 December 2011|work=The Nation|access-date=3 June 2015}} The new domestic terminal will be intended to accommodate more than 30 million passengers annually by 2027.{{cite news|last1=Phataranawik|first1=Phatarawadee|title=Conflict of design|url=https://www.nationthailand.com/detail/national/30353460|access-date=1 September 2018|work=The Nation Weekend|date=1 September 2018}}

The two expansion projects are part of 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 {{convert|3,700|m|ft}}, subsequent enlargement of domestic and international terminals, and improvements to parking bays, car parks, and other airport infrastructure.{{Cite web |date=30 August 2011 |title=Minister supports airport expansion |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/aviation/254104/minister-supports-airport-expansion |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911033050/https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/aviation/254104/minister-supports-airport-expansion |archive-date=11 September 2011 |website=Bangkok Post}}

In March 2024 Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said the third runway would open in October 2024, with a long-term target capacity of 150 million passengers.{{Cite news |title=Govt targets 150 million passengers at Suvarnabhumi airport |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2751223/thailand-aims-for-150-million-passengers-a-year-at-suvarnabhumi-airport |access-date=2024-03-02 |work=Bangkok Post |date=1 March 2024 |language=en}} The runway was opened for full aircraft operations on 1 November 2024, increasing the operational capacity from 68 to 94 flights/hour.{{Cite web |title=รันเวย์ 3 สุวรรณภูมิเปิดแล้ว! เตรียมรองรับ 1 ล้านเที่ยวบินต่อปี |url=https://www.thaipbs.or.th/news/content/345733 |website=ThaiPBS}}

{{See also|Suvarnabhumi Airport Automated People Mover}}

A new midfield concourse called SAT-1 partially opened in September 2023{{Cite news |title=SAT-1 to be fully open by year-end |language=en |work=Bangkok Post |date=28 September 2023 |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2654431/sat-1-to-be-fully-open-by-year-end |access-date=2023-11-04}} and is expected to fully open from early 2024.{{Cite news |title=Soft opening of Suvarnabhumi's SAT-1 terminal in Sept |language=en |work=Bangkok Post |date=11 June 2023 |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2589624/soft-opening-of-suvarnabhumis-sat-1-terminal-in-sept |access-date=2023-06-13}} It is linked to the current main terminal via an underground automated people mover (APM) system. The new people mover was provided by Siemens using the NeoVAL technology.{{cite web|url=https://thailand-construction.com/siemens-builds-fully-automated-people-mover-at-bangkoks-suvarnabhumi-airport|title=Siemens builds fully automated people mover at Suvarnabhumi airport|access-date=27 November 2020|date=17 July 2020}} The new satellite terminal has a total of 28 gates, with eight for the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8{{Cite web |date=December 12, 2023 |title=A new gateway to Thailand is now ready to welcome visitors from all over the world |url=https://suvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.th/service/way-to-airport/detail/suvarnabhumi_airport_SAT-1 |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=Airport of Thailand Public Company Limited}} super jumbo jet.{{cite news|last1=Kositchotethana|first1=Boonsong|title=Suvarnabhumi expansion advances|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/print/290652/|access-date=13 September 2016|work=Bangkok Post|date=27 April 2012}} 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 was announced at UNESCO.{{Cite web |title=WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL AIRPORTS LIST 2024 |url=https://www.prix-versailles.com/_files/ugd/a1118c_0c6e6b240ff1455baeb0028541bc054f.pdf |website=Prix Versailles}}{{Cite web |title=Suvarnabhumi's SAT-1 Terminal nominated as finalist for UNESCO "World's Most Beautiful Airports" 2024 |url=https://thailand.prd.go.th/en/content/category/detail/id/2078/iid/340594 |website=Government Public Relations Department of Thailand}}

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{{Airport destination list

| 9 Air | Guiyang,{{Cite web |title=中泰免签进行时，阿九帮您说走就走 |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/jiNQ6DGcjGg8yoURXxQkjw |access-date=14 May 2024}} Haikou

| Aeroflot | Irkutsk,{{cite web|url=https://www.aseanbriefing.com/news/aeroflot-to-launch-flights-to-bangkok-from-irkutsk-in-january/|title=Aeroflot to launch flights to Bangkok from Irkutsk in January|publisher=ASEAN Briefing|date=25 December 2022|access-date=29 December 2022}} Khabarovsk,{{cite web|url=https://www.rustourismnews.com/2023/09/11/aeroflot-launches-direct-flights-from-ekaterinburg-and-khabarovsk-to-bangkok/|title=Aeroflot launches direct flights From Ekaterinburg and Khabarovsk to Bangkok|publisher=RusTourismNews|date=11 September 2023|access-date=13 September 2023}} Krasnoyarsk,{{cite news |title=Aeroflot expands Bangkok capacity from October 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230613-suoct23bkk |access-date=15 June 2023 |work=AeroRoutes |date=13 June 2023 |language=en-CA}} Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Novosibirsk, Saint Petersburg,{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Aeroflot Adds St. Petersburg – Bangkok Service From late-Oct 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240923-sunw24ledbkk |access-date=23 September 2024 |work=AeroRoutes |date=23 September 2024 |language=en-CA}} Vladivostok,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230124-suvvo|title=Aeroflot adds A330 Vladivostok - Bangkok service from Mid-Jan 2023|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=24 January 2023|access-date=25 January 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220919-sunw22bkk|title=Aeroflot tentatively resumes Bangkok service in 4Q22|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=19 September 2022|access-date=22 September 2022}} Yekaterinburg{{cite news |title=Aeroflot Resumes Direct Flight Routes from Yekaterinburg to Phuket and Bangkok with New Schedules - Travel And Tour World |url=https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/aeroflot-resumes-direct-flight-routes-from-yekaterinburg-to-phuket-and-bangkok-with-new-schedules/ |access-date=11 August 2024 |publisher=Travel And Tour World |date=9 August 2024}}

| Air Arabia | Sharjah{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230511-g9ns23bkk|title=AIR ARABIA ADDS SHARJAH – BANGKOK SERVICE IN LATE-JUNE 2023|work=Aeroroutes|access-date=11 May 2023}}

| Air Astana | Almaty

| Air Austral | Saint-Denis de la Réunion

| Air Busan | Busan, Seoul–Incheon{{cite web|url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220611-bxjul22bkk|title=Air Busan plans Bangkok launch in late-July 2022|website=AeroRoutes|date=11 July 2022}}

| Aircalin | Nouméa, Paris–Charles de Gaulle{{cite web |title=Aircalin va desservir Paris via Bangkok, une opportunité aussi pour les Polynésiens |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/polynesie/tahiti/polynesie-francaise/aircalin-va-desservir-paris-via-bangkok-une-opportunite-aussi-pour-les-polynesiens-1521704.html |website=Francetvinfo |access-date=15 September 2024 |language=fr |date=14 September 2024}}

| Air Cambodia | Phnom Penh{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240826-k6nw24bkk|title=Cambodia Angkor Air Plans Phnom Penh – Bangkok Dec 2024 Launch|website=Aeroroutes|access-date=26 August 2024}}

| Air Canada | Seasonal: Vancouver{{cite news|last=Cripps|first=Karla|title=Air Canada launches North America's only nonstop flight to Bangkok|url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/amp/air-canada-non-stop-bangkok-vancouver-flights-cmd/index.html|work=CNN Travel|location=Hong Kong|publisher=Warner Bros. Discovery|date=5 December 2022|access-date=7 December 2022|language=en}}

| Air China | Beijing–Capital, Chengdu–Tianfu,{{Cite web |title=国航、南航、厦航、全日空、汉莎等20家国内外航司7月国际/地区航班计划|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YRhyXIulHw4Q27RlcFK5Aw |access-date=12 July 2023}} Hangzhou,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221031-canw22intl|title=Air China NW22 International Operations - 30 OCT22|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=31 October 2022|access-date=31 October 2022}} Shanghai–Pudong

| Air France | Paris–Charles de Gaulle{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231229-afns24bkk | title=Air France NS24 Bangkok Aircraft Changes }}

| Air India | Delhi, Mumbai

| Air India Express | Amritsar,{{cite web |title=Air India Express launches new flights from Amritsar and Lucknow to Bangkok|url=https://mediabrief.com/air-india-express-launches-new-flights-to-bangkok/|website=Media Brief |access-date=12 December 2024}} Lucknow,{{cite web|title=Good news for travellers! Air India Express to launch new direct flight from Lucknow to Bangkok|url=https://www.knocksense.com/lucknow/good-news-for-travellers-air-india-express-to-launch-new-direct-flight-from-lucknow-to-bangkok|website=Knock Sense|access-date=12 December 2024}} Pune,{{cite web|title=Air India Express Reschedules Pune-Bangkok Flights to December 21|url=https://urbanacres.in/air-india-express-reschedules-pune-bangkok-flights-to-december-21/|website=Urban Acres|date=5 December 2024|access-date=12 December 2024|language=en}} Surat{{cite news|last=Sinha|first=Saurabh|title=Air India Express to link Bangkok with Surat and Pune|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/air-india-express-to-link-bangkok-with-surat-and-pune/articleshow/115737275.cms|website=The Times of India|date=27 November 2024|access-date=27 November 2024|language=en}}

| Air Japan | Tokyo–Narita{{cite web |title=Air Japan schedules Bangkok launch in Feb 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230802-nqfeb24bkk |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=2 August 2023}}

| Air Macau | Macau

| Air Premia | Seoul–Incheon{{cite web |title=Air Premia expands Bangkok flights from June 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230501-ypjun23bkk |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=1 May 2023}}

| All Nippon Airways | Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita

| Asiana Airlines | Seoul–Incheon

| Austrian Airlines | Vienna

| Bangkok Airways | Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, Krabi, Lampang, Luang Prabang, Malé, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Siem Reap, Sukhothai, Trat

| Beijing Capital Airlines | Changsha, Hangzhou, Nanjing{{cite web|title=BEIJING CAPITAL SCHEDULES BANGKOK LATE-MARCH 2023 LAUNCH|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230309-jdbkk|website=AeroRoutes|access-date=9 March 2023}}

| Bhutan Airlines | Kolkata, Paro
Seasonal: Gaya{{cite web |title=Bhutan Airlines Winter Flight Schedule|url= https://twitter.com/Bhutan_Airlines/status/1660937178208440321/photo/1 |date=24 May 2023}}

| Biman Bangladesh Airlines | Dhaka

| British Airways | Seasonal: London–Gatwick{{cite web |url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2024/03/05/british-airways-unveils-cabin-upgrades-free-messaging-and-route-resumptions-to-kuala-lumpur-and-bangkok/ |date=5 March 2024 |access-date=14 September 2024 |last=Brandler |first=Hannah |publisher=Business Traveller |website=businesstraveller.com |title=British Airways unveils cabin upgrades, free messaging and route resumptions to Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok |quote=The carrier will restart flights from London to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur from October and November respectively. The airline [...] will now return from 28 October. A three-times-weekly service between Gatwick and Bangkok will be operated on a three-class Boeing 777-200ER aircraft...}}{{cite web | url=https://airlinergs.com/british-airways-ups-gatwick-bangkok-frequency-after-expanded-codeshare-partnership/ | title=British Airways ups Gatwick-Bangkok frequency | date=9 August 2024 }}

| Cambodia Airways | Phnom Penh

| Cathay Pacific | Hong Kong{{cite web |title=Cathay Pacific terminates direct Singapore to Bangkok flights|url=https://milelion.com/2025/02/06/cathay-pacific-terminates-direct-singapore-to-bangkok-flights/|website=milelion|access-date=6 February 2025}}

| Cebu Pacific | Clark, Manila

| Centrum Air |Tashkent (begins {{date|2025-5-20}}){{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Centrum Air Revises NS25 Network Expansion |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250414-c6ns25 |access-date=15 April 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |issue=14 April 2025 |language=en-CA}}

| China Airlines | Kaohsiung,[https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221027-ci1q23bkk/ China Airlines Kaohsiung – Bangkok 1Q23 Service Changes] Aeroroutes. 27 October 2022. Taipei–Taoyuan

| China Eastern Airlines | Beijing–Daxing,{{cite web |title=China Eastern Adds Beijing – Bangkok in 2Q24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240513-mu2q24pkxbkk |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=13 May 2024}} Chengdu–Tianfu, Guangzhou, Kunming, Lanzhou,{{cite web |title=China Eastern Resumes Additional Bangkok Service in Nov 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231117-munov23bkk |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=17 November 2023}} Nanjing, Shanghai–Pudong,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221019-munw22 |title=China Eastern NW22 International / Regional Operations – 16Oct22 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=22 October 2022}} Shenzhen, Taiyuan,{{Cite web |title=新开航！东航9月国际航班计划 |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/IUnfkgOqIxOyMkK2EEnIcg|access-date=7 September 2023}} Wuhan, Yantai{{cite web |title=CHINA EASTERN RESUMES YANTAI – BANGKOK SERVICE IN AUGUST 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240710-muaug24yntbkk |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=9 July 2024}}

| China Southern Airlines | Guangzhou, Jieyang,{{Cite web |title=8月1日起，南航揭阳直飞曼谷航班转场至素万那普机场 |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/BiERi3CvOkGgnw5xeJNy6Q |access-date=28 August 2023}} Shenyang,{{cite web |title=China Southern resumes Shenyang – Bangkok in 1Q24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231228-cz1q24shebkk |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=28 December 2023}} Shenzhen, Zhengzhou

| Condor | Frankfurt{{cite web |title=CONDOR RESUMES THAILAND SERVICE FROM LATE-SEP 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240208-desep24th|website=aeroroutes|access-date=9 February 2024 |date=9 February 2024}}

| Drukair | Bagdogra, Dhaka, Paro

| Eastar Jet | Seoul–Incheon{{cite news|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20230720124600003?input=1195m|title='이스타항공, 9월 20일부터 방콕·다낭 노선 취항|trans-title='Eastar Jet', launching Bangkok·Da Nang route ionn 20 September|publisher=Yonhap News Agency|date=20 July 2023|language=Korean}}

| El Al | Tel Aviv{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240805-ly1h25787 | title=El al Outlines 293-seater 787-9 Network in 2025 }}

| Emirates | Da Nang (begins 2 June 2025),{{cite web|url=https://www.timeoutdubai.com/news/emirates-new-flights-march|title=Emirates announces three new routes to top Asian destinations|publisher=Time Out Dubai|date=3 March 2025|accessdate=3 March 2025}} Dubai–International, Hong Kong, Siem Reap (begins 3 June 2025)

| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa, Hong Kong

| Etihad Airways | Abu Dhabi

| EVA Air | Amsterdam, London–Heathrow, Taipei–Taoyuan, Vienna

| Finnair | Helsinki

| Firefly | Penang{{cite web |title=Firefly Penang – Bangkok Service Changes From May 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240417-fymay24penbkk |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=17 April 2024}}

| Garuda Indonesia | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta

| Greater Bay Airlines | Hong Kong{{cite news|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2328568/hong-kongs-greater-bay-airlines-to-launch-first-scheduled-commercial-flight-to-bangkok-in-july|title=Greater Bay Airlines to launch commercial flight to Bangkok|newspaper=South China Morning Post|via=Bangkok Post|date=17 June 2022|access-date=13 July 2022}}

| Gulf Air | Bahrain

| GX Airlines | Nanning{{Cite web |title=更多国际航班复航/增班计划|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/lT1WniQ79p6PQOHTdylkEw |access-date=February 6, 2023}}

| Hainan Airlines | Beijing–Capital,{{cite web |title=Hainan Airlines resumes Beijing – Bangkok service in late-Jan 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230118-hubkk |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=18 January 2023}} Chongqing,[https://centreforaviation.com/news/hainan-airlines-to-commence-chongqing-bangkok-service-in-apr-2025-1305482 Hainan Airlines to commence Chongqing-Bangkok service in Apr-2025] Haikou{{cite web |title=Mainland Chinese Carriers NS23 International / Regional Network – 23APR23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230424-cnns23 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=24 April 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230126-husea|title=Hainan Airlines Feb – Apr 2023 SE Asia Service Resumptions|website=Aeroroutes|date=26 January 2023|access-date=26 January 2023}}

| HK Express | Hong Kong

| Hong Kong Airlines | Hong Kong

| Iberojet | Seasonal: Madrid{{cite tweet|user=FlightModeblog|number=1724743856581705825|title=#Iberojet to launch two new routes in 2024: #Mauritius and #Bangkok. }}{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240815-e9ns25bkk | title=Iberojet Increases Madrid – Bangkok Service from April 2025 }}

| IndiGo | Bengaluru,{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/bengaluru-thailand-flights-resume/articleshow/90236870.cms|title=Bengaluru-Thailand flights resumes|access-date=26 July 2022}} Bhubaneswar, Chennai,{{cite news|title=IndiGo to resume Chennai-Bangkok operations, launch direct flights to Durgapur|url=https://www.uniindia.com/indigo-to-resume-chennai-bangkok-operations-launch-direct-flights-to-durgapur/south/news/3182958.html|website=United News of India|date=19 April 2024|access-date=23 April 2024|language=en}} Delhi, Hyderabad,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240124-6emar24th|title=IndiGo late-1Q24 Thailand Service Changes - 23JAN24|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=24 January 2024|access-date=5 February 2024}} Kolkata, Mumbai,{{cite web|url=https://www.zeebiz.com/economy-infra/aviation/news-indigo-adds-flights-to-singapore-bangkok-after-go-first-cancels-flights-interglobe-aviation-share-price-on-bse-nse-233237|title=IndiGo strengthens connectivity to Southeast Asia, adds flights connecting Singapore, Bangkok|work=Zee Business|date=3 May 2023 |access-date=3 May 2023}} Pune{{cite web|url=https://www.mypunepulse.com/pune-bangkok-direct-flights-rescheduled-to-start-on-november-22/|title=Pune-Thailand flights|date=22 October 2024 }}

| ITA Airways | Rome–Fiumicino{{cite web|title=ITA Airways Adds Rome – Bangkok From Nov 2024|URL=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240702-aznov24bkk}}

| Japan Airlines | Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita

| Jeju Air | Busan, Seoul–Incheon

| Jetstar | Brisbane,{{cite web | url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/routes-networks-latest-rolling-daily-updates-wc-june-3-2024 | title=Routes & Networks Latest: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C June 3, 2024) | Aviation Week Network }} Melbourne, Perth{{cite web |title=Jetstar expands Perth international network from August 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231214-jqaug24per |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=14 December 2023}}

| Jetstar Asia | Singapore{{cite news|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid19-jetstar-asia-resumes-flights-manila-bangkok-kuala-lumpur-12658394|title=Jetstar Asia to resume some flights to Manila, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur|author=|work=CNA|publisher=Mediacorp|date=April 20, 2020|access-date=March 26, 2021}}

| Jin Air | Busan, Seoul–Incheon

| Juneyao Air | Nanjing, Shanghai–Pudong

| Kenya Airways | Guangzhou, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230814-kqnov23bkk|title=KENYA AIRWAYS RESUMES BANGKOK SERVICE FROM LATE-NOV 2023|work=Aeroroutes|access-date=14 August 2023}}

| KLM | Amsterdam

| Korean Air | Seoul–Incheon
Seasonal: Busan{{cite web |title=Korean Air resumes Busan – Bangkok service in 2Q24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240227-kens24pusbkk |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=27 February 2024}}{{cite web |title=Korean Air NS25 Busan International Service Changes – 20DEC24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241221-kens25pus |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=21 December 2024}}

| Kunming Airlines | Kunming

| Kuwait Airways | Kuwait City

| Lao Airlines | Luang Prabang,{{cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/lao-airlines-to-commence-luang-prabang-bangkok-suvarnabhumi-service-from-oct-2024-1278438|title=Lao Airlines to commence Luang Prabang-Bangkok Suvarnabhumi service from Oct-2024}} Vientiane

| Loong Air | Hangzhou{{Cite web |title=长龙航空2024夏航季航线&产品惊喜发布！ |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/QdbGzu2HhZvPt_zfqDdFZg |access-date=18 May 2024}}

| LOT Polish Airlines | Seasonal charter: Warsaw–Chopin, Katowice–Pyrzowice[https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/LOT6516/history/20241124/0254Z/VTBS/EPKT Lot Polish Flight 6516]

| Lucky Air | Chengdu–Tianfu, Kunming

| Lufthansa | Munich{{cite web|url=https://www.lufthansagroup.com/en/newsroom/releases/lufthansa-book-now-for-the-summer.html |title=Lufthansa: Jetzt für den Sommer buchen |publisher=Lufthansa Group |date= 14 December 2021|access-date=2022-03-16}}

| Mahan Air | Tehran–Imam Khomeini

| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur–International

| MIAT Mongolian Airlines |Seasonal: Ulaanbaatar{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240913-omnw24bkk|title=MIAT NW24 Bangkok Aircraft Changes|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=13 September 2024|accessdate=31 January 2025}}

| {{nowrap|Myanmar Airways International}}| Mandalay, Yangon

| Myanmar National Airlines | Yangon

| Nepal Airlines | Kathmandu

| Norse Atlantic Airways | London–Gatwick (begins 27 October 2025),{{cite web|last=Liu|first=Jim|title=Norse Atlantic Expands Thailand Service in NW25|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250224-n0z0nw25bkk|website=AeroRoutes|date=24 February 2025}} Oslo{{cite press release|url=https://news.cision.com/norse-atlantic-airways-as/r/norse--atlantic-airways-extends-direct-flights-from-oslo-to-bangkok-in-summer-2024,c3898517|title=Norse,[sic] Atlantic Airways Extends Direct Flights from Oslo to Bangkok in Summer 2024|work=Norse Atlantic Airways|publisher=Cision|date=22 December 2023|access-date=5 January 2024}}
Seasonal: Stockholm–Arlanda (begins 28 October 2025){{cite web|title=Norse Atlantic Schedules Stockholm – Bangkok Launch in NW25|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241122-n0nw25bkk}}

| Oman Air | Muscat

| Peach | Osaka–Kansai{{cite web |title=Peach adds Osaka – Bangkok nonstop flights From Dec 2022 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221007-mmnw22bkk |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=7 October 2022}}

| Philippine Airlines | Manila

| Qantas | Sydney

| Qatar Airways | Doha

| Qingdao Airlines | Qingdao

| Royal Brunei Airlines | Bandar Seri Begawan

| Royal Jordanian | Amman–Queen Alia

| Ruili Airlines | Lijiang{{Cite web |title=10月29日起，丽江机场开启2023年冬航季航班计划！ |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/X-Qawa5YepTynD905AMTQA |access-date=29 January 2024}}

| S7 Airlines | Irkutsk,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221004-s7nw22th|title=S7 Airlines resumes Thailand service from Nov 2022|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=4 October 2022|access-date=4 October 2022}} Novosibirsk{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=S7 Airlines Resumes Novosibirsk – Bangkok From late-Oct 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240701-s7nw24ovbbkk |access-date=1 July 2024 |work=AeroRoutes |date=1 July 2024 |language=en-CA}}

| SalamAir | Muscat{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221130-ovdec22bkk|title=SALAMAIR ADDS BANGKOK SERVICE IN LATE-DEC 2022|website=Aeroroutes|date=30 November 2022|access-date=30 November 2022}}

| Saudia | Jeddah,{{cite news|url=http://en.people.cn/n3/2022/0217/c90000-9959015.html |title=Saudi flag carrier announces to launch 10 new global destinations, including Beijing - People's Daily Online |newspaper=People's Daily|location=Riyadh|publisher=Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party|agency=Xinhua |date=2022-02-17 |access-date=2022-03-16}} Riyadh{{cite news|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2033271/business-economy |title=Saudia marks launch of direct flights to Thailand|last=Almarzoogi|first=Mai|newspaper=Arab News|location=Riyadh|publisher=Saudi Research and Media Group|date=28 February 2022}}

| Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal: Copenhagen{{cite web | url=https://insideflyer.dk/breaking-sas-vender-tilbage-til-bangkok/ | title=Breaking: SAS vender tilbage til Bangkok | date=2 May 2023 }}

| Scoot | Singapore

| Shandong Airlines | Jinan, Qingdao

| Shanghai Airlines | Shanghai–Pudong,{{cite news|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221019-munw22|title=China Eastern NW22 International / Regional Operations – 16Oct22|website=Aeroroutes|date=19 October 2022|access-date=19 October 2022}} Wenzhou{{Cite web |title=东航7月国际及地区航班计划出炉|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/INbho_pAqG1r9fIlyBrqVA

|access-date=10 July 2023}}

| Shenzhen Airlines | Shenzhen, Yuncheng{{cite web |title=Shenzhen Airlines adds Yuncheng – Bangkok in 2Q24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240508-zh2q24ycubkk |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=8 May 2024}}

| Sichuan Airlines | Chengdu–Tianfu,{{cite web |title=Sichuan Airlines NS23 International / Regional Service Changes |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230221-3uns23 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=21 February 2023}} Haikou

| Singapore Airlines | Singapore

| Sky Angkor Airlines | Phnom Penh{{cite web|url=https://skyangkorair.com/detail.php?cat=4&id=19&post=40|title=Daily Flight between Cambodia and Thailand|publisher=Sky Angkor Airlines official website|access-date=23 April 2022}}

| SpiceJet | Delhi, Kolkata

| Spring Airlines | Chengdu–Tianfu,{{Cite web |title=增班 {{!}} 春秋航空增加飞往曼谷的航班，预计中泰每周航班量将达82班次|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-g73ePkQejwMROqj_hXD8A |access-date=13 September 2023}} Fuzhou,{{cite web |title=Spring Airlines Expands Bangkok Network in 4Q24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240920-9cnw24th |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=20 September 2024}} Guangzhou, Jieyang,{{cite web|last=Liu|first=Jim|title=Spring Airlines Resumes 2 Bangkok Routes in NS25|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250224-9cns25bkk|website=AeroRoutes|date=24 February 2025}} Lanzhou,{{Cite web |title=春秋航空兰州=曼谷国际正班航线首航|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/noJBvvMtQAKG7DIsK-wTkg |access-date=13 September 2023}} Nanning,{{Cite web |title=焕新启幕 ｜2024 冬春新航季来啦！南宁机场换季航班资讯一览 |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/WoZUu3ugaZLRpeYo3zNExw |access-date=9 February 2025}} Ningbo, Shanghai–Pudong, Xi'an

| SriLankan Airlines | Colombo–Bandaranaike

| Starlux Airlines | Taipei–Taoyuan{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Starlux Airlines schedules network expansion in Dec 2020 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/294571/starlux-airlines-schedules-network-expansion-in-dec-2020/ |website=Routes Online |access-date=26 October 2020}}

| Swiss International Air Lines | Zurich{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Zurich|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=1134-1140}}

| Thai AirAsia | Buriram (begins 1 July 2025),{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Thai AirAsia 3Q25 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Domestic Network Expansion |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250327-fd3q25bkk |website=aeroroutes.com |publisher=Aeroroutes |access-date=27 March 2025}} Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Khon Kaen,{{cite web|title=Thai AirAsia 1Q25 Domestic Network Additions|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241202-fd1q25th}} Krabi, Narathiwat (begins 1 July 2025), Phuket, Surat Thani (begins 1 July 2025), Udon Thani{{cite web|title=Thai AirAsia 1Q25 Domestic Network Additions|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241202-fd1q25th}}

| Thai Airways International | Ahmedabad,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230824-tgwesep23amd|title=THAI SMILE MOVES AHMEDABAD SERVICE TO THAI FROM SEP 2023|work=Aeroroutes|access-date=24 August 2023}} Beijing–Capital,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230130-tgpek|title=Thai Resumes Beijing Service in March 2023|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=29 January 2023|access-date=29 January 2023}} Bengaluru, Brussels,{{cite web | url=https://flightlevel.be/65648/thai-keert-terug-naar-brussel-met-dagelijkse-vlucht-2/ | title=THAI keert terug naar Brussel met dagelijkse vlucht | date=31 May 2024 }} Chengdu–Tianfu,{{cite web |title=Thai Airways International NS23 Chengdu Service Changes |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230215-tgtfu |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=15 February 2023}} Chennai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Colombo–Bandaranaike,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231221-tgns24int|title=Thai NS24 International Service Changes|website=Aeroroutes|access-date=22 December 2023}} Copenhagen, Delhi, Denpasar, Dhaka, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Hat Yai,{{cite web |title=Thai Airways International NW23 Preliminary Domestic Network – 27AUG23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230828-tgnw23dom |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=28 August 2023}} Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Istanbul,{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230825-tgdec23ist | title=Thai Airways International Resumes Istanbul Service From Dec 2023 — AeroRoutes | date=25 August 2023 }} Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Kaohsiung,{{cite web |title=Thai Airways International NW23 Taiwan Service Changes – 28AUG23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230829-tgnw23tw |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=29 August 2023}} Karachi, Kathmandu, Khon Kaen, Kochi,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240116-tgns24cok|title=THAI TENTATIVELY FILES KOCHI APRIL 2024 LAUNCH|work=Aeroroutes|access-date=17 January 2024}} Kolkata,{{cite news | url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2639869/thai-operates-flights-to-kaohsiung-penang-kolkata-with-airbus-a320 | title=THAI operates flights to Kaohsiung, Penang, Kolkata with Airbus A320 | newspaper=Bangkok Post | date=1 September 2023 }} Krabi, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kunming,{{cite web |title=Thai Resumes Chengdu / Kunming Service From Sep 2022 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220913-tgsep22cn |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=13 September 2022}} Lahore, London–Heathrow, Manila, Melbourne, Milan–Malpensa, Mumbai, Munich,{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240101-tg1q24359 | title=Thai Airways International 1Q24 334/339-seater A350 Network }} Nagoya–Centrair, Osaka–Kansai, Oslo, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Penang, Perth, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Sapporo–Chitose,{{cite web|url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220630-tgnw22cts |title=Thai Airways International Resumes Sapporo Service in NW22 |publisher=Aeroroutes |access-date=30 June 2022}} Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Pudong, Siem Reap, Singapore, Stockholm–Arlanda, Sydney, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Vientiane, Yangon,{{cite web |title=Thai Airways International Yangon Service Changes From mid-July 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230711-tgjul23rgn |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=11 July 2023}} Zurich{{cite web|title=Thai Airways Timetable | url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en_US/book/timetable.page?|website=www.thaiairways.com | access-date=23 August 2022}}
Seasonal: Gaya

| Thai VietJet Air | Beijing–Daxing,{{cite web |title=Thai VietJet Air Adds Beijing / Guangzhou Service in 1Q24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231221-vz1q24canpkx |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=21 December 2023}} Changsha, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Da Nang, Fukuoka,{{cite web |title=Thai VietJet Air Schedules New International Service In July 2022 |url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220401-vzjul22 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=1 April 2022}} Guangzhou, Haikou,{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Thai VietJet Air plans Bangkok – Haikou service from late-Oct 2020 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/290769/thai-vietjet-air-plans-bangkok-haikou-service-from-late-oct-2020/ |website=Routes Online |access-date=13 April 2020}} Hangzhou, Hat Yai,{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Thai VietJet Air schedules new domestic routes in 2H20 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/291990/thai-vietjet-air-schedules-new-domestic-routes-in-2h20/|work=Routes Online|publisher=Informa Markets |access-date=23 June 2020}} Hefei,{{Cite web |title="出境游"按下快进键！合肥边检高效保障泰国越南三条航线加开复航 |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/eHRgsGdU-aoullmqh3qaCw |access-date=19 August 2023}} Ho Chi Minh City,{{cite news |author1=Dusida Worrachaddejchai |title=Thai Vietjet eyes 8 new planes for fleet |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2279407/thai-vietjet-eyes-8-new-planes-for-fleet |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=Bangkok Post |date=15 March 2022}} Khon Kaen, Krabi, Macau, Mumbai,{{cite web|title=Thai VietJet Air Adds Bangkok – Mumbai From late-Dec 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241128-vzdec24bom}} Naha,{{cite web |title=Thai VietJet Air Adds Taipei – Okinawa From Nov 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240911-vznw24oka |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=11 September 2024}} Nanchang, Nanjing,{{cite web |title=Thai VietJet Air Adds New Routes to China in late-Sep 2022 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220927-vzsep22cn |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=27 September 2022}} Ningbo, Osaka–Kansai,{{cite web |title=Thai VietJet Air Adds Taipei – Osaka Service From late-Sep 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230728-vzsep23kix |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=28 July 2023}} Phnom Penh,{{cite web | url=https://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2022/02/thai-vietjet-resumes-phnom-penh-flights/| title=Thai Vietjet resumes Phnom Penh flights|work=TTR Weekly|date=2 February 2022}} Phuket, Phu Quoc,{{cite web |title=Thai VietJet Air Plans Phu Quoc Launch in Nov 2022 |url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220614-vznw22pqc |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=14 June 2022}} Sapporo–Chitose,{{cite web|title=Thai VietJet Air Plans Sapporo Dec 2024 Launch|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241024-vzdec24cts}} Shanghai–Pudong, Surat Thani, Taipei–Taoyuan, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani,{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Thai VietJet Air adds Udon Thani service from Nov 2019 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/287014/thai-vietjet-air-adds-udon-thani-service-from-nov-2019/ |website=Routes Online |access-date=21 October 2019}} Zhangjiajie,{{Cite web |title=冬春航季即将开启，张家界机场航线变化多 |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/hw11dob9Vv7c_40jbt47OA |access-date=7 March 2025}} Zhengzhou
Seasonal: Gaya

| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul, Phnom Penh (begins 10 December 2025){{cite web |title=Turkish Airlines Adds Phnom Penh Service in Dec 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250304-tknw25pnh|website=Aeroroutes}}

| Turkmenistan Airlines | Ashgabat

| T'way Air | Daegu, Seoul–Incheon

| United Airlines | Hong Kong, Los Angeles (both begin 26 October 2025){{cite web|last=Liu|first=Jim|title=United NW25 Asia Service Expansion|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250403-uanw25as|website=AeroRoutes|date=3 April 2025}}{{cite news|last=Villamizar|first=Helwing|title=United Authorized to Expand Its Southeast Asia Network|url=https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/us-dot-united-expand-southeast-asia|publisher=Airways|date=21 April 2025}}

| Urumqi Air | Ürümqi

| US-Bangla Airlines | Dhaka

| Uzbekistan Airways | Tashkent{{cite news|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221121-hyjan23bkk|title=Uzbekistan Airways Tentatively Moves Bangkok Resumption to Jan 2023|work=Aeroroutes}}

| VietJet Air | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City

| Vietnam Airlines | Da Nang,{{cite web|title=Vietnam Airlines Plans Da Nang – Bangkok Service Resumption in NS25|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241231-vnns25dadbkk}} Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/286369/vietnam-airlines-expands-se-asia-network-in-w19/ |title=Vietnam Airlines expands SE Asia Network in W19 |website=Routes Online |access-date=23 September 2019}}

| Vietravel Airlines | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City{{cite web |title=Vietravel Airlines begins Ho Chi Minh City – Bangkok flights in Feb 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230210-vubkk |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=10 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221121-vudec22bkk|title=Vietravel Airlines schedules Bangkok debut in Dec 2022|publisher=Aeroroutes|access-date=21 November 2022}}

| West Air | Dali,{{cite web|title=China West Air 1Q25 Dali – International / Regional Network Additions|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250224-pn1q25dlu}} Zhengzhou{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240507-pn2q24int|title=China West Air May/June 2024 SE Asia Network Additions|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=7 May 2024|access-date=7 May 2024}}

| XiamenAir | Quanzhou,{{cite web |title=XIAMEN AIRLINES RESUMES QUANZHOU – BANGKOK SERVICE FROM JUNE 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240516-mfjun24bkk|website=Aeroroutes |access-date=16 May 2024}} Xiamen

| Zipair Tokyo | Tokyo–Narita{{cite web|url=https://www.zipairtokyo.com/en/press/article/2020/1120_2.html|title=ZIPAIR to Increase Bangkok Service to Daily From December 1st|website=ZIPAIR Tokyo|access-date=20 November 2020}}

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{{Airport destination list

| AeroLogic | Bengaluru, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Leipzig/Halle, Shenzhen, Singapore

| Air Atlanta Icelandic | Liège[https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/ABD5907/history/20241112/1256Z/EBLG/VTBS CC5907]

| Air Belgium Cargo | Liège[https://www.radarbox.com/data/flights/KF661/1858995193 flight KF661]

| Air Central (China) | Nanning, Shenzhen, Zhengzhou

| Air Hong Kong | Hong Kong

| ANA Cargo | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta,{{cite web |title=ANA Cargo to commence Tokyo-Bangkok-Jakarta-Tokyo service in Sep-2015 |url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/ana-cargo-to-commence-tokyo-bangkok-jakarta-tokyo-service-in-sep-2015-470920 |website=CAPA |date=5 August 2015}} Osaka–Kansai, Singapore, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tokyo–Narita

| Asiana Cargo | Seoul–Incheon

| Atlas Air{{cite web|title=Atlas Air Schedule|url=http://jumpseat.atlasair.com/travel/schedule.asp|website=Atlas Air|access-date=18 December 2023}} | Dhaka,Dammam, Riyadh, Sharjah, Tel Aviv, Baku, Zaragoza

| Budgetlines[http://flybudgetlines.com/cargo.html flybudget line] | Pattaya,[https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/BGN8400/history/20240506/0410Z/VTBS/L%2012.73691%20101.02175 BD8400] Yangon

| Cardig Air | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Singapore

| Cargolux | Luxembourg, Shenzhen, Xiamen

| Cargolux Italia | Milan–Malpensa

| Central Airlines | Changsha, Nanning, Xiamen

| China Airlines Cargo | Amsterdam,{{Cite web|url=http://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/CAL5542/history/20221019/1435Z/EHAM/VTBS|title=CI5542 (CAL5542) China Airlines Flight Tracking and History 19-Oct-2022 (AMS / EHAM-BKK / VTBS)|website=FlightAware}} Taipei–Taoyuan

| China Cargo Airlines | Shanghai–Pudong, Singapore

| China Postal Airlines | Kunming

| DHL International Aviation ME |Hong Kong

| EAT Leipzig | Leipzig/Halle

| Emirates SkyCargo | Dubai–Al Maktoum, Mumbai, Shanghai–Pudong

| EVA Air Cargo | Penang, Taipei–Taoyuan{{cite web |title=Flight Timetable |url=https://www.brcargo.com/NEC_WEB/FileServer/CMS/1815/Cargo_Flights.pdf |website=EVA Airways Cargo}}

| FedEx Express | Clark, Guangzhou, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Penang, Singapore

| Fly Pro | Sharjah[https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/PVV7621 PVV7621]

| Garuda Cargo | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta

| Hong Kong Air Cargo | Hong Kong

| Jiangsu Jingdong Cargo Airline | Ezhou, Yueyang

| K-Mile Air | Chennai, Dhaka, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Phnom Penh, Shenzhen,{{Cite web|url=http://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/KMI202|title=8K202 (KMI202) K-Mile Air Flight Tracking and History|website=FlightAware}} Singapore

| Korean Air Cargo | Penang, Seoul–Incheon, Singapore

| Lufthansa Cargo | Frankfurt, Mumbai, Sharjah

| MASkargo | Hong Kong,{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/279258/maskargo-adds-new-intra-asia-routing-in-s18/ |title=MASKargo adds new intra-Asia routing in S18 |website=Routesonline.com |access-date=5 October 2018}} Kuala Lumpur–International

| Myanmar National Airlines |Yangon

| My Indo Airlines | Shenzhen,{{Cite web|url=http://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/MYU2211/history/20230323/1916Z/ZGSZ/VTBS|title=2Y2211 (MYU2211) My Indo Airlines Flight Tracking and History 24-Mar-2023 (SZX / ZGSZ-BKK / VTBS)|website=FlightAware}} Yangon

| My Jet Xpress | Kuala Lumpur–International[https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/NEP271 N7271]

| Nippon Cargo Airlines | Tokyo–Narita{{cite web |title=Summer Schedule (March 27, 2022 - October 29, 2022) |url=https://www.nca.aero/e/service/schedule/documents/S22_Timetable.pdf |website=Nippon Cargo Airlines}}

| {{nowrap|North-Western Cargo International Airline}} | Chengdu–Shuangliu,[https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/CNW9622 CNW9622] Hangzhou

| Pattaya Airways |Ho Chi Minh City, Pattaya,[https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/PTW713 PTW713 BKK-UTP][https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/PTW712 PTW712 ATR72 Cargo flight] Phnom Penh, Phuket, Yangon[https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/HSPAW/history/20240903/1442Z PTW915]

| Polar Air Cargo | Sydney

| Qantas Freight | Anchorage, Tel Aviv , New York–JFK, Dhaka, Melbourne,Shanghai–Pudong, Sydney

| Raya Airways | Kuala Lumpur–Subang

| Saudia Cargo | Riyadh[https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/SVA979/history/20231120/0310Z/VTBS/OERK SV979]

| SF Airlines | Shenzhen

| Singapore Airlines Cargo | Cincinnati,[https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/SIA7440 SQ7440] Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Pudong, Singapore

| SpiceXpress Cargo | Mumbai

| Shandong Airlines | Ürümqi

| Suparna Airlines Cargo | Shanghai–Pudong, Zhengzhou

| Tianjin Air Cargo | Zhengzhou

| Turkish Cargo | Islamabad, Istanbul, Lahore, Tashkent{{cite web|title=TURKISH CARGO NETWORK|url=https://www.turkishcargo.com.tr/documents/tarife_dokuman/tarife-tablo.pdf|website=Turkish Cargo|access-date=6 May 2023}}

| UPS Airlines | Delhi, Mumbai, Shenzhen{{cite web | url=https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/freighter-operator/ups-launches-bangkok-to-shenzhen-route/ | title=UPS launches Bangkok to Shenzhen route | date=21 July 2022 }}

| World Cargo Airlines | Kuala Lumpur–International[https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/WCM350/history/20240120/1614Z/WMKK/VTBS WCM350]

| YTO Cargo Airlines | Ezhou,[https://www.radarbox.com/data/flights/YG9038/2196869308 YG9038][https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/yg9038 YG9038] Ningbo,[https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/HYT9017/history/20200729/1932Z/ZPPP YG9017] Shijiazhuang,[https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/HYT9037/history/20240725/0524Z (HYT9037) YTO Cargo Airlines Flight Tracking and History] Hangzhou, Xi'an

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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.

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• 8 September 2013: Thai Airways International Flight 679, an Airbus A330-300, (HS-TEF, Song Dao), arriving from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) had a runway excursion from runway 19L while landing in heavy rain with extensive damage to the airplane and the runway. The aircraft was evacuated using the emergency slides with only minor injuries among the 288 passengers and 14 crew members.{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Runway excursion Accident Airbus A330-321 HS-TEF, Sunday 8 September 2013 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/320686 |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}} Preliminary investigation determined the cause of the accident to be the right landing gear collapsing as a result of a damaged bogie.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20130908-0|title=Aircraft accident Airbus A330-321 HS-TEF Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK)|website=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=2013-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219002100/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20130908-0|archive-date=2013-12-19|url-status=live}} In the aftermath of the accident, Thai Airways had the logos of the aircraft painted over in black, prompting widespread criticism of attempted cover-up. An airline official initially said that the practice was part of the "crisis communication rule" recommended by Star Alliance. This was denied by the group, and Thai Airways later clarified that the "de-identifying" of aircraft was its own practice and not Star Alliance policy.{{cite news |last1=Busch |first1=Simon |last2=Thompson |first2=Chuck |title=Thai Airways blacks out logos after accident |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/09/travel/thai-accident-logos-blurred/index.html |access-date=3 May 2019 |work=CNN |date=10 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503052017/https://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/09/travel/thai-accident-logos-blurred/index.html |archive-date=3 May 2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Dawson |first1=Alan |title=The Big Issue: The great airline cover-up |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/369722 |access-date=3 May 2019 |work=Bangkok Post |date=14 September 2013}} The controversy prompted discussion over the appropriateness and effectiveness of the practice as a brand-protection policy.{{cite news |title=A crash course in PR: Rule No 1 – don't hide |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/investigation/369770/thai-airways-international-dumb-to-paint-over-logo |access-date=3 May 2019 |work=Bangkok Post |date=15 September 2013}} The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and written off as a hull loss.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}} The airframe has since been converted to a roadside attraction called Airways Land, featuring a cafe and event space, on Mittraphap Road in Sida District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province.{{cite news |title=Airways Land แดนเครื่องบิน แชะชิลล์ชิมริมถนน มิตรภาพ |work=Korat Daily |date=26–30 April 2019 |page=8}}
• 1 August 2016: Thai Regional Airline Flight 106,{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/188977|title=Accident Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain HS-FGB|website=aviation-safety.net}} a Piper PA-31 Navajo (HS-FGB) arriving from Nakhon Ratchasima Airport with two passengers, crashed at Lam Phak Chi, Nong Chok district, Bangkok. In the incident, there was one fatality (the captain in command) and four injuries.
• 8 October 2018: Thai Airways International Flight 679, a Boeing 747-400 (HS-TGF, Sri Ubon) arriving from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), China, had a runway excursion from runway 19R while landing, causing damage to the airplane. No injuries were reported.{{cite news |title=THAI "jumbo" flight TG 679 skids off Suvarnabhumi runway while landing |url=https://www.nationthailand.com/breakingnews/30356098 |access-date=29 August 2019 |work=The Nation |date=9 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829181310/https://www.nationthailand.com/breakingnews/30356098 |archive-date=29 August 2019 |url-status=live }} As of January 2020, the aircraft is being repaired at U-Tapao International Airport.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
• 1 July 2020: A Boeing 767-200 (Z-WPF) flight UM462 with two passengers and 17 crew from Air Zimbabwe made an emergency landing because the left engine had shut down.{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/237594|title=Incident Boeing 767-2N0ER Z-WPF|website=aviation-safety.net}}
• 21 May 2024: Singapore Airlines Flight 321, a Boeing 777-300ER (9V-SWM), was en route from London Heathrow to Singapore Changi where the flight encountered severe turbulence over Myaungmya District, Myanmar, resulting in one death and over 100 injuries.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/singapore-airlines-severe-turbulence-flight-321-london-death-injures-bangkok-landing/|title=Severe turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight 321 from London leaves one dead, others injured, airline says |first=Tucker|last=Reals|date=May 21, 2024|website=CBS News}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8889d7x8j4o|title=Singapore Airlines: One dead, several hurt in severe turbulence|date=May 21, 2024|website=BBC News|last1=Guinto|first1=Joel|last2=Fraser|first2=Simon}} The aircraft was diverted.

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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 the airport with Hua Takhe railway station is provided by BMTA. The train service is currently not as popular as the bus service because it requires a shuttle bus connection. The service will be stopped when the Airport Express Link is completed.{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}}

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A free bus service connecting Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang Airport operates from 05.00 until midnight. S1 bus route is an air-conditioned bus route operated by Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA). The route traverse between the airport and Sanam Luang, with stops around Democracy Monument and Lan Luang Road. There are also direct buses between the airports operated by an airport shuttle bus.

More buses route can be accessed at Suvarnabhumi Public Transport Center, the airport's main bus terminal.

Level 1 (ground level) is where the public taxis are located. A ticket printed from the ticket queue machine (located on the same floor) is required before queuing up for a taxi.

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The airport has five main access routes. Among these the most convenient route is via the Bangkok Chon Buri Motorway (Motorway 7). Another main airport entrance is in Samut Prakan Province via the expressway from Bang Na to Bang Pakong.

The airport has seven different car park zones, with zones 2 and 3 having direct access to the departure/arrival terminal. Located northeast of the airport is the Longterm Car Park Zone, next to the Bus Terminal.

The airport has five entrance routes. The main route is via the motorway in the north of Bangkok, directly connecting Bangkok's downtown and Chonburi Province, the industrial and harbor city in eastern Thailand. However, another main airport entrance is in Samut Prakan Province, connecting an elevated highway in the south of Bangkok from Bang Na to Bang Pakong.

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In December 2015, Airports of Thailand introduced the Sky Lane ({{langx|th|สกายเลน}}), a cycling track around the Suvarnabhumi airport perimeter. The entrance to the Sky Lane is located in the northeastern corner of the airport area. Cyclists can bring their bicycles and bike here for free. The Sky Lane is a controlled-access, one-direction, two-lane track built only for cycling, so the riders can be ensured that they will not be bothered by any vehicle. The Sky Lane's length is 23.5 km, making it the longest in Asia.{{cite news|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/learning-from-news/648252/thailand-to-get-longest-bicycle-lane-in-asia-by-2017-with-photos |title=Thailand to get Longest bicycle lane in Asia by 2017 |newspaper=Bangkok Post |access-date=16 April 2016}} Sky Lane's facilities, which are specially designed for cyclists, include medical facilities, shops, food & beverage, track, parking lot and a rest area. The entrance gate is open from 06:00 to 18:00.{{cite web |url=http://skylanethailand.com/en/home |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713002136/http://skylanethailand.com/en/home |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 July 2016 |title=Official Website |publisher=Sky Lane Thailand |access-date=31 January 2018 }}

On 23 November 2018, King Rama X presided over the official opening of cycling lane at Suvarnabhumi airport and denominated the track as Happy and Healthy Bike Lane ({{langx|th|สนามลู่ปั่นจักรยานเจริญสุขมงคลจิต}}).{{cite news|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1569810/hm-the-king-to-open-suvarnabhumi-airport-bike-track |title=HM to open Suvarnabhumi airport bike track |newspaper=Bangkok Post |date=4 November 2018 |publisher=Bangkokpost.com |access-date=23 September 2019}}

{{Reflist}}

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• [https://suvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.th/ Suvarnabhumi Airport], official site
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070122152309/http://www.freezonethaiairport.com/ Free Zone by Suvarnabhumi Airport website]
• [http://www.airportthai.co.th/ Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235640/http://www2.airportthai.co.th/airportnew/sun/index.asp?lang=en%2F Page of the Suvarnabhumi Airport]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060813131326/http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/bangkok/ Suvarnabhumi Airport] project information from Airport Technology
• {{NWS-current|VTBS}}

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