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Suvarnabhumi Airport covers an area of some 20,000 rais (8,000
acres). The new international airport is located about 15 km of
on the east-bound Bangna-Trat Highway in Bang Phli District, Samut
Prakarn Province and is about 25 km from downtown Bangkok.
Airport Facts
 There
are many more facilities at Suvarnabhumi Airport compared to the
current Bangkok International Airport to the facilities and better
service provision for passengers.
* 130 passport control checkpoints for arrivals, 72 for departures.
* 26 customs control checkpoints for arrivals, 8 for departures.
* 22 baggage conveyor belts.
* 360 check-in counters. There are 100 additional counters for passengers
with no luggage to check-in to minimize queuing time.
* 107 moving walkways.
* 102 elevators.
* 83 escalators.
* 18 slanted moving sideways.
The baggage handling system at Suvarnabhumi airport has the capability
to serve 45 million passengers per year. The baggage handing system
at Suvarnabhumi Airport uses the in-line screening method, which
scans luggage while on the coveyor belts.
Service time of airport: 24 hours.
 Runways
open for operation in the initial phase are the eastern runway with
the length of 3,700 meters and width of 60 meters.
Accommodation capacity: at the initial phase of service
provision, the north section of the airport will be able to accommodate
45 million passengers per year, 76 flights per hour and 3 million
tons of cargo handling per year.
Characteristics: asphaltic concrete
Taxiways: 52 taxiways are to be in operational service.
Aircraft parking space: 120, of which 8 are for Airbus A380
(5 of them are contact gates)
The control tower is 132.2 meters high. It is the world’s
tallest control tower, fully-equipped with the best technologies
that will facilitate smooth air traffic control. It has the ability
to manage approximately 76 flights per hour.
Car parking buildings: located at the front of the passenger
terminal complex. There are 2 car park buildings with a capacity
of approximately 5,000 cars. In addition, there are parking areas
on the ground level on the exterior which can accommodate approximately
1,100 cars. There is also a long term parking area that can accommodate
approximately 4,000 cars and 78 buses.
The airport operation building is a 6 storey building which consists
of AOT administrative office, airline offices and governmental offices,
with a canteen on 1st floor.
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