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Suvarnabhumi Airport
 Suvarnabhumi
Airport, a new international airport located 24 kilometres east
of Bangkok, was due to be open on September 28, 2006. It replaces
the old overloaded airport at Don Muang and accommodates all international
and domestic flights to Bangkok.
Suvarnabhumi Airport
The official opening of Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok’s new
international airport, on 28 September 2006, gives new impetus to
the country’s quest to make Bangkok and Thailand the aviation
hub of the region.
Named 'Suvarnabhumi' (meaning 'Golden Land') by His Majesty King
Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand (Rama IX), the development of Suvarnabhumi
Airport as the aviation hub of the region is of strategic importance
to Thailand’s future and is a priority on the ‘national
agenda’.
During the initial phase of operation, the north section of the
airport will accommodate 45 million passengers per year, 76 flights
per hour and 3 million tons of cargo handling per year. After the
final phase, this will rise to 100 million passengers a year.
At 563,000 square metres, the passenger terminal is currently the
largest in the world. The airport also features the world's longest
runway, 75.3 metres by 4,000 metres long and the world’s tallest
control tower, 132.2 metres high, providing the best visual coverage
of overall airside.
When in full operation, the airport will help boost Thailand’s
economic, social, communication, and tourism development, and advance
the government policy of making Thailand an aviation hub in Southeast
Asia.
Suvarnabhumi Airport is located at Km. 15 (15th kilometre milestone)
on the east-bound Bangna-Trat Highway in Bang Phli district, Samut
Prakan province, east of Bangkok. The airport is approximately 25
kms from the Bangkok metropolis.
As of 28 September 2006, Suvarnabhumi Airport replaces Don Muang
airport as Bangkok's primary airport for all commercial airline
flights.
Suvarnabhumi Airport is operated by The Airports of Thailand Public
Company Limited (AOT). In addition to the new Bangkok international
airport, AOT operates four other international airports in Thailand
– Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Phuket and Chiang Rai.
Model
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The
Airport Hotel
Suvarnabhumi
passenger terminal
The
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Transportation System Service
1. Model Scheme
 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.
1.1 The external of the passenger terminal complex- The entrance
from the Motorway at the north side of the airport is 2-way 8 lane
traffic on elevated frontage road, and will increase to 10 lane
traffic approaching the airport leading up to the main entrance
of the passenger terminal complex.
- The passenger terminal complex has the length of 444 meters and
the width of 111 meters. Facilities for both domestic and international
passengers are situated in the same building.
- The concourse buildings are connected to the passenger terminal.
There are 7 concourse buildings: A, B, C, D, E, F and G. The combined
area of the concourse buildings and the passenger terminal expands
over 563,000 square meters, whereas the area of the current Bangkok
International Airport (Terminals 1&2) totals 321,166 square
meters.
- The car parking buildings are situated at the front of the passenger
terminal complex. There are 2 car parking buildings with the 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 control tower rises over the height of 132.2 meters. 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.
- The airport information management system building is a 6 storey
building with the technologies for the purposes of technical management.
There are 4 main technical centers: Airport Operation Center (AOC),
Security Control Center (SCC), Crisis Control Center (CCC) and Network
Management Center (NMC).
The floor plan:
1st floor is for the installation of the foundation structures
such as the power distribution system, the security system, fire
extinguishing system and the computer and the electronic network
systems.
2nd floor consists of the Crisis Control Center (CCC) and seminar
rooms.
3rd floor consists of the Airport Operation Center (AOC) and the
Security Control Center (SCC)
4th floor is used as administrative offices
5th floor is for the Network Management Center (NMC) and the Benchmark
Test Laboratory
- The airport operation building is a 6 storey building which consists
of AOT administrative office, offices of airlines and governmental
offices, with a canteen on 1st floor.
- The runways that will be open for operation in the initial phase
are the Eastern runway with the length of 4,000 meters and width
of 60 meters, and the Western runway with the length of 3,700 meters
and width of 60 meters.
- Taxiways 52 taxiways are to be in operation service.
- Aircraft parking space expands over the area of 1,053,000 square
meters for 120 aircraft parking stands, 8 of which are for Airbus
A380 (5 of them are contact gates)
2. The airport hotel will be
built under the “Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport”
appointed by the AOT on October 24, 2003. This is a joint venture
project between 3 parties: the AOT, Thai International Airways PCL
and Krung Thai Bank PCL. The airport hotel will cover the ground
of approximately 17 rai, located in front of the passenger terminal
complex with 300 meters in between. There will be 600 rooms in the
hotel, 500 of which will be opened at the initial phase. The hotel
will be of recognized international standard with complete lines
of services, along with a connecting route linking the hotel itself
to the car parking building.
3. Suvarnabhumi passenger terminal complex
comprises of 7 stories above ground and 2 stories below ground.
1st floor is the busy lobby. Buses are not allowed to go to 2nd
and 3rd floors in order to avoid the traffic congestion. Additionally,
there will be a medical center, AOT offices for electricity monitoring
and airport control offices.
2nd floor is the arrivals hall for both domestic and international
passengers.
3rd floor consists of airlines passenger waiting lounges, some
shops, security checkpoints, meeting points, shops, service counters
and CIP lounges.
4th floor is the departure hall. This hall features the facilities
for both international and domestic passengers, lounges for premium
passengers Thai Airways International PLC, customs control checkpoints,
some governmental offices, airline booths, airport information counters
and escalators in the centre which can take passengers right up
to the restaurants on 6th floor.
5th floor is the offices for Thai Airways International PLC and
Star Alliance airlines.
6th floor consists of restaurants, which can be accessed via the
escalators from 4th floor.
7th floor serves as observation area.
The lower ground floors are termed floor 0 which serves as the
train station, and floor -1 which is the place for train platforms.
The lower ground floors also function as a place for baggage conveyor
systems.
4. The concourse buildings:
A,B,C,D,E,F and G have the roofs that are made of glass and special
synthetic material which is very tough and durable, with Teflon
coated, that will prevent the accumulation of dirt and grime. Passengers
can walk to the concourse buildings from the terminal complex via
the concourse building D, which is directly connected to the terminal
complex.
The concourse buildings A and B are for domestic passengers. Details
are as follows:
- Concourse building A is for domestic passengers, with the length
of approximately 432 meters. This building can accommodate 6 aircrafts
and has 1 connection channel that allows access to the remote parking
bays.
- Concourse building B is for domestic passengers, with the length
of approximately 270 meters. This building can accommodate 6 aircrafts
and has 2 connection channels that allow access to the remote parking
bays.
The Concourse buildings C,D,E,F and G are for international passengers.
Details are as follows:
- Concourse building C has the length of approximately 459 meters,
and can accommodate 10 aircrafts with 2 connection channels to access
to the remote parking bays.
- Concourse building D has the length of approximately 909 meters,
and can accommodate 8 aircrafts with 2 connection channels to access
to the remote parking bays.
- Concourse building F has the length of approximately 270 meters,
and can accommodate 6 aircrafts with 2 connection channels to access
to the remote parking bays.
- Concourse building G has the length of approximately 432 meters,
and can accommodate 5 aircrafts with 1 connection channel to access
to the remote parking bays. VIP lounge also situated at this building.
The intersections of the concourse buildings are termed the airside
center. There are 2 intersections on 3rd and 4th floors which will
be used for shops; the exterior of the concourse buildings will
be developed into airline offices and airline lounges.
5. Passenger Flow
5.1 International passengers flow
5.1.1 Departure passengers can come through via the entrance on
the 4th floor of the departures hall, which can be accessed by car
or by foot from the car parking buildings, which is connected to
the 3rd floor of the departures hall. Upon entering the departures
hall, passengers can check-in at counters 4-10 before proceeding
to the passport control and the customs control checkpoints. Passengers
can then continue to the concourse building D via 2 connection channels
from the terminal complex. The 4th floor of concourse building D
consists of a wide variety of shops that passengers can enjoy shopping
while waiting for board. When called for boarding, they can approach
the gate via the 3rd floor of the departures hall; and when arrive
at the gate, they have to proceed to the 2nd floor to the hold room.
All passengers and hand luggage taken on board must be examined.
The examination points are on 3rd and 4th floors in the airside
area of the concourse buildings.
5.1.2 Arrival passengers can come through to the passenger terminal
on 2nd floor of the concourse buildings except the bus gate passengers.
At the terminal, there will be passport control checkpoints and
this is also a place where they collect their baggage from on of
the 22 baggage conveyor belts, 17 of which are for international
passengers and 5 are for domestic passengers. Once passengers have
collected their baggage and passed the customs control checkpoints,
they can proceed to the arrivals hall where they can find transportation
counters, hotel and accommodation counters and tourist information
center. Outside the arrivals hall will be pick-up points; in the
case of passengers traveling with tour agency, they must proceed
to 4th floor for buses and coaches. There is a general meeting point
on 3rd floor.
5.1.3 Transit/transfer passengers will have to go to the airside
area after they arrive at the 2nd floor of the concourse building
from the aircraft in order to proceed with the transfer processes
before continuing to 3rd and 4th floors to complete the departure
procedures.
In the case of transit passengers, they will have to go through
the airside area to the departures service area in order to complete
the departure procedures.
5.2 Domestic passengers flow
5.2.1 Domestic departure passengers will be able to check-in at
counters 2 and 3 on 4th floor of the departure hall. Afterwards
they will have to proceed to 2nd floor to the hold room where they
and their hand luggage will be examined.
5.2.2 Arriving passengers will come to the terminal through the
2nd floor of the concourse building to collect their baggage from
the 5 domestic baggage conveyor belts before proceeding to the arrival
hall. The service counters outside the arrival hall will be shared
by both the domestic and the international passengers.
6. Road Network
6.1 Road networks within landside
There are 5 access routes to passenger terminal complex from the
road networks within the landside.
6.1.1 Access route from the North
Passenger terminal complex can be accessed from the North entrance
via the motorway. The elevated frontage of the terminal is divided
into inner and outer parts for both the arrival and the departure
halls.
6.1.2 Access route from the Northwest
Passenger terminal complex can be accessed from the Northwest entrance
via the Rom Klao elevated highway and King Kaew Road which will
pass the customs free zone before arriving at the terminal.
6.1.3 Access route from the South
Passenger terminal complex can be accessed from the South entrance
via the Bang Na-Trat highway and the service road which will pass
the long term parking area and the public transportation center
before arriving at the terminal.
6.1.4 Access route from the Northeast
Passenger terminal complex can be accessed from the Northeast entrance
via the Lad Kra Bung (Onnuj Road), then through the East-West main
service road within the airport, the long term parking area and
the public transportation center before arriving at the terminal.
6.1.5 Access route from the West
Passenger terminal complex can be accessed from the West entrance
via King Kaew Road.
6.2 Road networks within airside, the area which features runways,
taxiways, aircraft parking space, ground equipments and services
for aircrafts and baggage management area. There are 4 access routes
from landside to airside.
1st access route is adjacent to the concourse building G.
2nd access route is adjacent to the concourse building A.
3rd access route is in the domestic cargo warehouse area of Thai
Airways International PLC
4th access route is adjacent to the ground customer service building
of Thai Airways International PLC
7. The Transportation System Service
7.1 Buses and coaches for passengers traveling with tour agencies
are able to drop off the passengers at 4th floor of the passenger
terminal complex for departure passengers. Buses and coaches will
have to park at the public transportation center. As for the arrival
passengers, there are pick-up points at 1st floor of the terminal.
7.2 Airport shuttle busses will be in service for the personnel
and passengers traveling between the public transportation center,
the long term parking area and the passenger terminal complex. At
the initial phase, there will be 3 routes.
Route 1 is for people who want to minimize the traveling time.
The distance will be 8.7 kilometers. The starting point is at the
public transportation center and there is only one pick-up point
at the long term parking area. One round trip takes approximately
10 minutes.
Route 2 is for passengers who park their cars at the long term
parking area. There are approximately 11 pick-up points along the
journey. The trip from the parking area to the terminal takes approximately
11 minutes, and the return trip 16 minutes.
Route 3 is for passengers traveling between the terminal and the
public transportation center. There are approximately 10 pick-up
places along the journey.
The trip from the public transportation center takes approximately
11 minutes, and the return trip 16 minutes.
7.3 Private cars can be parked at the parking building after dropping
off passengers at the 4th floor of the terminal complex. Pick-up
points are on the 2nd floor.
7.4 Taxis can drop off passengers at the 4th floor of terminal
complex, and will have to leave the area immediately. Pool taxis
can wait for passengers at the public transportation center.
7.5 Limousines can be ordered at the service counters outside the
terminal on the 2nd and 4th floors but will be parked at the public
transportation center.
7.6 Airport express service will be operating between the airport,
hotels and various important places in Bangkok and the suburbs.
7.7 Public bus services (air conditioned) will be operating in
6 routes
1) No. 549 Suvarnabhumi – Min Buri – Bangkapi
2) No. 550 Suvarnabhumi – Happy Land
3) No. 551 Suvarnabhumi – Victory Monument
4) No. 552 Suvarnabhumi – Onnuj BTS Station
5) No. 553 Suvarnabhumi – Samutprakarn
6) No. 554 Suvarnabhumi – Rangsit (Special Route for Suvarnabhumi
– Don Meung - Bangkok International Airport)
All the bus services operating along all these 6 routes will drop
off airport passengers at the public transportation center.
7.8 Trains by the State Railway of Thailand will be in service
between Suvarnabhumi Airport and major places in Bangkok and the
Suburbs. There will be an electric train service between Suvarnabhumi
Airport rail link and the city air terminals along the East rail
track totaling 28 kilometers. There are 8 city air terminals : Phyathai,
Ratchaprarop, Makkasan/Asoke, Ramkamhaeng, Huamak, Bantubchang
Ladkrabung and Suvarnabhumi.
More details about Suvarnabhumi Airport, please click.
Source: The Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT)
For more information :
Suvarnabhumi Airport Call Center, Tel : 0 2132 1888
Flights Information : Tel : 0 2132 0000
Website : www.airportthai.co.th
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