| Suvarnabhoomi Airport
On September 28 2006, Suvarnabhumi (Golden Land) Airport replaced Don Muang airport as Bangkok's primary airport for all commercial airline flights.
Located at the 15th kilometre milestone on the east-bound Bangna-Trat Highway in Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province, the airport is approximately 25 kms east of the Bangkok metropolis.
In the first phase the north section of the airport can accommodate 45 million passengers per year, 76 flights per hour and 3 million tons of cargo per year. When completed, this will rise to 100 million passengers a year.
There are 7 concourse buildings which along with the terminal building covers an area of 563,000 square meters, which is currently the largest passenger terminal in the world. The airport also features the world's longest runway, 4,000 metres by 75.3 metres wide and the world’s tallest control tower with a height of 132.2 metres. Facilities for both domestic and international passengers are situated in the same building.
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 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.
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)
The hotel “Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport” is now operational.It is a joint venture project between the AOT, Thai International Airways and Krung Thai Bank.
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The terminal complex comprises of 7 stories above ground and 2 stories below ground.
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There are six air-conditioned public bus services plying to the airport.
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