BKK · Bangkok, Thailand
Suvarnabhumi Airport.
--:--:-- · ICT (UTC+07:00) · 13.6811° N, 100.7470° E
Suvarnabhumi Airport
Main airport serving Bangkok, Thailand
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for BKK
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 28118; ident VTBS; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
suvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.th
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Suvarnabhumi Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
23 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
BKK / VTBS
OurAirports ident
VTBS
GPS / local code
VTBS
ISO region
TH-10
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
suvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.th
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q194316
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:08 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--ICT · UTC+07:00
Time zone
ICT
Asia/Bangkok · UTC+07:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
28 km
Approximate distance to central Bangkok.
Official source
suvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.thOfficial airport website listed in the airport facts snapshot
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Bangkok
Languages
Thai
Currency
THB (฿)
Country area
513,120 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
1 main terminal / 1 satellite terminal
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
13,123 ft / 4,000 m
Runway surface
asphalt (3)
Opened / operator
2006 · Airports of Thailand
Owner / entity
Ministry of Finance
Hub airlines
Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways, Thai Vietjet Air
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
23 source-backed signals
Suvarnabhumi Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok's built-up core sits roughly 28 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Bangkok (UTC+07:00, ICT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK / VTBS) is at 13.6811° N, 100.7470° E, elevation 5 ft (2 m), serving Bangkok, Thailand.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Bangkok is in Thailand (capital Bangkok); on Asia/Bangkok (ICT, UTC+07:00); working languages: Thai; currency: THB (฿).
Distance from central Bangkok: 28 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for BKK.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK / VTBS)
Suvarnabhumi Airport · Main airport serving Bangkok, Thailand
Source identifiers
VTBS · VTBS · TH-10
suvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.th · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Suvarnabhumi Airport is the main international airport serving Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for BKK; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Surface access cue
It has an Airport Rail Link, an Automated People Mover as well as being located close to Motorway 7.
Kept as traveler context from the source trail; current road, rail, and bus operations still need official confirmation.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Latkrabang
latkrabang · 5.2 km from BKK
Thailand · Asia/Bangkok · +0h · population 173,987 · city coordinates 13.7278, 100.7461
2. Lat Krabang
lat-krabang · 6.2 km from BKK
Thailand · Asia/Bangkok · +0h · population 163,175 · city coordinates 13.7234, 100.7844
3. Ban Khlong Prawet
ban-khlong-prawet · 8.2 km from BKK
Thailand · Asia/Bangkok · +0h · population 160,671 · city coordinates 13.7190, 100.6815
4. Ban Khlong Bang Sao Thong
ban-khlong-bang-sao-thong · 10 km from BKK
Thailand · Asia/Bangkok · +0h · population 31,153 · city coordinates 13.6417, 100.8327
5. Bang Na
bang-na · 11 km from BKK
Thailand · Asia/Bangkok · +0h · population 95,912 · city coordinates 13.6674, 100.6421
6. Suan Luang
suan-luang · 12 km from BKK
Thailand · Asia/Bangkok · +0h · population 115,658 · city coordinates 13.7303, 100.6514
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. DMK VTBD
Don Mueang International Airport · Bangkok
30 km from BKK · Asia/Bangkok · +0h · elevation 9 ft (3 m) · airport coordinates 13.9126, 100.6070
2. PNH VDPP
Phnom Penh International Airport · Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey)
504 km from BKK · Asia/Phnom_Penh · +0h · elevation 40 ft (12 m) · airport coordinates 11.5472, 104.8447
3. KTI VDTI
Techo International Airport · Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang)
521 km from BKK · Asia/Phnom_Penh · +0h · elevation 20 ft (6 m) · airport coordinates 11.3600, 104.9213
Route-time reference set
1. BKK-PNH
Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey) · 504 km · 1h 28m
Asia/Phnom_Penh · +0h from BKK; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. BKK-KTI
Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang) · 521 km · 1h 30m
Asia/Phnom_Penh · +0h from BKK; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 13,123 ft / 4,000 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (3)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for BKK.
Runway identifiers
01/19 · 02L/20R · 02R/20L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. DMK VTBD
Don Mueang International Airport · Bangkok · 30 km from BKK
large airport · Asia/Bangkok · thailand · 9 ft (3 m) · 13.9126, 100.6070
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Suvarnabhumi Airport is the primary international airport serving Bangkok.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for BKK.
Source note 2
The airport added a satellite passenger terminal and operates a three-runway airfield.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for BKK.
Source note 3
Located mostly in Racha Thewa commune, Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province, it covers an area of 3,520 ha, making it one of the biggest international airports in Southeast Asia, tenth biggest in the world and a regional hub for aviation.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for BKK.
Country and authority
BKK sits in Thailand (Kingdom of Thailand), whose capital is Bangkok. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Asia, South-Eastern Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Thai. Currency context: THB (฿). BKK is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Main airport serving Bangkok, Thailand. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Suvarnabhumi Airport is the main international airport serving Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. Surface access cue: It has an Airport Rail Link, an Automated People Mover as well as being located close to Motorway 7.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q194316 · Suvarnabhumi Airport. Owner / owning body: Ministry of Finance. Administrative area: Nong Prue. Named after: Suvarnabhumi
Field and clock profile
Suvarnabhumi Airport is a near sea-level field at 5 ft (2 m), positioned at 13.6811° N, 100.7470° E in the Northern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 13,123 ft / 4,000 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Bangkok (ICT, UTC+07:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Latkrabang is the closest retained city-time anchor at 5.2 km. DMK Bangkok is the closest retained airport alternative at 30 km.
Country airport peers
BKK is compared with DMK Bangkok at 30 km inside the retained Thailand airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
BKK-PNH Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey): 504 km, about 1h 28m, +0h. BKK-KTI Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang): 521 km, about 1h 30m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident VTBS backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. suvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.th is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways, Thai Vietjet Air
Terminal footprint
1 main terminal / 1 satellite terminal
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 13,123 ft / 4,000 m
Runway identifiers
01/19, 02L/20R, 02R/20L
OurAirports classifies BKK as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
BKK (VTBS) is a near sea-level field at 5 ft (2 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
BKK also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as bangkok's primary international gateway and hub for thai airways, bangkok airways, and thai vietjet air..
BKK's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 13,123 ft / 4,000 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (3).
Airports of Thailand is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for BKK.
- Suvarnabhumi Airport is the primary international airport serving Bangkok.
- The airport added a satellite passenger terminal and operates a three-runway airfield.
- Located mostly in Racha Thewa commune, Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province, it covers an area of 3,520 ha, making it one of the biggest international airports in Southeast Asia, tenth biggest in the world and a regional hub for aviation.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at suvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.th, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for BKK
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
BKK uses Asia/Bangkok (ICT, UTC+07:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Suvarnabhumi Airport is about 28 km from central Bangkok; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
DMK Bangkok is the closest retained alternate at 30 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
suvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.th is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place BKK inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
BKK ranks #1 in the curated Thailand airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 2 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
BKK shares Asia/Bangkok with DMK Bangkok TH · HAN Hanoi (Soc Son) VN · HPH Haiphong (Hai An) VN. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
BKK is 5 ft (2 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include HPH 6 ft (2 m) (1 ft delta) · HSG 6 ft (2 m) (1 ft delta) · MSY 4 ft (1 m) (1 ft delta) · PUS 6 ft (2 m) (1 ft delta) · MIA 8 ft (2 m) (3 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
BKK's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are DMK 30 km +0h · PNH 504 km +0h · KTI 521 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey) | PNH | 504 km | 1h 28m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang) | KTI | 521 km | 1h 30m | +0h | --:--:-- |
BKK to PNH
Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey)
Distance 504 km; estimated travel window 1h 28m; destination zone Asia/Phnom_Penh is +0h from BKK. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
BKK to KTI
Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang)
Distance 521 km; estimated travel window 1h 30m; destination zone Asia/Phnom_Penh is +0h from BKK. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Bangkok is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Suvarnabhumi Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from BKK, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Latkrabang
latkrabang · 5.2 km · Asia/Bangkok
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lat Krabang
lat-krabang · 6.2 km · Asia/Bangkok
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ban Khlong Prawet
ban-khlong-prawet · 8.2 km · Asia/Bangkok
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ban Khlong Bang Sao Thong
ban-khlong-bang-sao-thong · 10 km · Asia/Bangkok
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bang Na
bang-na · 11 km · Asia/Bangkok
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Suan Luang
suan-luang · 12 km · Asia/Bangkok
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Saphan Sung
saphan-sung · 12 km · Asia/Bangkok
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bang Bo District
bang-bo-district · 13 km · Asia/Bangkok
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Huamak
huamak · 14 km · Asia/Bangkok
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Khlong Kum
khlong-kum · 14 km · Asia/Bangkok
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bueng Kum
bueng-kum · 14 km · Asia/Bangkok
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bang Kapi
bang-kapi · 14 km · Asia/Bangkok
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Suvarnabhumi Airport is associated in the current source trail with Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways, Thai Vietjet Air, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey) (PNH), Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang) (KTI). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Bangkok's primary international gateway and hub for Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways, and Thai Vietjet Air..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: 1 main terminal / 1 satellite terminal.
- Runway footprint: 3 runways; longest runway 13,123 ft / 4,000 m; identifiers 01/19, 02L/20R, 02R/20L.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (3); 3 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Airports of Thailand.
- Opened / inaugurated: 2006.
- Network role: Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways, Thai Vietjet Air.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from BKK. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Don Mueang International AirportDMK
Bangkok · large airport
- Distance
- 30 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 9 ft (3 m)
Compare against DMK when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Phnom Penh International AirportPNH
Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey) · large airport
- Distance
- 504 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 40 ft (12 m)
Compare against PNH when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Techo International AirportKTI
Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang) · large airport
- Distance
- 521 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 20 ft (6 m)
Compare against KTI when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) in?▾
Suvarnabhumi Airport is in the Asia/Bangkok timezone (UTC+07:00, ICT).
What are the codes for Suvarnabhumi Airport?▾
Suvarnabhumi Airport uses IATA code BKK and ICAO code VTBS.
Where is Suvarnabhumi Airport located?▾
Suvarnabhumi Airport is located in Bangkok, Thailand at coordinates 13.6811° N, 100.7470° E, with an elevation of 5 ft (2 m) (near sea-level field in the tropics).
How far is Suvarnabhumi Airport from central Bangkok?▾
Suvarnabhumi Airport sits roughly 28 km from the nearest mapped city center for Bangkok.
Which route reference is most useful from BKK?▾
Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey) (PNH) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 28m, destination timezone Asia/Phnom_Penh, and a +0h difference from BKK.
What other airports in Thailand are close peers to BKK?▾
BKK's curated peers in Thailand on this site include DMK Bangkok.
How many runways does Suvarnabhumi Airport have?▾
Suvarnabhumi Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 13,123 ft / 4,000 m; identifiers include 01/19, 02L/20R, 02R/20L.