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Suvarnabhumi AirportIATA code BKK

Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK/VTBS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Bangkok, Thailand in Asia. Originfacts tracks 4 direct destinations across 4 countries departing from BKK.

suvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.th(official website, opens in a new tab)View map(Google Maps, opens in a new tab)
Serves
Bangkok, Thailand
Codes
BKK · VTBS
IATA · ICAO
Time zone
Asia/Bangkok
Region
Asia
Airport record, updated 4 Sept 2026Route records, updated 21 May 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Travelpayouts fares, 5 Oct 2026NASA POWER climate, 2016–2025Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK/VTBS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Bangkok, Thailand in Asia. Operating on Asia/Bangkok local time at coordinates 13.680°, 100.750°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Originfacts tracks 4 destinations across 4 countries departing from BKK, with primary carrier operations including Jeju Air, Korean Air, Jin Air and Asiana Airlines, connecting key routes to Seoul, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Passengers traveling through Suvarnabhumi Airport are advised to verify terminal assignments, compare ground transport links into Bangkok, and plan check-in times with their operating airline before departure.

Suvarnabhumi Airport details

Airport record · 4 Sept 2026
IATA code
BKK
ICAO code
VTBS
City
Bangkok
Country
Thailand
Region
Asia
Time zone
Asia/Bangkok
Coordinates
13.681°, 100.747°
From OurAirports
Official website
suvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.th (opens in a new tab)
From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 4 Sept 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Suvarnabhumi Airport’s own pages.

BKK airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata
Size class
Large airport
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation
2 m (5 ft)
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened
28 September 2006
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Operator
Airports of Thailand
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Owner
Ministry of Finance
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Passengers, 2025
62.9 million
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing app.powerbi.com (opens in a new tab)
Named after
Suvarnabhumi
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights
Don Mueang International Airport DMK · 30 km
OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at BKK

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

3 open runways, all lit. Longest 01/19: 4,000 m, asphalt.

Runways at BKK: length, width, surface and lighting
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
01/194,000 m13,123 ft60 masphalt
02L/20R4,000 m13,123 ft60 masphalt
02R/20L3,700 m12,139 ft60 masphalt

Airlines and destinations from BKK

Travelpayouts · 5 Oct 2026

Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from BKK in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.

Nonstop fares from BKK to 139 destinations in 51 countries, on 55 airlines. Originfacts’ own route records for BKK are listed separately below.

Airlines named on the fares

The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.

Destinations by country

Thailand (25)
Buri Ram, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chumphon, Hat Yai, Khon Kaen, Koh Samui, Krabi, Lampang, Loei, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nan, Narathiwat, Phitsanulok, Phuket, Ranong, Roi Et, Sakon Nakhon, Sukhothai, Surat Thani, Trang, Trat, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani
China (17)
Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Kunming, Nanning, Ningbo, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xian
India (10)
Bengaluru, Chennai, Gaya, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune
Russia (8)
Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Saint Petersburg, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg
Japan (6)
Fukuoka, Nagoya, Okinawa, Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo
Vietnam (5)
Da Nang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc
Australia (4)
Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
Indonesia (3)
Denpasar (Bali), Jakarta, Medan
Kazakhstan (3)
Almaty, Astana, Shymkent
Malaysia (3)
Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, Penang
Philippines (3)
Cebu City, City of Angeles, Manila
South Korea (3)
Busan, Daegu, Seoul
United Arab Emirates (3)
Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah
Cambodia (2)
Phnom Penh, Siem Reap
Germany (2)
Frankfurt, Munich
Italy (2)
Milan, Rome
Laos (2)
Luang Prabang, Vientiane
Myanmar (2)
Mandalay, Yangon
Pakistan (2)
Karachi, Lahore
Saudi Arabia (2)
Jeddah, Riyadh
Taiwan (2)
Kaohsiung, Taipei
Austria (1)
Vienna
Bahrain (1)
Manama
Bangladesh (1)
Dhaka
Belarus (1)
Minsk
Belgium (1)
Brussels
Bhutan (1)
Paro
Brunei (1)
Bandar Seri Begawan
Canada (1)
Vancouver
Ethiopia (1)
Addis Ababa
Finland (1)
Helsinki
France (1)
Paris
Hong Kong (1)
Hong Kong
Kenya (1)
Nairobi
Kuwait (1)
Kuwait City
Macau (1)
Macau
Maldives (1)
Male
Nepal (1)
Kathmandu
Netherlands (1)
Amsterdam
New Caledonia (1)
Noumea
Norway (1)
Oslo
Oman (1)
Muscat
Poland (1)
Warsaw
Qatar (1)
Doha
Singapore (1)
Singapore
Sri Lanka (1)
Colombo
Switzerland (1)
Zurich
Turkiye (1)
Istanbul
United Kingdom (1)
London
United States (1)
Los Angeles
Uzbekistan (1)
Tashkent

Linked destinations also have an Originfacts route record from BKK.

Check schedules with the airline or Suvarnabhumi Airport before you book.

Airlines on routes from BKK

Route records · 21 May 2026

Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.

The airlines listed on the 4 routes Originfacts tracks from BKK. Originfacts’ route records cover the routes we track, not Suvarnabhumi Airport’s full network. This is not a complete list of airlines at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Routes from BKK

Route records · 21 May 2026

Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.

The 4 routes Originfacts tracks from BKK so far, listed with the distance and estimated flight time in each route record. Originfacts’ route records cover the routes we track, not Suvarnabhumi Airport’s full network. Check live schedules with the airline.

Full list of destinations: suvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.th (opens in a new tab) (the airport’s official site)

Airlines with a hub at BKK

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names BKK, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

Where BKK is

Calculated

29 km east-southeast

Suvarnabhumi Airport lies 29 km east-southeast of Bangkok city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).

Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.

Terminals, transport and parking at BKK

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Bangkok, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Suvarnabhumi Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:suvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.th (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

  • Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
  • Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
  • Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
  • Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Climate at BKK, month by month

NASA POWER · 2016–2025

Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 13.68°, 100.75° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.

Warmest: April (average high 35°C). Coolest: November (30°C high, 24°C low). Wettest: September (279 mm); driest: December (9 mm).

Average daily high and low temperature and average monthly precipitation at BKK, 2016–2025
MonthHighLowRain
Jan32°C22°C21 mm
Feb34°C24°C27 mm
Mar35°C26°C37 mm
Apr35°C27°C71 mm
May33°C28°C168 mm
Jun32°C27°C139 mm
Jul31°C26°C181 mm
Aug31°C26°C171 mm
Sep30°C26°C279 mm
Oct30°C25°C243 mm
Nov30°C24°C63 mm
Dec30°C22°C9 mm

Airports near Bangkok

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Suvarnabhumi Airport: common questions

Where is Suvarnabhumi Airport?

Suvarnabhumi Airport serves Bangkok, Thailand. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 13.681°, 100.747°.

What are the airport codes for Suvarnabhumi Airport?

The IATA code is BKK and the ICAO code is VTBS.

What time zone is BKK in?

Suvarnabhumi Airport is in the Asia/Bangkok time zone.

What is the official website of Suvarnabhumi Airport?

The airport’s official website is suvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.th. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

Which airlines are listed on routes from BKK?

Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) list Jeju Air, Korean Air, Jin Air, Asiana Airlines, THAI Airways, T'way Air, Eastar Jet, Emirates, Hong Kong Airlines, Kenya Airways, Royal Jordanian, SriLankan Airlines, Lufthansa, Egyptair, Jetstar Asia, Singapore Airlines and Scoot on routes from BKK. This is not a complete list of airlines at Suvarnabhumi Airport; check current schedules with the airline.

Where can you fly from BKK?

Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) include 4 routes from BKK so far, to 4 destinations in 4 countries: Seoul, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. These are the routes Originfacts tracks, not Suvarnabhumi Airport’s full network. For the full list of destinations, check the airport’s official website (suvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.th) or the airlines.

How many runways does Suvarnabhumi Airport have?

OurAirports lists 3 open runways at BKK: 01/19 (4,000 m (13,123 ft), asphalt); 02L/20R (4,000 m (13,123 ft), asphalt); 02R/20L (3,700 m (12,139 ft), asphalt).

Where can you fly nonstop from BKK?

Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from BKK to 139 destinations in 51 countries, the most in Thailand (25), China (17) and India (10). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.

When did Suvarnabhumi Airport open?

Wikidata gives 28 September 2006 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use Suvarnabhumi Airport?

Wikidata records 62.9 million passengers for 2025, the latest year it holds.

Who operates Suvarnabhumi Airport?

Per Wikidata, BKK is operated by Airports of Thailand, owned by Ministry of Finance.

Which airlines have a hub at BKK?

Wikidata lists BKK as a hub of Air People International, Asia Atlantic Airlines, Business Air, Crystal Thai Airlines, Jet Asia Airways, K-Mile Air, Thai Airways and Thai Smile and 1 more.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Suvarnabhumi Airport’s own pages.

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)