Bangkok airport runway gears up for November opening

[snoop1130]

 

Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport is gearing up for a major boost, with a brand-new runway set to open on November 1. The shiny new runway is expected to revolutionise the airport’s flight capacity, helping it soar to new heights.

 

Kirati Kijmanawat, the Director of Airports of Thailand (AOT), confirmed the exciting news, stating that the third runway is now complete.

 

“We’ve conducted successful tests on landings and take-offs.”

 

Kirati added that the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) and Aeronautical Radio of Thailand have given the green light.

 

 

 

 

Located to the west of the airport, this impressive runway is 60 metres wide and stretches 4,000 metres long, running parallel to the first runway. Once the final field lighting is installed and systems are fine-tuned, the airport will be able to handle up to 94 flights per hour—up from the current 68 flights.

 

However, it won’t be an immediate leap to full capacity. The airport plans to gradually increase operations, hitting 75 flights per hour next year, 85 flights in 2026, and a target of 94 flights in 2027. This increase in flights is set to significantly boost the airport’s revenue, with projections climbing to a whopping 9.09 billion baht by 2027.

 

But that’s not all—Suvarnabhumi has even bigger plans on the horizon. The AOT is preparing to design a fourth runway on the eastern side of the airport, with construction expected to begin in 2027. Meanwhile, bids for a massive new South Terminal, expected to handle 70 million passengers annually, are set to be launched alongside the runway project, reported The Nation.

 

By Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Photo courtesy of The Nation

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2024-09-26

 

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

However, it won’t be an immediate leap to full capacity. The airport plans to gradually increase operations, hitting 75 flights per hour next year, 85 flights in 2026, and a target of 94 flights in 2027. This increase in flights is set to significantly boost the airport’s revenue, with projections climbing to a whopping 9.09 billion baht by 2027.

I do hope the surrounding infrastructure and transport options are also keeping up.

Nothing worse than departing/or arriving at a first class airport only to sit in a traffic nightmare outside.