What Will Be The Name Of New Bangkok Airport?

[Gumballl]

I've read in earlier posts that the new Bangkok airport will be opening sometime next year (2006). Does anyone know what it will be called? What about the IATA airport code (the 3-letter code)?

I wonder if folks will still continue to refer to Bangkok as BKK, when they write in "shorthand".

BTW, my guess is that if the Thai gov't could have it their way, the IATA code for the new airport would be HUB.

[bkkmadness]

I wonder if folks will still continue to refer to Bangkok as BKK, when they write in "shorthand".

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I hope so or me nicknames gonna look stupid.

it actually stands for bent kocked katoey anyway

Edited April 14, 2005 by bkkmadness

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Suvarnabhumi Airport and it will adopt the BKK tag

[Gumballl]

Suvarnabhumi Airport and it will adopt the BKK tag

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If the new airport adopts the BKK IATA, then what will be the IATA of the existing airport (Don Muang)?

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Suvarnabhumi Airport and it will adopt the BKK tag

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If the new airport adopts the BKK IATA, then what will be the IATA of the existing airport (Don Muang)?

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That is yet to be announced.

[aughie]

They could have a national lottery. You pay 50 baht and if you win you get to name the airport. On the side all the bookies will take bets on which of Taskin's relatives will win.

[Heng]

AIS

[siamesekitty]

AIS

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[alex100]

Its going to be fun listening to the non Thai Aircrew trying to pronounc it.

[Camelot]

Best abbreviation would be LOS.

[Digger]

Best abbreviation would be LOS.

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Standing for Look Outside window its Suvarnabhumi

(and were still going to be landing at Don Muang for a while yet)

[The_Other_Mac]

Its going to be fun listening to the non Thai Aircrew trying to pronounc it.

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I imagine they'll pronounce it the same way they pronounce Don Muang. "BANG-KOK".

(For anyone who's wondering, it's pronounced Soo-wa-na-poom.)

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Its going to be fun listening to the non Thai Aircrew trying to pronounc it.

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I imagine they'll pronounce it the same way they pronounce Don Muang. "BANG-KOK".

(For anyone who's wondering, it's pronounced Soo-wa-na-poom.)

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Bang - Kok ... the only truly apt city name in the world

[qwertyuiop]

Suvarnabhumi Airport and it will adopt the BKK tag

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My understanding was that it will be officially known as the New Bangkok International Airport NBIA, although this would not help with the 3 digit code.

[jingjingna]

I'll hazard a guess : SVM for the new airport and Don Muang will keep the BKK code.

[DJ Pat]

Suvarnabhumi Airport

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Pronounced "Suvan-a-bum" right? To save embarressment, why not spell it that way?