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(Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
(Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Suvarnabhumi
Airport (IATA: BKK), also known unofficially as Bangkok International
Airport, is the main international airport serving Bangkok, Thailand.
Located mostly in Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, it covers an
area of 3,240 ha (32.4 km2), making it one of the biggest international
airports in Southeast Asia and a regional hub for aviation. The airport
is also a major Cargo Air Freight Hub (20th busiest in 2019). 141
airlines fly to Suvarnabhumi, 39 of which are cargo airlines.
In January 2023, i.e. after the Covid pandemic, Guido Bühlmann looked at
the increase in air traffic again and took some interesting pictures.
Middle East
Many Middle Eastern airlines fly to Bangkok but have their hubs in their home countries. Here the route Europe - Middle Easter - Thailand is very popular.
Quatar Airways Airbus A330-302 A7-AEN (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Quatar Airways Boeing 777-3DZ A7-BEC (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Quatar Airways Airbus A330-202 A7-ACG (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Emirates Airbua A380-861 A6-EUA (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Emirates Airbua A380-861 A6-EUX (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
El Al Boeing 787-9 4X-EDF (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
El Al Boeing 787-9 4X-EDB (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 787-10 HZ-AR28 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 787-9 HZ-AR13 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 787-9 HZ-ARB (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Kuwait Airways Boeing 777-369(ER) 9K-AOH (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 A6-BLV (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Gulf Air Boeing 787-9 A9C-FF (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Thailand
Besides to Thai International, the following airlines call Suvarnabhumi Airport their home base: Thai Smile, Bangkok Airways Air Aisa (Thailand) and Thai Vietjet, Nok and others also fly from the second airport Don Mueang.
Thai International Boeing 787-8 HS-TQF (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Thai International Boeing 777-300(ER) HS-TTA(Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Thai International Boeing 777-2D7(ER) HS-TJT (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Bangkok Airways Airbus A319-132 HS-PPR (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Bangkok Airways Airbus A320-232 HS-PGW (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Air Asia (Thailand) AIrbis A330-343 HS-XTI (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Air Asia (Thailand) Airbas A320-216 HS-ABT (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Thai Vietjet Air Airbus A321-214 HS-VKE (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Thai Vietjet Air Airbus A321-211(WL) HS-VKL (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Asia
Asian and especially Chinese airlines fly very often to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport. Not all are shown here with pictures as there are so many.
Spice Jet Boeing 737 Max 8 VT-MXE (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Birman Bangladeh Airlines Boeing 787-9 S2-AJU (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Birman Bangladeh Airlines Boeing 787-83N S2-AFM (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Myanmar Airway International Airbus A320-214 XY-ALT (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Myanmar National Airline Boeing 737-86N(WL) XY-ALB (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Myanmar Airway International Airbus A319-112 XY-ALN (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Sky Ankor Airlines Airbus A320-200 XU-726 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Cambodia Airways Airbus A319-100 XU-787 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Cambodia Airways Airbus A319-100 XU-787 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Lanmei Airlines Airbus A321-231 XU-919 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Vietraval Airlines Airbus A321-211 VN-A278 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Vietraval Airlines Airbus A321-211 VN-A288 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Bamboo Airways Airbus A320-251N VN-A599 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-8H6 9M-MXM (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Scoot Boeing 77-9 9V-OJE (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Singapore Airlines A350-941 9V-SHR (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Cebu Pacific Airbus A330-300 RP-C3346(Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Cebu Pacific Airbus A321-271NX RP-C4123 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Xiamen Air Boeing 787-9 B-7836 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
SF Airlines Boeing 757-270(PCF) B2845 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
China Southern Airlines Boeing 777-300(ER) B-20AC (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
EVA Air Boeing 787-10 B-17802 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
EVA Air Boeing 787-10 B-17807 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
EVA Air Boeing 777-35E(ER) B-16739 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Cathay Pacific Airbus A3211-251NX B-HPH (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-941 B-LRC (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Greater Bay Airlines Boeing 737-8JP B-KJB (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
China Airlines Airbus A321-271NX B18106 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
China Airlines Airbus A350-941 B18907 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
China Airlines Airbus A330-302 B-18310 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Starlux Airbus A350-941 B-58501 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Buthan Airlines Airbus A319-115 A5-RIM (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Druk Air Airbus A319-115 A5-JSW (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Japan Airlines Boeing 787-9 JA872J (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
All Nippon nAirways Boeing 787-9 JA894A (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
MIAT Mongolian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 EI-MNG (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Jin AIr Boeing 787-8Q8 HL8244 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Korean Air A380-861 HL7621 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Korean Air A380-861 HL-7627 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Europe
From Europe there are some connections available in addition to Finnair, KLM, Air France, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines fly
Finnair A350-941 OH-LWB (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
KLM Boeing 777-306(ER) PH-BVA (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Cargolux Boeing 747-8R7F LX-VCH (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Air France Boeing 777-328(ER) F-GZNI (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Aeroflot Boeing 777-3M0(ER) RA-73130 (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
Australia & USA
Only a few airlines from Australia and the USA fly to the airport besides Quantas are Jetstar and FedEx, which is a freight company.
Quantas Airbau A330-303 VH-QPD (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
FedEx Boeing 767-3S2F N-104FE (Picture courtesy Guido Bühlmann)
