Suvarnabhumi Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Bangkok, Bangkok (special administrative area) (Thailand)

IATA: BKK ICAO: VTBS

Longest Active Runway

13,123 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

5 ft

2 m MSL

Runway Inventory

3 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

13.6811°, 100.7470°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #56 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#137 of 7558

Top 1.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Thailand)

#1 of 8 in TH

#1 of 43 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BKK in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #137 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.8%) · #1 in Thailand.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BKK lies at 2 m (5 ft), #644 of 650 published airports by elevation and 1.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 81 ft below the Thailand median (86 ft, 8 airports); CEI is highest at 1,280 ft, 1,275 ft higher than BKK.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Don Mueang International Airport (DMK), 16.1 NM, 12,139 ft. Next: UTP 62 NM. BKK has the longest runway in this radius, 984 ft over DMK.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,123 ft (4,000 m)

BKK runways: 01/19 13,123 × 197 ft asphalt (asp); 02L/20R 13,123 × 197 ft asphalt (asp); 02R/20L 12,139 × 197 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 8 in Thailand; 984 ft ahead of DMK (12,139 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
01/19	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
02L/20R	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
02R/20L	12,139 ft (3700 m / 3.700 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Don Mueang International Airport (Bangkok)	`DMK`	16.1 NM (29.8 km)	12,139 ft	✅ Lighted
U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport (Rayong)	`UTP`	62 NM (114.8 km)	11,500 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →