Don Mueang International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Bangkok, Bangkok (special administrative area) (Thailand)

IATA: DMK ICAO: VTBD

Longest Active Runway

12,139 ft

3,700 meters

Field Elevation

9 ft

3 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

13.9126°, 100.6070°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #160 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#259 of 7558

Top 3.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Thailand)

#2 of 8 in TH

#2 of 43 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+21.4%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 DMK in numbers: 12,139 ft longest runway · tied #160 of 650 published · #259 of 7,558 worldwide (top 3.4%) · #2 in Thailand.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

DMK lies at 3 m (9 ft), #631 of 650 published airports by elevation and 3.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 77 ft below the Thailand median (86 ft, 8 airports); CEI is highest at 1,280 ft, 1,271 ft higher than DMK.

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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: Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), 16.1 NM, 13,123 ft. Next: UTP 77.6 NM. BKK has the radius's longest runway, 984 ft more than DMK.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,139 ft (3,700 m)

DMK runways: 03L/21R 12,139 × 197 ft asphalt (asp); 03R/21L 11,483 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 8 in Thailand; BKK leads by 984 ft (13,123 ft). +21.4% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
03L/21R	12,139 ft (3700 m / 3.700 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
03R/21L	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`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
Suvarnabhumi Airport (Bangkok)	`BKK`	16.1 NM (29.8 km)	13,123 ft	✅ Lighted
U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport (Rayong)	`UTP`	77.6 NM (143.7 km)	11,500 ft	✅ Lighted

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