What is the new airport in Thailand like?

Question

I've flown into BKK about 20 times and my next trip will be soon, I'm thinking the flight will go into the new airport. Wondering what it is like, has anyone come and gone there yet? Is the airport tax still 500 Bht? How far to Sukumvit from there?

Answer 1

Visited Bangkok this month. It's a clean and beautiful airport, much more well organized than Dong Muan. Lighting is appropriate (not dark like old one), there is no smell which reminds you you are on Thai soil. Toilets are improving, so do not worry. Best thing is passport control on arrival. It took only a few minutes, and baggage came out quite quickly. Only downside is its long very long isles to/from boarding area. I suggest not take too heavy carry ons with you. Above all, it is a good international airport.....though I do very much miss dark and smelly Dong Muan.

Answer 2

It's a nightmare. Stuck out east of Bangkok about 40 kilometers from Nana, flashy, made to begin your stay in the "Land of Smiles" by ripping you off. Avoid the touts and taxis (but you know this) and take the Airport bus into town. You've been here many times and I assume you know about the airport busses: still the number 3 to get to Sukhumvit. But, hey, mai pen rai...

Answer 3

Its big... and very beautiful... not a lot of bathroom...(tolets) and the tax is still 500, not too far from Sukumvit!
* A 563,000m² passenger terminal
* Two parallel runways, each 60m wide, one 3,700m long and the other 4,000m long with a runway separation distance of 2,200m
* Two parallel taxiways to facilitate simultaneous departures and arrivals
* 120 parking bays (51 with contact gates and 69 remote gates) and five of these capable of accommodating the Airbus A380
* 132m air traffic control tower (the tallest in Asia)
* Two five-storey parking garages with a capacity for 5,000 cars
* A 190,000m² cargo terminal
* Aircraft maintenance facilities: four fully equipped aircraft hangars to service up to 12 aircraft simultaneously
* Three separate catering facilities to cater for 65,000 airlines meals per day
* Landside road system: two two-lane roads inside the airport with a total length of 36km
* Utility system: 40,000m³ water tank; water treatment system for 12,000m³ of water per day; main transformer station for transforming electricity from 115kV to 24kV; eight garbage collection stations; seven telephone exchanges and two main exchanges
* Electrical railway system: a future extension will swiftly transport passengers to and from central Bangkok
* First-class hotel with 600 rooms operated by Accor Group under the Novotel brand
* Express freight facilities: one warehouse, one office building and12 aircraft stands
Cheers

Answer 4

Big, clean efficient and I think beautifull. I have never had the opportunity to visit the old one, but this one is nice.

Approx half hor from Sukhumvit (Meter Taxi approx 300 Baht).

Use it, I enjoyed it.

Answer 5

http://www.bangkokairportonline.com/

Answer 6

it isBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGGG and not friendly.
not far from sukumvit.