Suvarnabhumi Airport, New Bangkok International Airport, air hub and gateway for Thailand was in the swamp Nong Ngu Hao or Cobra Swamp in an effort that lasted 43 years has increased.
Outside the airport Suvarnabhumi
Southeast of Bangkok in Bang Phli District, Samut Prakarn province, Suvarnabhumi Airport is only 500 m beyond the limits of the city, Bangkok and about 35 km from the city center.
Bangkok - Chonburi Highway, operates twokm north of the airport before the intersection in Samut Prakarn and Chonburi and then on to the seaside town of Patay.
The other main road north of the airport is Sukhumvit Soi 77, which leads to the main road Sukhmvit On Nut. Nine miles south of Bang Na - Trad Highway links the coastal provinces to Bangkok in the Gulf of Thailand.
Background Suvarnabhumi
The name Suvarnabhumi has a long and interesting history,recalls a golden age of peace and prosperity that are part of the historical and cultural heritage of Thailand.
Long before the first Europeans arrived in South-East Asian Relations in the 16th century, the region has close economic and cultural ties with India, a culture that for centuries older than 15. This cultural heritage is still in Thailand and in many countries of Southeast Asia.
Indian scientists drew the attention of the eastern region of India and SouthChina, Burma, namely, Indo-China and Thailand or mainland Southeast Asia, as Suvarnabhumi or the land of gold, a word in Sanskrit, (Suvarna is gold in Thai). The Malay archipelago in the South have been appointed Suvarnadvipa or islands of gold.
This was probably because of the rich natural resources of the region, the Europeans were soon to discover. It is no coincidence that the Chinese traders of the sea has a similar name for the region.
NameEspresso Suvarnabhumi (SU-Wan-na-Poom), or the Terra d'Oro was assigned at the airport by His Majesty the King Bhumipol Adulyadej.
The 43 years
The development of Suvarnabhumi Airport since its founding in 1973, was its completion in 2006, has been constantly plagued by a series of political and financial.
Land for the airport in 1973 for the first time in an area of the unappetizing name of Nong Ngu Hao or Cobra Swamp known purchased. But October 14, 1973 uprising,overthrew the military dictator Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn and subsequent political turmoil, the project established for the next 20 years.
Suvarnabhumi Airport was in 1996 with the founding of new companies Bangkok International Airport (NBIA again) that the financial crisis in Asia, a year after a stalemate.
It was only in January 2002 and that construction has actually begun. This time the cost overruns of the project, defects and delays plagued the construction. Within the firstIn 2005 it was evident that in September, opening later this year alone can not be met. That same year, NBIA was dissolved and transferred its functions to the Airports of Thailand Plc.
A frustrated Prime Minister Taksin Shinawatra actually camped on the site of construction of the airport, trying to project on the disc. Added allegations of massive corruption scandal Devices airport bomb scanners to suffer.
Suvarnabhumi - increase Golden Land
Despite all these problems, Suvarnabhumi Airport is finally completed by September 2006. The result is a Airport 32 km ² or 8000 acres! The passenger terminal with seven floors, a basement and 360 check-in has a built-up area of more than half a million square meters, about the combined floor areas of Terminals 1 and 2 at Singapore Changi International Airport.
With two runways, Suvarnabhumi Airport with an annual capacity of 30 million passengers each hasYears, which will soon be extended to 45 m. The ultimate goal is to raise two additional runways in the capacity of 100 passengers per year.
It also has the tallest control tower in Asia at 132 meters, 130 meters high tower edge of Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Suvarnabhumi Airport has finally arrived, after 43 years of long and difficult. The imposing building is now the new gateway to Thailand, the new Bangkok international airport and the hub of international air transport, theready to be the pride of Thailand and the world of aviation.
Suvanabhumi, has resurrected the Terra d'Oro, passed as a symbol of peace and prosperity for some time.
The details of the location of the airport and travel arrangements in the city, you can attach to Suvarnabhumi Airport.
