AirportsSuvarnabhumi Airport is a large airport serving Bangkok, in Bangkok (special administrative area), Thailand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BKK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BKK
- ICAO code
- VTBS
- City
- Bangkok
- State or region
- Bangkok (special administrative area)
- Country
- Thailand
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 13.6811° N, 100.7470° E
- Elevation
- 2 m (5 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BKK means Suvarnabhumi Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VTBS. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 13.6811° N, 100.7470° E. It stands 2 metres (5 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Bangkok, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Suvarnabhumi Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 4,000 metres (13,123 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 33 airports of Thailand on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 02L/20R | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 02R/20L | 3,700 m 12,139 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Don Mueang International AirportBangkok | DMK | 30 km |
| U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International AirportRayong | UTP | 115 km |
| Hua Hin AirportHua Hin | HHQ | 145 km |
| Trat AirportLaem Ngop | TDX | 231 km |
| Myeik AirportMkeik, Myanmar | MGZ | 268 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,949 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,031 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,903 km | 6 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,578 km | 12 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,949 km | 17 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,292 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,417 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,590 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,515 km | 9 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.