AirportsDon Mueang International 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 DMK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DMK
- ICAO code
- VTBD
- City
- Bangkok
- State or region
- Bangkok (special administrative area)
- Country
- Thailand
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 13.9126° N, 100.6070° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (9 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,700 m (12,139 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DMK means Don Mueang International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VTBD. 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 13.9126° N, 100.6070° E. It stands 3 metres (9 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
Don Mueang International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,700 metres (12,139 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 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03L/21R | 3,700 m 12,139 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03R/21L | 3,500 m 11,483 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Suvarnabhumi AirportBangkok | BKK | 30 km |
| U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International AirportRayong | UTP | 144 km |
| Hua Hin AirportHua Hin | HHQ | 159 km |
| Trat AirportLaem Ngop | TDX | 260 km |
| Dawei AirportDawei, Myanmar | TVY | 260 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,921 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,009 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,879 km | 6 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,548 km | 12 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,922 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,280 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,446 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,585 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,544 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
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