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Bangkok International Airport (or also Don Mueang International Airport) (Thai: , also Don Muang, Thai: ) is an airport in Bangkok, Thailand. The airport was officially opened on March 27th 1914, although the field had been in use earlier. The main field before the opening of Bangkok International Airport was the Sa Pathum airfield.

Bangkok International Airport is an important hub of Asia and the hub of Thai Airways International.

Bangkok International Airport serves the most air traffic in Thailand. As of 2004 more than 80 airlines serviced the airport and over 30,000,000 passengers, 160,000 flights and 700,000 tons of cargo were handled at this airport per year. In 2004 it was the 14th busiest airport in the world by passenger volume.

Bangkok International Airport is a joint-use facility with the Royal Thai Air Force's Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base, being the home of the RTAF the 1st Air Division, consisting primarily of non-combat aircraft.

Vibhavadi Rangsit Road is the main route linking the airport with downtown Bangkok. The Uttaraphimuk Elevated Tollway, running above Vibhavadi Rangsit, offers a more rapid option for getting into the city and connects to Bangkok's inner city expressway network. Besides travelling by road, there is train service connecting to Hua Lamphong station in the center of town. The railway station is across the highway and linked with the airport by walkway bridge.

Bangkok International Airport will be replaced by the new Suvarnabhumi Airport, which has been under construction since 2002 and is currently expected to open in 2006. The present airport's fate has not been officially decided yet, but it has been decided that all domestic and international scheduled traffic shall move to Suvarnabhumi.Bangkok Post, [All flights must use new airport from Sept 28], Jun 19, 2006

There is a golf course located between the two runways. The course has no separation whatsoever from the runway, and people are only held back by a red light when airplanes land and cross the golf course. From the aerial/satellite pictures below one can see the greens and bunkers quite well.

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History

The airport was the second in Thailand (after Sa Pathum airfield, part of Sa Pathum Horse Racing Course). The first flights to the airfield were on March 8 1914 and consisted of the first aircraft of the Royal Thai Air Force. In 1911 Thailand sent three officers to France to train as pilots and they brought back to Thailand four Breguets and four Nieuports.

During the Vietnam War, Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base was used as a major command and logistics hub of the United States Air Force.

History of disasters and near-disasters

Terminals

Domestic Terminal
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Domestic Terminal

Bangkok International Airport has 3 Terminals.

International Terminal 1

International Terminal 2

Domestic Terminal

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