Suvarnabhumi Airport VTBS / BKK
Thailand's mega-hub, 45 minutes east of the CBD, with a private-jet terminal and ample runway for widebody VIP. Slots are coordinated and parking charges high; Don Mueang is the usual business-aviation choice.
13,123 ft
Longest runway
45 min
Drive to Bangkok
2
FBOs / handlers
5 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- Yes
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 30 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including widebody VIP.
- Website
- www.suvarnabhumiairport.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Bangkok Flight Services (BFS) Executive
- Suvarnabhumi Private Jet Terminal (AOT)
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (13,123 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
Above the screening threshold
- None exceed the screening threshold.
Other airports for Bangkok
- Don Mueang International Airport VTBD 12,139 ft · 40 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Suvarnabhumi Airport · David McKelvey from Brisbane, Australia · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons