Suvarnabhumi means 'golden land', a name chosen by King Bhumibol Adulyadej for Bangkok's international airport when it opened in 2006. Its terminal is one of the tallest airport buildings in the world, with a glass-and-steel concourse stretching more than a kilometer. The current schedule feed lists 168 airports in 61 countries connected to Bangkok.
In the departures hall stands a monumental sculpture of the Churning of the Ocean of Milk, the Hindu creation myth also carved at Angkor Wat. The airport is the hub of Thai Airways and one of the busiest in Southeast Asia.
Suvarnabhumi Airport is the 22nd busiest airport in the world — it handled 62,902,183 passengers in 2025, according to ACI World's annual ranking.
The most frequently served routes for Suvarnabhumi Airport connect to Phuket (HKT), Chiang Mai (CNX) and Hong Kong (HKG).
The longest connected route for Suvarnabhumi Airport reaches Los Angeles (LAX). This flight covers a distance of 8,259 miles (13,292 km).