In Thailand, government proclamations and national museums insist that Suvarnabhumi Airport was somewhere on the coast of the central plains, near the ancient city of U Thong, which might be the origin of the Indianised Dvaravati culture.
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Suvarnabhumi Airport was officially opened for limited domestic flight service on 15 September 2006, and opened for most domestic and all international commercial flights on 28 September 2006.
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Suvarnabhumi Airport is on what had formerly been known as Nong Nguhao in Racha Thewa in Bang Phli, Samut Prakan province as well as the districts of Bang Kapi, Lat Krabang, Bang Na and Prawet in the eastern side of Bangkok, about 25 kilometres from downtown.
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On social networks, Suvarnabhumi Airport was the world's most popular site for taking Instagram photographs in 2012.
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Suvarnabhumi Airport inherited the airport code, BKK, from Don Mueang after the previous airport ceased international commercial flights.
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Suvarnabhumi Airport was due to open in late 2004, but a series of budget overruns, construction flaws, and allegations of corruption plagued the project.
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Suvarnabhumi Airport officially opened at 03:00 on 28 September 2006, taking over all flights from Don Mueang.
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Suvarnabhumi Airport was ranked number 48 among the world's top 100 airports in 2020.
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Suvarnabhumi Airport has 18 jet bridges and 6 non-jet bridges for Airbus A380.
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