Airports / Thailand / BKK
Suvarnabhumi Airport
VTBS / BKKBangkok, ThailandELEV 5 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
16 nm
To the nearest alternate
Don Mueang International Airport (DMK).
Overview
Suvarnabhumi Airport, listed as VTBS / BKK, is a large commercial airport in Bangkok, Thailand. The airport sits 5 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BKK for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Don Mueang International Airport (DMK, 16 nm), Kamphaeng Saen Airport (KDT, 55 nm), and U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport (UTP, 62 nm).
Charter pricing from BKK depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Bangkok.
Field capability
ICAO
VTBS
IATA
BKK
FAA / Local
VTBS
Elevation
5 ft
Coordinates
13.6811° N · 100.7470° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Thailand fields
state range 5–1,280 ft
At 5 ft, BKK sits lower than 98% of the 43 Thailand fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 16nmDMKDon Mueang International AirportBangkok
- 55nmKDTKamphaeng Saen AirportNakhon Pathom
- 62nmUTPU-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International AirportRayong
- 72nmKKMKhok Kathiam AirportLop Buri
- 78nmHHQHua Hin AirportHua Hin
- 99nmTKHTakhli Royal Thai Air Force BaseTakhli
Location
Open the full mapVTBS · Suvarnabhumi Airport · Bangkok, Thailand