History A Thai Airbus A340-500 (HS-TLA, Chiang Kham) at Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2008. Although the claims have not been substantiated, the Thai government named the new Bangkok airport Suvarnabhumi Airport, in celebration of this tradition. In Thailand, government proclamations and national museums insist that Suvarnabhumi 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. The name was chosen by the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej whose name includes Bhūmi, referring to the Buddhist golden kingdom, thought to have been to the east of the Ganges, possibly somewhere in Southeast Asia. The name Suvarnabhumi is Sanskrit for "land of gold" ( Devanagari:स्वर्णभूमि IAST: Svarṇabhūmi Svarṇa is "gold", Bhūmi is 'land' literally "golden land"). The airport is also a major Cargo Air Freight Hub (20th busiest in 2019), which has a designated Airport Free Zone, as well as road links to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) on Motorway 7. Located mostly in Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, it covers an area of 3,240 ha (32.4 km 2 8,000 acres), making it one of the biggest international airports in Southeast Asia and a regional hub for aviation. Suvarnabhumi Airport ( Thai: ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ, RTGS: Tha-akatsayan Suwannaphum, pronounced i from Sanskrit स्वर्णभूमि ( Svarṇabhūmi), literally 'golden land') ( IATA: BKK, ICAO: VTBS), also known unofficially as Bangkok International Airport, is the main international airport serving Bangkok, Thailand.
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