Bangkok International Suvarnabhumi Airport was opened on 15 September 2006, replacing the overloaded and unexpandable nearly century-old
Don Muang Airport. The name Suvarnabhumi was chosen by HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej which means "The Golden Land", specifically referring to the continental Indochina.
The plot of land occupied by the airport (32 km²) is about 2.5 times bigger than
Singapore Changi Airport. It has the world's tallest control tower (132.2 m), and the world's second largest single building and airport terminal (563,000 m²). Suvarnabhumi is also busier in terms of passenger traffic compared to Changi.
Suvarnabhumi is located in
Racha Thewa in the Bang Phli district of
Samut Prakan province.
Images in this series are taken using
AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 on
Fujichrome Provia 100F colour reversal film.
