Don Mueang International Airport | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-17

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Don Mueang International Airport


00:01:52 1 History
00:02:01 1.1 Early years
00:03:58 1.2 Closure
00:05:08 1.3 Reopening
00:08:07 2 Terminals
00:08:31 3 Airlines and destinations
00:08:41 4 Traffic statistics
00:08:51 4.1 Passenger figures
00:09:35 4.2 Busiest domestic routes 2016
00:09:46 4.3 Busiest international routes 2016



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Don Mueang International Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานดอนเมือง, pronounced [dɔ̄ːn mɯ̄a̯ŋ], or colloquially as Thai: สนามบินดอนเมือง, pronounced [sā.nǎːm.bīn.dɔ̄ːn.mɯ̄a̯ŋ]) (IATA: DMK, ICAO: VTBD) (aka Bangkok International Airport) is one of two international airports serving Greater Bangkok, the other one being Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK).
The airport is considered to be one of the world's oldest international airports and Asia's oldest operating airport. It was officially opened as a Royal Thai Air Force base on 27 March 1914, although it had been in use earlier. Commercial flights began in 1924, making it one of the world's oldest commercial airports. The first commercial flight was an arrival by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.In September 2006, Don Mueang Airport was closed and replaced by the newly opened Suvarnabhumi Airport, before reopening on 24 March 2007 after renovations. Since the opening of the new airport, it has become a regional commuter flight hub and the de facto low-cost airline hub. In 2015, it became the world's largest low cost carrier airport.Don Mueang previously carried the BKK IATA code (subsequently transferred to Suvarnabhumi) and was an important hub of Asia and the hub of Thai Airways International prior to its closure. At its peak, it served most air traffic for the entire country, with 80 airlines operating 160,000 flights and handling over 38 million passengers and 700,000 tons of cargo in 2004. It was then the 14th busiest airport in the world and 2nd in Asia by passenger volume. Currently, Don Mueang is the main hub for Nok Air, Thai AirAsia, Thai Lion Air, and New Gen Airways.