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⭐ Core Definition: Don Mueang International Airport

Don Mueang International Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานดอนเมือง) (IATA: DMK, ICAO: VTBD), formerly known as Bangkok International Airport (ท่าอากาศยานกรุงเทพ) until 2006, is one of two international airports serving Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, the other being Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK).

The airport is regarded as one of the world's oldest international airports and among the oldest operating airports in Asia. It officially opened as a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) base on 27 March 1914, though it had been used earlier as a landing field. The first commercial flight to Don Mueang occurred in 1924, marking it as one of the world's earliest commercial aviation facilities. The inaugural commercial service was operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on a flight between Amsterdam and Bangkok.

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👉 Don Mueang International Airport in the context of Airport Rail Link (Bangkok)

The Airport Rail Link (ARL) (Thai: รถไฟฟ้าแอร์พอร์ต เรล ลิงก์) is an airport rail link line in Bangkok Metropolitan Region connecting Suvarnabhumi Airport to the city center. The commuter rail line starts at Suvarnabhumi station underneath the airport terminal, before ascending onto an elevated viaduct to Lat Krabang station where it meets the eastern line railway station of the same name. (Each Airport Rail Link station, except Suvarnabhumi and Ratchaprarop stations, is located above an eastern line railway station.) The line continues west, directly running above the eastern line railway for the rest of the line. It runs towards Ban Thap Chang station, then towards Hua Mak station where it meets Yellow Line, then towards Ramkhamhaeng station, then towards Makkasan station where it meets Blue Line, then towards Ratchaprarop station, then towards Phaya Thai station where the line terminates and meets Sukhumvit Line. It is owned by State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and, since 2021, operated by Asia Era One Company Limited. The 28.6-kilometer (17.8 mi)-long Airport Rail Link opened for service on 23 August 2010.

In the future, Airport Rail Link will extend from Phaya Thai towards Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal and Don Mueang International Airport. Its rail will also be used for the proposed Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway.

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Don Mueang International Airport in the context of Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport

Suvarnabhumi Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ) (IATA: BKK, ICAO: VTBS) is the main international airport serving Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand. It is one of two airports serving Bangkok, the other being Don Mueang International Airport (DMK). Located mostly in Racha Thewa commune, Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province, it covers an area of 3,520 ha (35.2 km; 8,700 acres), making it one of the biggest international airports in Southeast Asia, tenth biggest in the world and a regional hub for aviation. It has an Airport Rail Link, an Automated People Mover as well as being located close to Motorway 7.

Tentatively named Nong Nguhao before changing to Suvarnabhumi — a toponym that appears in many ancient Indian literary sources and Buddhist text — Suvarnabhumi is the busiest in the country, ninth busiest airport in Asia, and 20th busiest airport in the world, handling 62,234,693 passengers in 2024. As of 2025, it is served by the most airlines in the world, with 113 airlines operating from the airport.

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Don Mueang International Airport in the context of Udon Thani International Airport

Udon Thani International Airport (IATA: UTH, ICAO: VTUD) is in the Nong Khon Kwang subdistrict, Mueang Udon Thani district, Udon Thani province in northeastern Thailand. It is approximately 450 kilometres (280 mi) northeast of Bangkok. It currently has domestic flights to and from Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang), Chiang Mai (on Nok Air), Hat Yai (on Thai Lion Air), Phuket (on Thai AirAsia), Rayong (on Thai AirAsia), and Ubon Ratchathani (on Nok Air). In 2006, the airport had 677,411 passenger movements and 1,558 MT cargo movements. In 2013, the airport handled 1,325,305 passengers. In 2015, it handled 2,213,689 passengers and 3,678 tonnes of freight. It has been managed by the Department of Airports (DOA).

Udon Thani Airport is the DOA's moneymaker, with profits reaching 100 million baht a year. This airport was scheduled to be transferred to Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT) in the first half of 2023.

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