BKK Airport Code, Suvarnabhumi Airport
BKK is the IATA airport code for Suvarnabhumi Airport, the main international gateway for Bangkok, Thailand. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, VTBS.
What airport is BKK?
BKK is the IATA airport code for Suvarnabhumi Airport, in Bangkok, Thailand. The same airport has the ICAO code VTBS.
It ranks among the busiest airports in the world by scheduled connections, sitting at number 25 in our dataset. Its ICAO code VTBS begins with V, the prefix ICAO assigns to South and Southeast Asia.
| IATA airport code | BKK |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | VTBS |
| Airport | Suvarnabhumi Airport |
| City | Bangkok |
| Country | Thailand |
| Main airlines | TG, PG, CZ |
| Runways | 3 |
Airport data comes from OurAirports (public domain), regenerated here on . How we build this · Data and sources.
Where is BKK airport located?
Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) is in Bangkok, Thailand, at coordinates 13.6811, 100.747.
It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, at 13.68° N, 100.75° E. It is close to sea level at 5 ft (2 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at BKK
It has 3 runways. The longest is 13,123 ft (4.00 km), designated 01/19.
Which airlines fly to BKK?
The open route dataset lists TG (Thai Airways International), PG (Bangkok Airways), CZ (China Southern Airlines), BR (EVA Air), CX (Cathay Pacific), 8B (BusinessAir) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the BKK code comes from
BKK is BangKoK, and the code moved with the city's main traffic to Suvarnabhumi when it opened in 2006. The old Don Mueang airport was re-coded DMK and reopened for low-cost carriers, so Bangkok is one of the few cities where the historic airport lost its code to the new one and kept flying anyway.
Curious why codes look the way they do? Read how airport codes work.
Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Suvarnabhumi Airport?
The IATA code for Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok is BKK. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Bangkok?
The 3-letter IATA code for Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok is BKK.
What is the ICAO code for Suvarnabhumi Airport?
The ICAO code for Suvarnabhumi Airport is VTBS. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code BKK.
What is the difference between BKK and VTBS?
BKK is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. VTBS is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Read more about Suvarnabhumi Airport on Wikipedia →
Nearby and related airports
Other airports in Bangkok and Thailand and the wider region:
Popular routes from BKK
Distance and typical flight time from Suvarnabhumi Airport to other airports it connects with:
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