Airport · Thailand
How much did Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok cost to build?
Suvarnabhumi Airport is Bangkok's main international airport, opened on 28 September 2006 with two parallel runways of 4,000 m and 3,700 m, a 563,000 m2 passenger terminal designed by Helmut Jahn, and a phase-one capacity of 45 million passengers a year. Airport Technology gives the phase-one investment as THB 120 billion (USD 2.7 billion), the Japan Society of Civil Engineers says the overall project cost about JPY 380 billion with more than half loaned by the Japanese government, and Wikipedia gives THB 155 billion (USD 5 billion); the airport suffered cost overruns and corruption allegations.
Reported project cost
THB 120 billion
Approximately $3.17 billion
Cost basis: 2006
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Key dimensions
- Floor areaAirport Technology
- 563,000 m²
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Timeline
28 September 2006
Opened or launched
Japan Society of Civil Engineers (International Infrastructure Archives)