1960 - Litchfield Whiting Browne and Associate was hired by Thai government to study and plan a new Bangkok airport. Following the studied , they suggest Thai government to provide a new business airport that separate from the military airfied at Don Muang.
1960 - The Ministry of Communications survey a new constuction of airport from many places. They decided to chose Bang plee , Samutprakarn province to become a new airport.
1963-1973 - Department of Commercial Aviation , the Ministry of Communication provided land for a new airport by bought and exprepriated 20,000 rais that able to support the traffic of plane.
1978 - Tippets Abbott Mocarthy Aviation as hired by The Ministry of Communication to review the suitable construction of airport. The result is Samutprakarn province is suitable place.
1987 - The commission of communicaton offer to chose other place and reserve expropriation land following the act of legislation.
1990 - Louise Berger Internatonal was hired by the Thailand airport for Airport system Master Plan Study to be a way for development airport in a long term. Conclusion, Don Muang airport is a saturation point in year 2000. If they did not launch a new airport , it will have affect for Thai economy in tourism and industries.
7 May 1991 - The cabinet og government authorize to constuct the second airport according to The Ministry of Communication suffered. They assign The Thailand Airport to be in progress. In 20 March 1992 , the airport sign sign the hire contract to hire General Engineering Consultants (GEC), กลุ่ม Netherlands Airport Consultants B.V. (NACO), Louis Berger International Inc., Design 103 Co., Ltd, Asian Engineering Consultants Corp., Ltd., Index International Group Co,. Ltd., และ TEAM Consulting Engineer Co., Ltd. for Airport System Master Plan Study and control in details of design with budget 914 million bath. They took 7 years and 6 months for constructiion.
25 August 1992 - The cabinet of the government decided to give 80 million bath for development system to support the connection in the second airport.
15 September 1992 - To issue by authority for enforcement about the development of airport.
7 May 1995 - The cabinet of the government approved to control the new airport.
16 May 1995 - The cabinet of the government agreement to set the llimited company in progress for construction the airport. It is name "The New Bangkok International Airport Co.,Ltd."
7 December 1996 - The New Bangkok International Airport Co.,Ltd. registed following the Civil and Commercial code by the Ministry of Finance and Thailand airport are the share holder.
29 January 2000 - His Majesty the King of Thailand conferred the name of Suvarnabhumi Airport. It means "Golden Land". It was a great honor for New Bangkok International Airport Co.,Ltd.
29 September 2005 - opened Suvarnabhumi Airport. It covers an area of some 20,000 rais and located about 15 km. of an the east-bound Bangna - Trat Highway in Bang Phli district, Samutprakarn province. It is about 25 km. from downtown Bangkok.
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