This field opened for military use in 1914, and received its first airline flights in 1924. It was a major US airbase during the Vietnam war, as well as Bangkok's main civilian airport until the new Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) opened in 2006. It's currently a joint-use military civilian airport, hosting the Royal Thai Air Force's 1st Air Division.
Bangkok (special administrative area), Thailand
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Don Mueang Airport Golf Course
🔗 Tue, 04 Aug 2015
— Anonymous Flyer at Don Mueang International Airport, Thailand
It always amazes me that a major airport could possibly have a golf course between the runways!
Where else in the world but for Thailand!!!
VTBS
🔗 Tue, 18 Aug 2009
— @jmblanco430 at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand
THE BIGGEST AND HIGHGEST CONTROL TOWER IN THE WORLD.
History
🔗 Thu, 21 Feb 2008
— @david at Don Mueang International Airport, Thailand
This field opened for military use in 1914, and received its first airline flights in 1924. It was a major US airbase during the Vietnam war, as well as Bangkok's main civilian airport until the new Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) opened in 2006. It's currently a joint-use military civilian airport, hosting the Royal Thai Air Force's 1st Air Division.
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