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Don Mueang International Airport

DMK VTBD
Bangkok, TH Asia/Bangkok Multi-airline hub
30.0M
Annual passengers
40+
Destinations
15
Airlines
2
Runways
Where DMK ranks
Among 534 international airports — and 157 in Asia
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Passengers
# 83 worldwide
# 36 Asia
Direct routes
# 186 worldwide
# 56 Asia
Airlines
# 399 worldwide
# 125 Asia
Runways
# 151 worldwide
# 43 Asia
Terminals
# 121 worldwide
# 46 Asia
Area
# 343 worldwide
# 104 Asia
Elevation
# 516 worldwide
# 151 Asia
Don Mueang International is Bangkok's original international airport and one of the oldest operating airports in the world, dating from 1914 — ranked by BigAirports as the largest low-cost-carrier hub in Southeast Asia. Located 24 km north of central Bangkok at 9 ft (3 m) elevation, DMK handles roughly 30M+ passengers annually and functions as the dedicated low-cost gateway for the Bangkok airport system, complementing Suvarnabhumi (BKK) which handles full-service carriers. Two parallel runways — 03L/21R at 12,139 ft (3,700 m) asphalt and 03R/21L at 11,483 ft (3,500 m) asphalt — serve the operation. Terminal 1 handles international traffic and Terminal 2 serves domestic, both operated by Airports of Thailand (AOT). After closing to scheduled traffic in 2006 when BKK opened, DMK reopened in stages from 2007 onward and has since become the primary base for Thai AirAsia, Thai AirAsia X, Thai Lion Air and Nok Air — a concentration of LCC operations unmatched elsewhere in Southeast Asia. DMK's 153 routes to 94 destinations across 15 airlines reflect its specialized LCC focus: Thai AirAsia alone operates to more than 50 destinations, with Thai AirAsia X extending into longer-range routes to Tokyo, Seoul, Osaka, Sapporo, Sydney and Shanghai on Airbus A330s. Nok Air and Thai Lion Air anchor the domestic shuttle network to Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi, Hat Yai, Udon Thani and secondary Thai cities. Scoot (Singapore), Indonesia AirAsia, AirAsia Malaysia, Cebu Pacific and Jeju Air extend the regional LCC map. Combined with BKK, the Bangkok airport system moves 80M+ passengers annually — among the ten largest in the world — and DMK's role as the low-cost specialist is structurally locked in by the AOT allocation model.

Global route network

Every direct destination, colour-coded by distance

Most popular route
DMK → CNX
273 observed departures
Longest route
DMK → RUH
5,754 km
Countries reached
22
Via direct passenger flights

Where can I fly from here?

Top direct destinations, sorted by daily frequency

CNX short
Chiang Mai
TH
273 /day 3 airlines
HKT short
Phuket
TH
212 /day 3 airlines
NST short
Nakhon Si Thammarat
TH
161 /day 3 airlines
HDY short
Hat Yai / Songkhla
TH
139 /day 3 airlines
KBV short
Krabi
TH
133 /day 3 airlines
UTH short
Udon Thani
TH
116 /day 3 airlines
URT short
Surat Thani
TH
111 /day 3 airlines
CEI short
Chiang Rai
TH
97 /day 3 airlines
SNO short
Sakon Nakhon
TH
76 /day 2 airlines
UBP short
Ubon Ratchathani
TH
75 /day 3 airlines
KUL short
Sepang
MY
69 /day 3 airlines
CGK medium
Tangerang
ID
60 /day 4 airlines

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Airport data

Authoritative facts sourced from the airport authority

Elevation
9 ft (3 m)
Above sea level
Runways
2 · 12,139 ft max
2 runways, ASP
Passengers
30.0M/yr
Reported 2024
Airlines
15 carriers
FD · SL · DD
Hub status
Mega-hub
Multi-airline hub
Area
Data Coming Soon
Total airport area

Beyond the major hubs

DMK also serves 38 regional airports across 8 countries — secondary cities, islands, and niche destinations not ranked on BigAirports.

38
Regional airports
8
Countries served
6
Airlines operating
1,425
Observed flights
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Getting to the airport

Ground transport options from Bangkok

Public transportation

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Red Line commuter rail operates from Don Mueang station (a short sheltered walk from T1) to Bang Sue Grand Station in roughly 20 minutes, connecting to the MRT Blue Line and long-distance rail. Airport bus routes A1–A4 run express service to Mo Chit BTS/MRT (A1), Victory Monument (A2), Don Wiang (A3) and Khao San Road (A4). Local city buses add budget options.

Taxis & rideshare

Metered taxis queue at the stand outside T1 Gate 8 Arrivals with a ticket-machine dispatch system — fares run THB 200–350 to central Bangkok (Sukhumvit, Silom, Siam) plus a THB 50 airport surcharge and any expressway tolls (typically THB 50–100). Grab is widely used and operates from designated pickup points. Confirm the driver uses the meter (mee-tur).

Rental cars

Avis, Hertz, Budget, Sixt, National, Thai Rent A Car and local operators maintain counters in the arrivals halls. An International Driving Permit is generally required alongside the home-country license; Thailand drives on the left. Bangkok traffic is notoriously dense and expressway toll exact change is useful for non-Easy Pass drivers.

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