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Don Mueang Airfield
Don Mueang International Airport — known as Bangkok International Airport before 2006 — is one of two international airports serving Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, the other being Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK). The airport is considered one of the world's oldest international airports and one of Asia's oldest operating airports. It officially opened as a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) base on 27 March 1914, although it had been in use earlier. Commercial flights began in 1924, making it one of the world's oldest commercial airports. The airport consists of Terminal 1 for international flights and Terminal 2 for domestic flights, which are connected by a unique glass exterior elevated walkway. The airport also featured an exterior walkway connected to the Amari hotel. The first commercial flight was an arrival by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. In September 2006, Don Mueang Airport was closed and to be replaced by the new Suvarnabhumi Airport, before reopening on 24 March 2007 afte ...
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Royal Thai Air Force
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) (; ) is the air force of the Kingdom of Thailand. Since its establishment in 1913 as one of the earliest air forces of Asia, the Royal Thai Air Force has engaged in numerous major and minor conflicts. During the Vietnam War era, the RTAF was supplied with United States Air Force, USAF-aid equipment. History Belgian pilot Charles Van Den Born performed a flying demonstration over Bangkok in January 1911, greatly impressing Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath, brother of King Vajiravudh, and he even accepted an invitation for a flight. Chakrabongse sent three army officers to France, who began flight training at Vélizy-Villacoublay in July 1912. The officers became qualified aviators a year later. Soon after, Sra Pathum Airfield, Sra Pathum airfield was established along with a temporary hangar to house planes and also host flight training. In late 1913, the three new aviators returned home after arranging for the purchase of four Nieuport IV, Nieuport ...
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List Of The Busiest Airports In Thailand
Statistical sources Thailand has 38 commercial airports. * Airports of Thailand PLC (AOT) manages Thailand's six international airports and generates their statistics. # Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) # Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) # Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) # Phuket International Airport (HKT) # Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) # Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) AOT reports statistics based on their fiscal year (FY), 1 October–30 September. AOT's FY2014 is 1 Oct 2013–30 Sep 2014. *Thailand's Department of Airports (DOA) manages 28 regional domestic airports and reports their statistics. *The Royal Thai Navy manages U-Tapao Rayong-Pattaya International Airport. Statistics are reported by the DOA. *Bangkok Airways manages three airports: Samui Airport; Sukhothai Airport; and Trat Airport. Statistics are reported by the DOA. At a glance 2023 Final Traffic results The 25 busiest airports in Thailand in 2023 ordered by total pas ...
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Don Mueang Airport, Thailand - Roads And Bridges In Front Of The Domestic Terminal
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DMK Terminal 2
DMK may refer to: Organizations Political parties * Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a political party in India * Democratic Movement of Kerala a political party in Kerala India Landmarks * DMK, IATA code for Don Mueang International Airport Don Mueang International Airport — known as Bangkok International Airport before 2006 — is one of two international airports serving Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, the other being Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK). The airport is considered ..., in Bangkok, Thailand * Denmark Hill railway station, London, National Rail station code DMK Entertainment and music * DMK (band), a Colombian Depeche Mode cover band People * David Moberg Karlsson – Swedish footballer Other * Dimethyl ketone, also known as propanone, a colourless organic solvent {{Disambiguation ...
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Don Mueang Airport Terminal 2 Front
Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (other), several other rivers with the name * Don, Benin, a town in Benin * Don, Dang, a village and hill station in Dang district, Gujarat, India * Don, Nord, a ''commune'' of the Nord ''département'' in northern France *Don, Tasmania, a small village on the Don River, located just outside Devonport, Tasmania *Don, Trentino, a commune in Trentino, Italy *Don, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Don Republic, a temporary state in 1918–1920 *Don Jail, a jail in Toronto, Canada *DON, Chapman code for County Donegal, Ireland People and characters Role or title *Don (honorific), a Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian title, given as a mark of respect * Don (academia), a fellow or tutor of a college or university in the U.K. and elsewhere *Don, a crime boss, especially in the Mafia People with the name *Don (given name), a short form of the masculine given name ...
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Wright Brothers
The Wright brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were American aviation List of aviation pioneers, pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. They made the first controlled, sustained flight of an engine-powered, Aircraft#Heavier-than-air – aerodynes, heavier-than-air aircraft with the ''Wright Flyer'' on December 17, 1903, four miles (6 km) south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, at what is now known as Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, Kill Devil Hills. In 1904 the Wright brothers developed the ''Wright Flyer II'', which made longer-duration flights including the first circle, followed in 1905 by the first truly practical fixed-wing aircraft, the ''Wright Flyer III''. The brothers' breakthrough invention was their creation of a Flight dynamics (aircraft), three-axis control system, which enabled the pilot to steer the aircraft effec ...
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Nieuport
Nieuport, later Nieuport-Delage, was a French aeroplane company that primarily built racing aircraft before World War I and fighter aircraft during World War I and between the wars. History Beginnings Originally formed as Nieuport-Duplex in 1902 for the manufacture of engine components the company was reformed in 1909 as the Société Générale d'Aéro-locomotion, and its products were marketed to the aviation industry, including ignition components. During this time they built their first aircraft, a small single-seat pod and boom monoplane. This was destroyed shortly after having been flown successfully, during the Great Flood of Paris in 1909 . A second design flew before the end of 1909 and had the essential form of modern aircraft, including an enclosed fuselage with the pilot protected from the slipstream and a horizontal tail whose aerodynamic force acted downwards, balancing the weight of the engine ahead of the centre of gravity, as opposed to upwards as on contempo ...
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Breguet Aviation
The ''Société anonyme des ateliers d'aviation Louis Breguet'' (), also known as Breguet Aviation (), was a French aircraft manufacturer. The company was set up in 1911 by the aviation pioneer Louis Charles Breguet. Breguet Aviation was extremely active during the First World War, producing numerous military aircraft, such as the pioneering metal Breguet 14 day-bomber, for the Allies of World War I, Allies. During the interwar period, the firm's aircraft set several records for non-stop crossings of the Atlantic Ocean, as well as with the unconventional Breguet-Dorand Gyroplane Laboratoire. It was active during the Second World War, surviving the conflict and largely focusing on commercial transport aircraft during the postwar years. Its most notable military programmes during the Cold War include the Breguet 1150 Atlantic and - with British Aircraft Corporation - the SEPECAT Jaguar. During 1971, Breguet Aviation merged with Dassault Aviation, Dassault to form ''Avions Marcel Das ...
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Royal Bangkok Sports Club
The Royal Bangkok Sports Club (RBSC, ) is an exclusive sports club in Bangkok, Thailand, best known to the public for its horse racing venue. Founded in 1901, it was the first racecourse in the country and one of the oldest golf courses. Originally serving Western expatriates and Thai aristocrats, the club was at the centre of development in the introduction of modern sport to the country during the early 20th century. The club has since maintained its exclusivity, and has a reputation as a domain of high society. History The RBSC's history dates to 1890, when English expatriate Franklin Hurst made a request to Prince Devawongse Varoprakar, the Foreign Minister, for permission to establish a club, with a racecourse and sports field, in Bangkok. Permission was granted in 1892, along with a lease of land in the Sa Pathum area (now Pathum Wan District) from the government. The original club, known as the Bangkok Gymkhana Club, remained operational for less than a decade. In 1901, ...
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Sra Pathum Airfield
Sra Pathum Airfield is the first airport in Thailand, established in 1911 at the site of Royal Bangkok Sports Club, Sra Pathum Racecourse in Bangkok, Thailand. On March 8, 1914, it was closed due to poor weather conditions and its proximity to Bangkok. History of Sra Pathum Airfield Seven years after Orville Wright’s invention, foreigners in Bangkok collaborated to bring an aircraft demonstration to Thailand for the first time ever, and contacted Belgian pilot to bring the Henry Farman IV. While several other aviators were invited, only Charles had shown up. At the time, most of Bangkok was marshy, flood-prone, and used for rice paddies. By chance, Karl Offer, a coordinator of Societe d’Aviation Extreme Oriente, was also a member of the Royal Bangkok Sports Club. He requested that the central racetrack should be used for the demonstration, as it had solid ground suitable to support the weight of the aircraft. Soon afterwards, the club constructed 15 new entrances and 4 br ...
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World's Busiest Airports By Passenger Traffic
The world's busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by total passengers provided by the Airports Council International, defined as passengers enplaned plus passengers deplaned plus direct-transit passengers. The world's busiest airport is Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, which has been the world's busiest airport every year since 1998 with the exception of 2020, when its passenger traffic dipped for a year due to travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Atlanta regained the top position in 2021, and has held it since. Alternatively, London has the world's busiest city airport system by passenger count. As of 2024, the United States has the most airports in the top 50 list, with 15 (16 in 2023), following by China having 11 (10 in 2023), while India and Spain have two. In terms of regions, North America has 17 airports in the top 50 (18 in 2023), followed by East Asia with 14 (12 in 2023), Europe ...
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