The name Suvarnabhumi was given by HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej (pictured right inspecting a model of the new Suvarnabhumi Airport) at an auspicious foundation stone laying ceremony on January 19, 2002.

Suvarnabhumi means "The Golden Land"� which is a traditional name for the Thailand-Cambodia-Laos-Burma region

How Suvarnabhumi is pronounced:

Pronounced "soo-wanna-poom"

130 passport control checkpoints for arrivals, 72 for departures.
26 customs control checkpoints for arrivals, 8 for departures.
22 baggage conveyor belts.
360 check-in counters. There are 100 additional counters for passengers without luggage.
107 moving walkways.
102 elevators.
83 escalators.
18 slanted moving sideways.

The airport has a 600,000 square metre Customs Free Zone and 14 warehouses that employ the very latest in logistics technology. Raw materials and parts imported into the country for assembly can be exported expeditiously without passing through customs. In addition to speeding up supply chain management, customs free zones are considered outside of "Thai customs territory" and allow for the importation and subsequent export of goods without being subject to import taxes or other duties. Taxes only apply once the goods enter Thailand for consumption.

The main automotive route to the new airport is via an eight-lane road linking the terminal with the Bangkok-Chonburi highway, in addition to connections with the Rom Klao and King Kaew Roads, Bangna-Trad Road and Burapha Vithee Expressway, as well as a connection to On Nut Road.