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10 unusual facts about Don Mueang International Airport


1985 Narita International Airport bombing

The bomb was intended for Air India Flight 301, with 177 passengers and crew on board, bound for Bangkok International Airport.

Boworadet Rebellion

Much destruction was done to the infrastructure of Bangkok (railways and bridges) and the surrounding area, including the Don Mueang Aerodome, from artillery bombardment, bombings and fire.

Dhammakaya Movement

The site, sixteen kilometres north of Bangkok International Airport, was originally called 'Soon Buddacakk-patipatthamm'.

Don Mueang District

:This article is about Don Mueang district, for the Don Mueang airport see Don Mueang International Airport.

Don Mueang International Airport

On 16 March 2012, Government of Thailand, Yingluck ordered all low-cost, chartered and non-connecting flights to relocate to Don Mueang International Airport, ending the single-airport policy.

Because of the 2011 Thailand floods that affected Bangkok and the rest of Thailand, the airport was closed as flood waters flowed on to the runways and affected the lighting.

On completion of their training in 1911, the pilots were authorized to purchase eight aircraft, four Breguets and four Nieuports, which formed the basis of the Royal Thai Air Force.

On 27 April 1980 – Thai Airways Flight 231, a BAe 748 which was en route from Khon Kaen to Bangkok, lost altitude during a thunderstorm and crashed about 13 km from Bangkok International Airport.

Economy of Thailand

From 25 November to 3 December 2008 the Yellow Shirts, protesting Somchai Wongsawat's prime ministership, seized the two Bangkok airports (Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang) and damaged Thailand's image and economy.

Royal Thai Air Force Museum

It is located on the Phahonyothin road just to the south of Wing 6 of the domestic terminal of the Don Mueang Airport.