SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT

Developer: New Bangkok International Airport Co. Ltd. (NBIA)

Client: Italian Thai/ Takenaka/ Obayashi JV

Project Description: Consultancy services involving the design and functional specification of IT integration of airport services

Passenger: Terminal Bldg 563,000 sq. metre (largest in the world)

Control Tower: 132 metre high (tallest in the world)

Handling Capacity: 45 million passengers (initial) 100 million passengers (upon full development)

Location: Approximately 25 km east of downtown Bangkok

Suvarnabhumi Airport, due to be completed in 2006, is located in the Samut Prakarn province of Thailand, 30km east of Bangkok.

Suvarnabhumi Airport - BKK

 Suvarnabhumi Airport will eventually be able to handle 100 million passengers per year but the first stage of construction will only provide facilities for 30 million.

Major Aviation Hub

Bangkok 's new Suvarnabhumi Airport, expected to be open sometime in 2006, will give new impetus to the role of Bangkok and Thailand as the aviation hub of Asia . The country's political and aviation leaders hope Suvarnabhumi Airport which means "golden land”, will bring prosperity and the world to its doorstep.

Suvarnabhumi will be able to handle 30 million passengers per year when it first opens, a figure which will be increased to 45 million within a short space of time. Following further expansion phases, including two additional runways, it will cater for over 100 million passengers per year.


The terminal's original design was criticised for a lack of 'Thai characteristics'. These concerns were addressed and the building now displays evidence of the local cultural and artistic heritage.

Massive Terminal Complex

With a total floor area of over 500,000m², the terminal complex is the largest in the world. An innovative roof trellis (one of the largest in the world), designed to shade the building against intense tropical sun and reduce the cost of air conditioning, will also be the largest of its kind.


Air Traffic Control

Suvarnabhumi Airport will have the tallest control tower complexes in the world at 132m with 2,600m² of utility space. The control tower has been designed to be 132m tall to provide excellent visibility for air traffic controllers across the north runway and taxiway, 4km away.

Integrated Airport Facilities

CNA was contracted by Italian Thai/ Takenaka/ Obayashi JV to provide consultancy services for the design and functional specification of the IT integration of airport services. CNA's role in systems integration design will help build Suvarnabhumi Airport to the highest international standards in operational efficiency and make it competitive with other international airports in Southeast Asia . Services that are integrated include:

•  Building Automation System
•  Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
•  Fire Alarm System
•  Elevator Control System
•  Telephone System
•  Self-corrective Clock System
•  Controlled Access Security System
•  Closed-circuit TV System
•  Inter-communication System
•  Perimeter Control System
•  Flight Information Display System
•  Radio Paging System
•  Public Address System
•  Graphic Display System
•  Lighting Control System