Bangkok’s Nakhon Pathom province is set to become the venue for a fourth air travel hub serving the capital city reports The Thaiger.
Jarun Meesomboon, deputy director-general of the Airport Department, said the new airport was a priority, would be ready to receive passenger aircraft in four years and would cost 20bn baht (R10bn) to build.
More than 1 million passengers are expected to use the new airport in its first year. It could also become a new regional gateway for the west side of Bangkok and popular tourist provinces like Kanchanaburi.
A high-speed rail link between all the three existing Bangkok region airports is now under construction, linking Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and U-Tapao (near Pattaya).
