Nakhon Pathom’s proposed new airport passes second public hearing
The project was initiated last year by the Airports Department, whose aim is to ease congestion at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports.
The investment is expected to be 20 billion baht. The tentative location is a 3,500 rai plot of land in Bang Len and Nakhon Chaisi districts, west of Bangkok. The site is about 5km away from access to the Bang Yai-Kanchanaburi motorway. It will take about an hour to drive from the capital.
The new airport is expected to handle 5,100 passengers per hour with a maximum capacity of 25 million passengers a year.
The Airports Department will submit the project proposal to the transport minister, who will further pass the project to the cabinet for approval. If it receives a green light, the construction will take about four years.
Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/1841789/new-airport-plan-passes-hearing
