和犹太人境的行动计划，通过了《人类环境宣言》。会议建议联合国大会将这次

会议开幕的 6 月 5 日定为“世界环境保护日”。 联合国根据当年的世界主要环

境问题及环境热点，有针对性地制定每年的“世界环境日”的主题。同年 10 月
联合国大会第 27 届会议接受并通过了这一建议。每年的 6 月 5 日，世界各国都
开展群众性的环境保护宣传纪念活动，以唤起全世界人民都来注意保护人类赖以
生存的环境，自觉采取行动参与环境保护的共同努力，同时要求各国政府和联合
国系统为推进环境保护进程作出贡献。联合国环境规划署同时发表《环境现状的
年度报告书》

After the war had finished in September 1945 the airfield was occupied by
the RAF during the brief British occupation of Thailand until March 1946
when 211 Squadron, which moved there in October 1945, was disbanded.[7]

During the Vietnam War, Don Mueang was a major command and logistics
hub of the United States Air Force.[citation needed]

Before the opening of Suvarnabhumi, the airport used the IATA airport
code BKK and the name was spelled "Don Muang". After Suvarnabhumi
opened for commercial flights, the spelling was changed and as "Don Mueang"
it now uses the airport code DMK, though it still retains the ICAO airport
code VTBD. The traditional spelling is still used by many airlines and by most
Thais.

Closure[edit]
The night of 27–28 September 2006 was the official end of operations at Don
Mueang airport. The last commercial flights were:

 International departure: Although scheduled for Kuwait

Airways KU414 to Kuwait at 02:50,[8] Qantas flight QF302 to Sydney,
originally scheduled for 18:00, was delayed for more than nine hours
before finally taking off at 03:12, about ten minutes after the Kuwait flight.
Qantas claimed that QF302 was an extra flight.[9]
 International arrival: Kuwait Airways from Jakarta at 01:30[10]
 Domestic departure: Thai Airways TG124 to Chiang Mai at 22:15
(coincidentally, when Thai moved domestic operations back to Don Mueang
 again on 28 March 2009, their last departure was also a 22:15 flight to
Chiang Mai)
 Domestic arrival: TG216 from Phuket at 23:00

Reopening[edit]

Aerial photo of DMK at Night

Commercial carriers deserted Don Mueang at the opening of Suvarnabhumi

Airport. But the higher operating costs of the new airport and safety concerns
over cracked runways at the new airport caused many to seek a return to Don
Mueang. Low-cost airlines led demands for a reopening of the
airport. Airports of Thailand released a report at the end of 2006 which
furthered this effort. The report proposed reopening DMK as a way to avoid or
delay second-stage expansion which had been planned for Suvarnabhumi.[11]

On 30 January 2007, the Ministry of Transport recommended temporarily

reopening Don Mueang while touch up work proceeded on some taxiways at
Suvarnabhumi.[12] The recommendation was subject to approval by the Thai
cabinet. On 25 March 2007, the airport officially reopened for some domestic
flights.

Because of the 2011 Thailand floods that affected Bangkok and other parts of
Thailand, the airport was closed as flood waters flowed onto the runways and
affected the lighting.[13][14] Don Mueang reopened on 6 March 2012.

On 16 March 2012, the Government of Thailand and Prime

Minister Yingluck Shinawatra ordered all low-cost, chartered, and
non-connecting flights to relocate to Don Mueang. This ended the
single-airport policy.[15] Airports of Thailand was ordered to encourage
low-cost carriers to shift to Don Mueang to help ease congestion at
Suvarnabhumi Airport.[16][17] Suvarnabhumi airport was designed to handle
45 million passengers per year,[16] but it processed 48 million in 2011 and
number was expected to reach 53 million in 2012. Some ten airlines may
relocate to Don Mueang. Budget airline Nok Air is already serving flights from
and to Don Mueang. Nok Air handles about four million passengers per
year. Orient Thai Airlines and Thai AirAsia have also started operations at
Don Mueang. Thai AirAsia carried 7.2 million passengers in 2011. The number
is projected to grow to eight million in 2012.[18]

Expansion[edit]
Currently Terminal 1 is capable of handling 18.5 million passengers
annually.[19] On 7 September 2013, Airports of Thailand announced its three
billion baht renovation to reopen Terminal 2 as early as May 2014. Terminal
1's passengers in 2013 will likely reach 16 million against its capacity of 18.5
million. Completion of Terminal 2 in December 2015 increases Don Mueang's
passenger capacity to 30 million a year.[20]

The third phase of Don Mueang's 38 billion baht expansion will stretch from
2018 to 2024.[21] It aims to increase the airport's passenger capacity to 48
million per year from its 38 million passengers in 2017. The new 155,000
m2 international Terminal 3 will accommodate 18 million passengers a year
by 2022.[21]

Terminals[edit]
Don Mueang International Airport has three terminals. Terminal 1 is used for
international flights and Terminal 2 for domestic flights. The opening of
Terminal 2 has raised the airport's capacity to 30 million passengers per
year.[22] Terminal 3, the old domestic terminal, is not in use anymore. In a
third phase of airport expansion, a new Terminal 3 is in the planning stages as
of 2019, with construction projected to begin sometime between 2020–
2025. The new terminal will have a capacity of 18 million passengers yearly.
As part of the 39 billion baht project, Terminals 1 and 2 will be upgraded to
handle 22 million domestic passengers annually, raising overall airport
capacity from 30 to 40 million annually.[23]
Airlines and destinations[edit]
Airlines Destinations

AirAsia Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur–International

Indonesia
Denpasar/Bali, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Medan
AirAsia

Malindo Air Kuala Lumpur–International

Guilin, Huangshan, Xuzhou

New Gen Charter: Baotou, Changsha, Fuzhou, Guiyang, Hefei, Hiroshima,[24]
Airways Huai'an, Jinan, Myeik,[25] Nanchang, Nanning, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Yi
wu

Buriram, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chumphon, Guwahati,[26] Hat

Yai, Hefei, Ho Chi Minh City, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Lampang, Loei, Mae
Hong Son, Mae Sot, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Si
Nok Air Thammarat, Nan, Nantong, Phetchabun,[27] Phitsanulok, Phrae, P
huket, Ranong, Roi Et, Sakon Nakhon, Surat Thani, Trang, Ubon
Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Yancheng,[28] Yangon, Zhengzhou
Seasonal: Nanjing

Delhi, Nanjing, Osaka–Kansai, Qingdao, Sapporo–Chitose (begins

NokScoot 27 October 2019),[29] Shanghai–Pudong,[30] Shenyang, Taipei–
Taoyuan, Tianjin, Tokyo–Narita, Xi'an

Philippines
Manila
AirAsia

Scoot Osaka–Kansai, Singapore, Tokyo–Narita

Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Buriram, Can

Tho, Changsha, Chengdu, Chennai, Chiang Mai, Chiang
Thai Rai, Chongqing, Chumphon, Colombo (resumes 11 November
AirAsia 2019),[31] Da
Nang, Denpasar/Bali, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Hat Yai, Ho Chi
Minh City, Hong Kong, Jaipur, Jieyang, Johor Bahru, Khon
 Airlines Destinations

Kaen, Kochi, Kolkata, Kota Kinabalu (ends 26 October

2019),[32] Krabi, Kuala Lumpur–
International, Kunming, Loei, Luang
Prabang, Macau, Malé, Mandalay, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Si
Thammarat, Nan, Nanjing, Narathiwat, Nha
Trang, Penang, Phitsanulok, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Ranong, Roi
Et, Sakon Nakhon, Sanya, Shenzhen, Siem
Reap, Sihanoukville, Singapore, Surat Thani, Trang, Ubon
Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Varanasi (begins 25 November
2019),[33] Vientiane, Wuhan, Xi'an, Yangon
Seasonal: Gaya, Ningbo

Brisbane, Fukuoka, Nagoya–Centrair, Nanchang, Osaka–

Thai
Kansai, Sapporo–Chitose, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–
AirAsia X
Pudong, Shenyang, Tianjin, Tokyo–Narita

Changsha, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chiang Mai, Chiang

Rai, Chongqing, Colombo, Denpasar/Bali, Dhaka, Fukuoka,[34] Guan
gzhou, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Hat Yai, Jakarta–
Soekarno-Hatta, Jinan, Kathmandu, Khon
Kaen, Krabi, Kunming, Manila (begins 16 October
Thai Lion 2019),[35][36] Mumbai, Nagoya–Centrair,[34] Nakhon Si
Air Thammarat, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Osaka–
Kansai, Phitsanulok, Phuket, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen, Siem
Reap (begins 1 October 2019),[37] Singapore, Surat Thani, Taipei–
Taoyuan, Tianjin, Tokyo–Narita, Trang, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon
Thani, Wuhan, Xi'an, Yangon, Zhengzhou
Charter: Taiyuan, Xuzhou[38]

Tigerair
Taipei–Taoyuan
Taiwan

Traffic statistics[edit]
In 2019, the airport reached its full capacity of 52 flights per hour, or about
700–800 flights per day. By the end of 2019, it is expected to top its
maximum passenger handling capacity of 40 million. Airport
manager AoT forecasts 41 million passengers in 2020 and 45 million by
2023. The airport was designed to serve a maximum of 30 million passengers
annually. Building additional runways is not possible. AoT is encouraging
airlines to use wide-body aircraft at Don Mueang to increase passenger loads
from 100–200 passengers to about 300 per aircraft.[23]

Passenger figures[edit]

A Thai Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER bound for Hat Yai.

Thai Airways aircraft at the airport before their relocation to Suvarnabhumi Airport

Domestic Terminal of DMK

 Arrival Corridor in Domestic Arrival

Total passenger traffic through Don Mueang jumped 40.7 percent to 30.3
million in 2015, with international numbers rising 53.1 percent to 9.17
million and domestic passengers increasing 35.9 percent to 21.1 million.
Aircraft movements rose by 29.8 percent to 224,074, including 158,804
domestic (up 26.2 percent) and 65,270 international (up 39.3 percent).[39]

Change
Calendar Cargo
Passengers from the Movements
year (tons)
previous

2008 5,043,235 – – –

2009 2,466,997 51.1% – –

2010 2,999,867 21.6% – –

2011 3,424,915 14.2% 51,301 –

2012 5,983,141 74.7% 65,120 7,329

2013 16,479,227 472.70% 154,827 25,657

2014 21,546,568 30.75% 172,681 29,086

2015 30,304,183 29.76% 224,074 45,488

2016 35,203,757 16.17% 244,296 55,119

 Change
Calendar Cargo
Passengers from the Movements
year (tons)
previous

2017 38,299,757 8.8% 256,760 67,777

2018 40,758,148 6.4% 272,361 55,250

Source: Airports of Thailand PLC

Year Domestic International Total Change%

2008 5,043,235 5,043,235 0.46

2009 2,466,997 2,466,997 51.1%

2010 2,999,867 2,999,867 21.6%

2011 3,424,915 3,424,915 14.2%

2012 5,983,141 74.7%

2013 11,190,783 5,288,444 16,479,227 472.70%

2014 15,556,627 5,989,941 21,546,568 30.75%

2015 21,133,502 9,170,681 30,304,183 29.76%

2016 22,933,491 11,756,398 35,203,757 21.34%

2017 23,942,371 14,357,386 38,299,757 8.8%

2018 24,779,256 15,978,892 40,758,148 6.4%

Busiest domestic routes 2016[edit]

Busiest domestic routes to and from Don Mueang Airport 2016[40]

Rank Airport Passengers Handled 2016 %Change

1 Chiang Mai 3,862,218 9.25%

Busiest domestic routes to and from Don Mueang Airport 2016[40]

Rank Airport Passengers Handled 2016 %Change

2 Phuket 3,370,623 27.22%

3 Hat Yai 2,679,224 0.31%

4 Surat Thani 1,548,885 7.05%

5 Udon Thani 1,521,415 2.74%

6 Chiang Rai 1,462,608 16.33%

7 Ubon Ratchathani 1,447,921 17.11%

8 Nakhon Si Thammarat 1,389,365 26.07%

9 Krabi 1,347,949 5.79%

10 Khon Kaen 908,749 4.52%

Busiest international routes 2016[edit]

Busiest international routes to and from Don Mueang Airport
2016[40]

Rank Airport Passengers 2016 % Change

1 Kuala Lumpur 1,339,645 8.16%

2 Singapore 1,072,807 14.69%

3 Yangon 758,108 35.03%

4 Tokyo–Narita 525,825 34.88%

5 Ho Chi Minh City 523,922 86.55%

6 Nanjing 428,762 48.60%

 Busiest international routes to and from Don Mueang Airport
2016[40]

Rank Airport Passengers 2016 % Change

7 Macau 421,131 20.77%

8 Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta 391,738 38.70%

9 Hong Kong 371,015 13.57%

10 Changsha 354,341 38.02%

Bangkok Don Mueang Airport Passenger Totals (millions)