Airport gate intelligence · BKK
How many gates does Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) have?
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) has 86 gates, with about 520 airline departures a day. Thai Airways has the most (11), followed by Bangkok Airways (3).
Thai Airways flies 0% of the 20,112 seats leaving BKK each day. Thai Airways has 267% more gates than Bangkok Airways. 67 gates are common use, shared by several airlines.
Gates, seats and flights by airline at BKK
| Airline | Gates held | Departures a day | Seats out a day | Share of seats | Seats per departure | Regional jets | Median turn | Tows a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thai Airways | 11 | 122 | 0 | 0% | – | 0% | 129 min | 1 |
| Bangkok Airways | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0% | – | 30% | 62 min | 0 |
| Emirates | – | 7 | 2,809 | 14% | 437 | 0% | 124 min | 0 |
| Singapore Airlines | – | 7 | 1,956 | 10% | 330 | 0% | 82 min | 0 |
| Spring Airlines | – | 12 | 1,876 | 9% | 190 | 0% | 66 min | 0 |
| ANA | – | 5 | 1,863 | 9% | 367 | 0% | 155 min | 0 |
| Cathay Pacific | – | 8 | 1,765 | 9% | 260 | 0% | 76 min | 0 |
| China Southern | – | 14 | 1,366 | 7% | 182 | 0% | 82 min | 0 |
| China Eastern | – | 11 | 1,290 | 6% | 166 | 0% | 81 min | 0 |
| Scoot | – | 5 | 987 | 5% | 300 | 0% | 68 min | 0 |
| Korean Air | – | 4 | 941 | 5% | 264 | 0% | 137 min | 0 |
| Japan Airlines | – | 4 | 870 | 4% | 214 | 0% | 194 min | 0 |
| Jetstar | – | 2 | 521 | 3% | 317 | 0% | 98 min | 0 |
| HK Express | – | 4 | 503 | 3% | 227 | 0% | 58 min | 0 |
| Hong Kong Airlines | – | 3 | 497 | 2% | 174 | 0% | 67 min | 0 |
| Jeju Air | – | 2 | 378 | 2% | 189 | 0% | 110 min | 0 |
| Asiana | – | 2 | 376 | 2% | 264 | 0% | 138 min | 0 |
| Shanghai Airlines | – | 6 | 370 | 2% | 162 | 0% | 71 min | 0 |
| Air India Express | – | 2 | 324 | 2% | 189 | 0% | 63 min | 0 |
| Qatar Airways | – | 5 | 311 | 2% | 311 | 0% | 206 min | 0 |
| Qantas | – | 1 | 284 | 1% | 284 | 0% | 104 min | 0 |
| American | – | 2 | 0 | 0% | – | 100% | 141 min | 0 |
| Virgin Australia | – | 2 | 0 | 0% | – | 0% | 80 min | 0 |
| XK | – | 1 | 0 | 0% | – | 0% | 125 min | 0 |
| Common use (shared) | 67 | |||||||
Average of 14 full days, Oct 8 to Oct 21, 2026. Gates held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand); 5 gates saw few or no flights (not in use or under repair). Seats are capacity, from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type; 84% of flights have no seat count yet.
Where each airline boards at BKK
67 gates of the 86 at BKK are common use, shared by several airlines, but each airline’s planes still tend to use the same part of the airport.
| Airline | Departures a day | Usually boards at | Gates used most | By bus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thai Airways | 122 | Concourses S (31%), C (29%), B (23%), D (11%) and A (3%) | C1 (5%), B8 (4%), B6 (3%) | 4% |
| Thai VietJet | 61 | Concourses A (40%), B (33%), S (14%), D (7%) and C (6%) | B8 (7%), A6 (7%), A5 (7%) | 10% |
| Bangkok Airways | 38 | Concourses A (93%) and B (7%) | A7 (16%), A8 (14%), A1 (9%) | 13% |
| China Southern | 14 | Concourses S (23%), E (21%), F (18%), D (16%), C (15%) and G (7%) | F1 (6%), D8 (6%), E10 (6%) | 0% |
| Spring Airlines | 12 | Concourse S | S123 (21%), S125 (16%), S124 (13%) | 0% |
| China Eastern | 11 | Concourses C (43%), S (26%), E (11%), D (9%), F (7%) and G (3%) | C9 (9%), C7 (7%), C2 (6%) | 0% |
| Thai AirAsia | 10 | Concourses A (64%) and B (36%) | A5 (14%), A2 (13%), A3 (10%) | 0% |
| IndiGo | 9 | Concourses F (83%), D (6%), G (6%) and E (5%) | F1 (22%), F4 (16%), F3 (16%) | 0% |
| Vietnam Airlines | 9 | Concourses F (85%), G (8%), D (4%) and E (3%) | F1 (22%), F3 (20%), F2 (18%) | 1% |
| Cathay Pacific | 8 | Concourses G (46%), E (33%), F (14%) and D (7%) | G2 (16%), G4 (13%), F6 (12%) | 0% |
| EVA Air | 7 | Concourses E (64%), D (21%), G (12%) and F (3%) | E8 (17%), D6 (15%), E5 (10%) | 0% |
| Emirates | 7 | Concourse S (86%), Terminal 3’s Concourse S (9%) and Terminal 1’s Concourse S (5%) | S115 (21%), S116 (18%), S113 (12%) | 0% |
| MAI | 7 | Concourses C (40%), F (25%), E (16%), D (12%) and G (6%) | F2 (10%), C4 (8%), D8 (6%) | 0% |
| Singapore Airlines | 7 | Concourses D (70%), E (21%) and G (8%) | D4 (27%), D6 (14%), D7 (12%) | 0% |
| Shanghai Airlines | 6 | Concourses F (52%), E (22%), G (11%), D (7%) and C (7%) | F2 (17%), F3 (16%), F4 (13%) | 0% |
Share of each airline’s departures, 14 full days, Oct 8 to Oct 21, 2026. By bus = boarded at a bus gate, with a bus out to the plane.
What size aircraft BKK’s gates handle
Gates by the largest aircraft seen there at least twice. A gate that takes a wide-body also takes anything smaller.
Airlines at BKK: terminals, gates and nonstop routes
Other airlines
Regular flights, but no BKK gate listed in the flight data, so not on the map: Virgin Australia (56 flights to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City); American (47 flights to RGN and UTP); XK (33 flights); AlbaStar (18 flights to Seoul); O3 (10 flights to Shenzhen); Air Incheon (9 flights to Seoul); HG (5 flights to Hong Kong).
Seen on only one of the full days collected (charters and occasional flights): PV (3 flights to Mumbai); Air Japan (3 flights); RG (2 flights); OA (2 flights); Link Airways (1 flight); QE (1 flight); 8D (1 flight); Tibet Airlines (1 flight); Aerolíneas Argentinas (1 flight); Okay Airways (1 flight).
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How many gates does Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) have?
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) has 86 gates, with about 520 airline departures a day. Thai Airways has the most (11), followed by Bangkok Airways (3).
Which airline has the most gates at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)?
Thai Airways, with 11 of the 86 gates at BKK (the airline flying each gate most; regional partners count as their brand).
How many flights a day leave Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)?
About 520 airline departures a day (Oct 8 to Oct 21, 2026).
Which terminal is Thai Airways in at BKK?
Thai Airways flies from Concourses S, C, B, D and A at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK).
Which gates at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) are bus gates?
7 gates at BKK are bus gates: B2B, C2A, D8A, E1A, E2A, F1A, F2A. A bus gate has no jet bridge: passengers board a bus at the gate, and it drives them out to the plane parked on the ramp. About 18 departures a day (3% of all departures at BKK) board this way (Oct 8 to Oct 21, 2026).
How many gates does Thai Airways have at BKK?
11 gates, with about 122 departures and 0 seats a day.
How many gates does Bangkok Airways have at BKK?
3 gates, with about 38 departures and 0 seats a day.
How many seats leave BKK each day?
About 20,112 seats on 520 airline departures a day (average of 14 full days, Oct 8 to Oct 21, 2026).
What is the typical turn time at BKK?
85 minutes at the gate from arrival to departure (median of every turn measured).
How many aircraft tows happen at BKK?
About 1 tow a week: a plane that arrives at one gate and leaves from another was towed between them. Planes we didn't see arrive aren't counted.