The 60-day runway resurfacing is likely to affect aircraft movements at Suvarnabhumi airport. Krit Promsaka Na SakolnakornAircraft operators at Suvarnabhumi, Thailand's gateway airport, are braced for impact with the scheduled closure of part of a runway for repairs. The 60-day job will reduce the airport's overall capacity to handle aircraft movements to 60 an hour from the current 68. He allayed concerns by citing statistics showing that aircraft movements during the busy January-February period topped out at 58 an hour in years past. The head of the runway, where aircraft touch down, will be closed for maintenance, leaving the remaining 2,750 metres in service.

Source: Bangkok Post January 18, 2017 00:05 UTC