News Forum - Airport bosses says Don Mueang is prepared for flooding threat

[Thaiger]

The director of Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport says the facility can cope with the threat of flooding and mechanisms are in place to drain floodwater. According to a Bangkok Post report, Thanee Chuangchoo says the airport has the means to drain excess water from runways, taxi-ways, and the aircraft apron within 3 hours. Thanee says the airport’s drainage system consists of 3 ponds, which can absorb a million cubic metres of water. Don Mueang also has a pump station to drain water to the Premprachakorn canal on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road and another pump station to the east, which can divert […]

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[Griff1315]

It certainly won't be a flood of flights carrying tourists no worries on that score...

[NCC1701A]

"All right everybody! Get into crash positions!"

 

[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

Thai airways bought 20 Sunderlands to its new fleet.

[RobMuir]

According to that report it sounds like things have improved in the last ten years. Maybe they upgraded it when they expanded it a few years back?

 

[Bob20]

Just now, RobMuir said:

According to that report it sounds like things have improved in the last ten years. Maybe they upgraded it when they expanded it a few years back?

 

Looks like Captain Sully left the Hudson and came to Thailand

[gummy]

Well after 2011 they spent quite a lot of money building flood walls around the perimeter so hopefully this time they will not suffer if the water surge is greater than 2011. As I lived close by at the time it was quite amazing how quickly the area became inundated. We were out of our house for 3 months so hopefully this time the airport and the surrounding residents will be spared.

[RobMuir]

2 minutes ago, Bob20 said:

Looks like Captain Sully left the Hudson and came to Thailand

I remember back in the 1980's our flight home was delayed for many hours (9?) because Don Muang had flooded. 

It had taken us 8 hours to get to the airport from Pattaya, no motorway, flooded roads and Bangkok traffic. 

Then we had the 9 hour flight back to Oz. 

Things have improved a lot since those days.

[mickkotlarski]

2 hours ago, Thaiger said:

The director of Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport says the facility can cope with the threat of flooding and mechanisms are in place to drain floodwater. According to a Bangkok Post report, Thanee Chuangchoo says the airport has the means to drain excess water from runways, taxi-ways, and the aircraft apron within 3 hours. Thanee says the airport’s drainage system consists of 3 ponds, which can absorb a million cubic metres of water. Don Mueang also has a pump station to drain water to the Premprachakorn canal on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road and another pump station to the east, which can divert […]

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One of the few measures taken to prevent flood damage in the North of Bangkok.