Don Mueang International Airport ( – ) (or also [old] Bangkok International Airport) is one of two
international airports serving
Bangkok, Thailand, the other one being
Suvarnabhumi Airport ([New] Bangkok International Airport) (BKK). The airport is considered to be one of the world's oldest international airports and Asia's oldest operating airport. It was officially opened as a
Royal Thai Air Force base on 27 March 1914, although it had been in use earlier. Commercial flights began in 1924, making it one of the world's oldest commercial airports. The first commercial flight was an arrival by
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Don Mueang Airport closed in 2006 following the opening of Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi Airport, before reopening on 24 March 2007 after renovations. Since the opening of the new airport, it has become a regional commuter
flight hub and the
de facto low-cost airline hub. In 2015, it became the world's largest
low cost carrier airport