How to get to Bangkok’s airplane graveyard, how much it costs and what it is really like inside.
Exploring Bangkok’s Airplane Graveyard
Bangkok is known for a lot of exquisite sights – The Grand Palace, Wat Arun, Wat Pho, Vimanmek Mansion and countless others. The Thai capital also boasts a lot of intriguing and eye-opening places, such as Khao San Road, the Forensic Museum and Chatuchak Market.
There is definitely no shortage of things to do in Bangkok, and most travellers find that a couple of days there is not enough. But one of the city’s most unique and fascinating attractions remains off many people’s radar – Bangkok’s airplane graveyard.
Located in the busy Hua Mak neighbourhood in eastern Bangkok, the dilapidated shells of decommissioned aircraft are scattered across a vacant block on the edge of Ramkhamhaeng Road.
Bangkok’s airplane graveyard consists of the wings, fuselages, and debris from jets that have been left in wrecks, including that of a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 and a Boeing 747.
Having already visited the city two years prior, Alesha and I were on the hunt for some off-the-beaten-path experiences in Bangkok. When we first heard about this strange place we had already left the country, but promised ourselves that we would visit when we eventually returned. Now that we were back in Thailand, it was time to do some urban exploration.
On a hot and humid morning (which is the norm in Bangkok in April), we left the Athenee Hotel and headed towards the canal to take a boat to the airplane graveyard. It took less than an hour, and soon enough we were standing outside the grounds.
Laying our eyes on these misplaced technological marvels in the heart of a city was quite a powerful experience. Completely out of place, yet somehow seamlessly complementing the rough and rundown urban landscape, the scattered and broken aircraft captured our attention for a few minutes before we made our way to the gate.
An overweight yet cheerful lady was sitting on a plastic chair fanning herself in the heat. We asked if we could come inside, and she called out “200 Baht”. We nodded in agreeance, and she smiled as she got up off her chair.
When she went to open the padlock to her wooden fence, she pointed at each of us, repeating “200 Baht”, indicating that was the cost per person. We…
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