Sihanouk International Airport
Sihanouk International Airport អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanouk | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Societe Concessionnaire des Aeroports (SCA) | ||||||||||
Location | Preah Sihanouk Province | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 40 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 10°34′48″N 103°38′13″E / 10.58000°N 103.63694°ECoordinates: 10°34′48″N 103°38′13″E / 10.58000°N 103.63694°E | ||||||||||
Website | cambodia-airports.com/... | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() KOS Location of airport in Cambodia | |||||||||||
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Source: Cambodia Airports[1] |
Sihanouk International Airport (formerly Sihanoukville International Airport) (IATA: KOS, ICAO: VDSV)(Khmer: អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ French: Aéroport International de Sihanouk), located 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Sihanoukville in Preah Sihanouk Province, is Cambodia's third largest international airport.[2] It is named, like the province itself, after King Norodom Sihanouk. The airport is also known as Kaong Kang Airport (Kaong Kang, កោងកាង = mangrove). The IATA code KOS is derived from Sihanoukville's alternative name Kompong Som.[3]
Airfield summary
- Runway Length: 2,500 meters[4]
- Runway Width: 40 meters + shoulders
- Perpendicular Taxiway: 1
- Number of Stands: 5
- Navigation Aids and Visual Aids:
- VOR/DME (KOS 116.00 10°35'22.8N 102°38'31.5)
- NDB
- PAPI
- Meteo
- Rescue and Firefighting: ICAO Level Cat 5
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur–International |
Cambodia Airways | Macau,[5] Phnom Penh |
Cambodia Angkor Air | Ho Chi Minh City,[6] Phnom Penh, Siem Reap Charter: Macau |
Cambodia Bayon Airlines | Siem Reap, Phnom Penh |
Hainan Airlines | Shenzhen[7] |
JC International Airlines | Chongqing,[8] Guangzhou,[8] Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Phnom Penh,[9] Siem Reap[9] Xi'an |
KC International Airlines | Macau, Siem Reap |
Lanmei Airlines | Jieyang, Hong Kong, Macau,[10] Phnom Penh, Shantou[11], Siem Reap |
Ruili Airlines | Fuzhou (begins 28 October 2018),[12] Kunming |
Sichuan Airlines | Chongqing[13] |
Sky Angkor Airlines | Charter:Chengdu, Seoul–Incheon, Siem Reap, Wuhan, Wuxi[14] |
Airport development overview
![](../I/m/Sihanoukville_airport_montage.jpg)
The airfield was originally constructed in the 1960s with assistance from the Soviet Union.[15] After a long period of dormancy during and after the Khmer Rouge era, the airport formally reopened on January 15, 2007.[16] The runway was extended to a length of 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) in order to accommodate 4E class aircraft. The 2 existing taxiways were widened and a cargo apron for 4E class aircraft was added.[17] However, after the crash of PMTair Flight U4 241 in June 2007 shortly before landing, scheduled passenger flight service to the airport was discontinued until 2011.[18]
Cambodia Angkor Air started a tri-weekly service from Angkor International Airport in Siem Reap on December 14, 2011. The service was further adjusted to continue Phnom Penh as well operating a triangle route Siem Reap-Sihanoukville-Phnom Penh-Siem Reap from the beginning of March 31, 2013. Starting in September 2013, airline will provide a Siem Reap-Sihanoukville route twice daily during the high peak season.
Statistics[19]
Year | Total
Passenger movements |
Change% | Total
Aircraft movement |
Change% |
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2012 | 13,022 | ![]() |
349 | ![]() |
2013 | 19,713 | ![]() |
570 | ![]() |
2014 | 43,400[20] | ![]() |
998 | ![]() |
2015 | 94,630 | ![]() |
1,853 | ![]() |
2016 | 156,887 | ![]() |
2,627 | ![]() |
2017 | 338,000[21] | ![]() |
5,575 | ![]() |
Accidents and incidents
- On 7 July 1972, a Douglas DC-3 cargo plane of Cambodia Air Commercial registered as XW-PHW overran the runway on landing at Sihanouk International Airport without fatalities but was damaged beyond economic repair.[22]
- On 25 June 2007, an Antonov An-24 (XU-U4A) operating as PMTair Flight U4 241 en route from Siem Reap to Sihanoukville crashed about five minutes before landing, killing all 22 passengers and crew on board.
See also
References
- ↑ "Traffic data". CAMBODIA AIRPORTS. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Sihanoukville International Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Sihanoukville International Airport (KOS)". World Airport Codes. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ↑ "State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (Cambodia)" (PDF). schedule coordination. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Cambodia Airways files operational network from July 2018". Routesonline. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ "Cambodia Angkor Air Adds New Vietnam Routes in S16". airlineroute. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ↑ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/277268/hainan-airlines-adds-sihanoukville-service-from-march-2018/
- 1 2 https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/280496/jc-international-adds-new-sihanoukville-china-service-in-augsep-2018/
- 1 2 http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asean/1218077/new-local-airline-launches-in-cambodia
- ↑ http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/lanmei-air-launches-sihanoukville-macau-trip
- ↑ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/279905/lanmei-airlines-schedules-new-china-routes-in-julaug-2018/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=airlineroute&utm_campaign=airlineroute&utm_content=airlineroute-20180803
- ↑ "Ruili Airlines adds Fuzhou – Sihanoukville link from late-Oct 2018". routesonline. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ↑ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/280060/sichuan-airlines-plans-chongqing-sihanoukville-flights-from-late-august-2018/
- ↑ http://en.wuxi.gov.cn/sitePages/subPages/1300350001395653.html
- ↑ "Sihanoukville: History". Canby Publications Co. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Sihanoukville Airport Opens To Airlines". Cambodian Daily. January 16, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ↑ "SIHANOUKVILLE AIRPORT RUNWAY DESIGN". MAA Group. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ↑ "All dead in Cambodia plane crash". BBC. June 27, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Traffic Data". Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ↑ "Cambodia Airports to incentivise Sihanoukville tourism". Phnom Penh Post. December 4, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Vinci Airports - 2017 Q4 traffic and annual performance" (PDF). 18 Jan 2018.
- ↑ "XW-PHW Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 September 2010.