Siem Reap International Airport

Siem Reap International Airport (IATA: REP, ICAO: VDSR) (Khmer: អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិសៀមរាបអង្គរ French: Aéroport International de Siem Reap) serves Siem Reap, a popular tourist destination due to nearby Angkor Wat. It is the second busiest airport in Cambodia after Phnom Penh International Airport.[1]

Siem Reap International Airport

អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិសៀមរាប

Aéroport international de Siem Reap
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCambodia Airports
ServesSiem Reap, Cambodia
Hub for
Elevation AMSL60 ft / 18 m
Coordinates13°24′38″N 103°48′46″E
Websiterep.cambodia-airports.aero
Map
REP
Location of airport in Cambodia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,550 8,366 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passenger movements3,926,000 12.4%
Aircraft movements39,750 10.3%
VINCI Airports – Q4 and FY 2019 traffic.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 60 feet (18 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 05/23 with a concrete surface measuring 2,550 by 45 metres (8,366 ft × 148 ft).[2][3]

The airport's new terminal was inaugurated on 28 August 2006. The Cambodian government has plans to replace the airport with a new one, 60 km from Siem Reap.[4] As of 2008, extensions to the airport's apron and parking areas are taking place. Air Traffic Control is provided by CATS (Cambodia Air Traffic Services), with full approach and aerodrome VHF facilities being housed in the control tower, between the fire station and the domestic terminal.[5] Area control is still provided from CATS Centre in Phnom Penh (Pochentong) VHF frequencies used at Siem Reap are:

  • Tower: 118.000 MHz (AM)
  • Approach: 124.300 MHz (AM)
  • ACC (FIR): 127.500 MHz (AM)
  • Ground (apron): 121.750 MHz (AM)
  • ATIS (WX): 129.950 MHz (AM)
  • Tower – fire 3A: 143.750 MHz (FM)

CATS are also responsible for clearing takeoffs and landings of tourist helicopters from the "Big Balloon" site, 3 km away, near Angkor Wat. Both Helicopters Cambodia and Sokha Helicopters operate from the airport, with Sokha mainly operating from the Big Yellow Balloon site. The airport itself is located some 6 km outside Siem Reap, just off National Route 6 north. Runway alignments are 23 & 05, with only 23 being used for takeoff, due to flight restrictions over Angkor temple.

Airfield
  • Runway: 2,550 m (8,370 ft) long x 45 m (148 ft) width (with shoulders 2.5m wide each).
  • Perpendicular taxiway: length: 240 m (790 ft) width: 20 m (66 ft) and 10 metres of shoulders. Under construction: 1 (length: 600 metres, width: 25 metres and 15 metres of shoulders).
  • Number of stands: 10
Interior view of Siem Reap International Airport
SilkAir A320-200 at Siem Reap International Airport.

Airlines and destinations

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most flights will only resume operations on 1 July 2020

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International (resumes 1 July 2020)
Air Busan Busan (resumes 15 July 2020)
Air Seoul Seoul–Incheon (resumes 1 July 2020)
Bangkok Airways Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi (suspended)
Cambodia Airways Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Fuzhou,[6][7] Macau,[6] Phnom Penh,[6] Sihanoukville
Cambodia Angkor Air Da Nang (resumes 25 October 2020), Haikou,[8] Hangzhou,[8] Ho Chi Minh City (resumes 1 July 2020), Phnom Penh, Shanghai–Pudong,[8] Sihanoukville
Cathay Dragon Hong Kong (resumes 1 August 2020)
China Eastern Airlines Kunming (resumes 26 October 2020), Shanghai–Pudong (resumes 25 October 2020)
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou (resumes 25 October 2020)
HK Express Hong Kong (resumes 2 July 2020)
JC International Airlines Kunming (resumes 1 August 2020), Phnom Penh (suspended), Sihanoukville (resumes 1 August 2020), Wanzhou (resumes 1 August 2020)
Charter: Taipei-Taoyuan
Jetstar Asia Airways Singapore (resumes 2 July 2020)
Korean Air Seasonal: Seoul–Incheon[9]
Lanmei Airlines Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi (resumes 1 October 2020), Changsha, Chengdu, Dalian, Datong, Guiyang, Huangshan, Jinan, Macau, Meixian, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Ordos, Phnom Penh, Qinhuangdao, Shenzhen,[10] Shijiazhuang, Sihanoukville, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Wuhan (suspended), Xi'an, Yichang
Seasonal: Dunhuang[11]
Charter: Hohhot, Jieyang/Chaoshan, Linyi, Xining, Zunyi
Lao Airlines Luang Prabang, Pakse
Qatar Airways Doha (begins 16 November 2020)[12]
Qingdao Airlines Lanzhou,[13] Nanning[13]
Shandong Airlines Chongqing, Jinan
SilkAir Singapore (resumes 1 July 2020)
Sky Angkor Airlines Charter: Beijing–Capital, Busan, Cheongju, Chengdu, Dalian, Hefei, Hualien,[14] Kunming, Muan, Nanchang, Nanning, Shenyang, Sihanoukville, Seoul–Incheon, Tokyo-Narita
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang (resumes 1 July 2020), Phuket (resumes 25 October 2020)
Thai Smile Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi (resumes 25 October 2020)
VietJet Air Hanoi (resumes 16 August 2020)
Vietnam Airlines Hanoi (resumes 1 August 2020), Ho Chi Minh City (resumes 1 August 2020), Luang Prabang (resumes 26 October 2020)
XiamenAir Xiamen[15]

Statistics
Year PassengersAircraft movements
2001 449,70012,400
2002 572,70013,600
2003 551,30012,000
2004 799,70015,500
2005 1,038,10016,900
2006 1,360,40018,900
2007 1,732,40022,000
2008 1,531,80020,000
2009 1,255,20018,200
2010 1,581,30920,447
2011 1,826,11823,415
2012 2,223,02926,248
2013 2,663,33731,590
2014 3,018,669 35,696
2015 3,296,513 37,296
2016 3,478,300 37,698
2017 4,209,000 43,568
2018 4,480,000 44,314
2019 3,926,000 39,750

Ground transportation

There are a few options to transfer to or from Siem Reap International Airport and the city. Outside the arrival hall, passengers can take a taxi provided by the Airport Taxi Association, which costs US$10 (fixed rate) as of September 2019.[16] A cheaper alternative would be to book a car or tuktuk ride from Grab, the popular ride-hailing app. The trip to downtown costs on average $6 on the app. Passengers also have the option to rent a car or tuktuk for the whole day from the app for touring the city and Angkor Wat for $25.

See also

References
  1. "Cambodia Airports Traffic Data". Cambodia-airports.com.
  2. Airport information for VDSR from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. "State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (Cambodia)" (PDF). Schedule-coordination.jp. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  4. Siva Govindasamy (22 September 2010). "Cambodia eyes new airport for Siem Reap". Flightglobal.
  5. "CATS". www.cats.com.kh.
  6. "CambodiaAirWeb". Cambodia Airways. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  7. "Cambodia Airways adds Siem Reap – Fuzhou from late-Jan 2020".
  8. "Cambodia Angkor Air Feb/Mar 2020 China inventory changes as of 30JAN20". RoutesOnline. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  9. Liu, Jim. "Korean Air adds seasonal Siem Reap service from late-Dec 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  10. "Lanmei Airlines adds new China routes in Nov/Dec 2019".
  11. "Lanmei Airlines adds new China routes in Nov/Dec 2019".
  12. https://www.qatarairways.com/en/press-releases/2020/January/KAS2020.html?activeTag=Press-releases
  13. "Qingdao Airlines plans new international routes in 4Q19". Routesonline. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  14. "Sky Angkor Airlines adds Hualien charters from late-Oct 2019". Routeonlines. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  15. "Xiamen Airlines to Launch Siem Reap Service from late-June 2014". Routesonline. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  16. "Siem Reap Airport". GeckoRoutes. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

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