Sihanouk International Airport
Cambodia's third international airport, located in Sihanoukville, Cambodia
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Sihanouk International Airport (formerly Sihanoukville International Airport; Khmer: អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ) (IATA: KOS, ICAO: VDSV), located 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Sihanoukville City in Sihanoukville 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 Kang Keng Airport (Khmer: អាកាសយានដ្ឋានកងកេង). The IATA code KOS is derived from Sihanoukville's alternative name, "Kampong Som".[3]
Sihanouk International Airport អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ Akasayeanatthan Antaracheat Khaet Preah Seihanu | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Cambodia Airports | ||||||||||
| Operator | Vinci Airports | ||||||||||
| Location | Sihanoukville, Cambodia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 40 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°34′48″N 103°38′13″E | ||||||||||
| Website | kos | ||||||||||
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History
The airfield was originally constructed in the 1960s with assistance from the Soviet Union.[4] After a long period of dormancy during and after the Khmer Rouge era, the airport formally reopened on 5 January 2007.[5] The runway was extended to a length of 3,300 metres (10,827 ft) in order to accommodate 4E class aircraft. The 2 existing taxiways were widened and a cargo apron for 4E class aircraft was added.[6] 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.[7]
Cambodia Angkor Air started a tri-weekly service from Angkor International Airport in Siem Reap on 14 December 2011. The service was further adjusted to continue Phnom Penh as well, operating a triangle route, Siem Reap-Sihanoukville-Phnom Penh-Siem Reap, starting on 31 March 2013. Starting in September 2013, the airline was scheduled to provide a Siem Reap-Sihanoukville route twice daily during the high peak season.
Airfield summary
- Runway length: 3,300 metres[8]
- Runway Width: 40 metres + 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
Statistics
| Year | Total[21]
Passenger movements |
Change % | Total
Aircraft movement |
Change % |
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| 2012 | 13,022 |  |
349 | |
| 2013 | 19,713 |  51.38 |
570 | 63.32 |
| 2014 | 43,400[22] | 120.16 |
998 | 75.09 |
| 2015 | 94,630 | 118.04 |
1,853 | 85.67 |
| 2016 | 156,887 | 65.79 |
2,627 | 41.77 |
| 2017 | 338,000[23] | 115.4 |
5,575 | 112.2 |
| 2018 | 651,000 | 92.6 |
8,274 | 48.4 |
| 2019 | 1,680,000 | 158.1 |
17,824 | 115.4 |
| 2020 | 221,000 |  86.9 |
3,151 | 82.3 |
| 2021 | 17,000 | 92 |
654 | 79 |
| 2022 | 39,000 | NA |
1,802 | NA |
| 2023 | 55,000 | 38 |
1,878 | 4.2 |
| 2024 | 93,000[24] | 71 |
2,075 | 10 |
| 2025 | 172,000[25] | 84 |
2,669 | 29 |
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.[26]
- 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.
