Sihanoukville International Airport
| Sihanouk International Airport អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanouk | |||||||||||
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| IATA: KOS – ICAO: VDSV | |||||||||||
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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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Sihanouk International Airport (formerly Shanoukville International Airport) (IATA: KOS, ICAO: VDSV)(Khmer: អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ French: Aéroport International de Sihanouk), located 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Sihanoukville city, in Preah Sihanouk Province, is Cambodia's third largest international airport.[2] 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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| Cambodia Angkor Air | Ho Chi Minh City,[5] Phnom Penh, Siem Reap |
| Dragonair | Charter: Hong Kong |
| Lucky Air | Charter: Kunming[6] |
| SilkAir | Charter: Singapore |
| Sky Angkor Airlines | Seasonal: Seoul－Incheon, Siem Reap |
Airport Development Overview
The airfield was originally constructed in the 1960s with assistance from the Soviet Union.[7] After a long period of dormancy during and after the Khmer Rouge era, the airport formally reopened on January 15, 2007.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]
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[11]
| Year | Total
Passenger movements |
Change% | Total
Aircraft movement |
Change% |
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| 2012 | 13,022 |  |
349 | |
| 2013 | 19,713 |  51.38 |
570 | 63.33 |
| 2014 | 43,400[12] | 120.16 |
998 | 75.09 |
| 2015 | 94,630 | 1,853 |
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.[13]
- 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 Angkor Air Adds New Vietnam Routes in S16". airlineroute. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ↑ "Lucky Air Adds Kunming – Sihanoukville Service from late-Nov 2015". UBM (UK) Ltd. November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "XW-PHW Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
External links
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- State Secretariat Of Civil Aviation
- The Sihanoukville Airport
- Overview on Transport Infrastructure Cambodia