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Sihanouk International Airport

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Sihanouk International Airport (formerly Sihanoukville International Airport; Khmer: អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ; French: Aéroport international de Sihanouk) (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
Aéroport international de Sihanouk
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCambodia Airports
OperatorVINCI Airports
LocationSihanoukville, Cambodia
Elevation AMSL40 ft / 12 m
Coordinates10°34′48″N 103°38′13″E / 10.58000°N 103.63694°E / 10.58000; 103.63694
Websitekos.cambodia-airports.aero
Map
KOS is located in Cambodia
KOS
KOS
Location of airport in Cambodia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,300 10,827 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passenger movements17,000 Decrease 92%
Aircraft movements654 Decrease 79%
www.vinci-airports.com [1]

History

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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

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  • 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

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Sihanouk International Airport main gate
AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International[9]
AirAsia Cambodia Siem Reap[10]
Cambodia Angkor Air Ho Chi Minh City,[11] Phnom Penh, Siem Reap[12]
Sichuan Airlines Guangzhou
Sunday Airlines Seasonal charter: Novosibirsk, Taraz,[13] Yekaterinburg

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at KOS airport. See Wikidata query.
Year Total[14]

Passenger movements

Change % Total

Aircraft movement

Change %
2012 13,022   349  
2013 19,713   51.38 570   63.32
2014 43,400[15]   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[16]   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

Accidents and incidents

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  • 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.[17]
  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Sihanouk international airport report from VINCI Airports – Traffic 2021". VINCI airport. 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Sihanoukville International Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Sihanoukville International Airport (KOS)". World Airport Codes. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Sihanoukville: History". Canby Publications Co. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Sihanoukville Airport Opens To Airlines". Cambodian Daily. January 16, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  6. ^ "SIHANOUKVILLE AIRPORT RUNWAY DESIGN". MAA Group. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  7. ^ "All dead in Cambodia plane crash". BBC. June 27, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  8. ^ "State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (Cambodia)" (PDF). schedule coordination. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  9. ^ "Sihanoukville's tourism confidence spike as AirAsia restarts services". TTG Asia. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  10. ^ Liu, Jim. "AirAsia Cambodia Outlines Initial Operations From May 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Cambodia Angkor Air schedules additional Sihanoukville routes from June 2019".
  12. ^ "CAMBODIA ANGKOR AIR FILES SIEM REAP-ANGKOR INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE IN NS24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Еще один рейс на море: из Новосибирска будут летать самолеты в Камбоджу — там низкие цены и шикарные песчаные пляжи, как на Мальдивах". НГС.ру (in Russian). Сетевое издание «НГС.НОВОСТИ». 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Traffic Data". Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  15. ^ "Cambodia Airports to incentivise Sihanoukville tourism". Phnom Penh Post. December 4, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  16. ^ "Vinci Airports - 2017 Q4 traffic and annual performance" (PDF). 18 Jan 2018.
  17. ^ "XW-PHW Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
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