Sihanouk International Airport
Sihanouk International Airport អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport international de Sihanouk | |||||||||||
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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 / 10.58000°N 103.63694°E | ||||||||||
| Website | kos | ||||||||||
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  KOS Location of airport in Cambodia | |||||||||||
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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]
History
[edit]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
[edit]- 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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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur–International[9] |
| AirAsia Cambodia | Siem Reap[10] |
| Cambodia Angkor Air | Ho Chi Minh City,[11] Phnom Penh, Siem Reap[12] |
| Sunday Airlines | Seasonal charter: Novosibirsk, Taraz,[13] Yekaterinburg |
Statistics
[edit] | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sihanouk international airport report from VINCI Airports – Traffic 2021". VINCI airport. 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Sihanoukville International Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ "Sihanoukville International Airport (KOS)". World Airport Codes. 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.
- ^ "State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (Cambodia)" (PDF). schedule coordination. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ^ "Sihanoukville's tourism confidence spike as AirAsia restarts services". TTG Asia. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "AirAsia Cambodia Outlines Initial Operations From May 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Cambodia Angkor Air schedules additional Sihanoukville routes from June 2019".
- ^ "CAMBODIA ANGKOR AIR FILES SIEM REAP-ANGKOR INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE IN NS24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
