Sihanouk airport upgrades runway: Flights due to begin from the $58 million investment before the end of the year

Sihanouk International Airport, serving Cambodia’s main seaside resort and port city, has entered a new development phase. The runway has had an extension from 2,500 metres to 3,300 metres. In the last five years, Sihanoukville has become a destination in the making with its deep-sea port and pristine beaches, attracting both business investors and tourists. Between 2015 and 2019, passengers grew from 94,000 to 1.6 million passengers and the airport had been experiencing triple digit growth nearly every year.                         

Against the backdrop of the strong traffic growth, the runway project was launched in July 2018 and aims at accommodating larger aircrafts such as B-777-300ER or A-350-1000 operating long-haul direct flights to and from Sihanouk International Airport.

Mao Havannall, Minister   in charge of the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation said that the runway extension is critical for the future as both SSCA and the airport concession holders are working together to attract airlines and get bilateral landing rights. To a question on tax relief for the airport, the minister said: “The government is sensitive to the needs of the tourism and travel industries and, as such, has extended some relief to the three airports as well.

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