Sihanouk International Airport

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
Hub for
Elevation AMSL40 ft / 12 m
Coordinates10°34′48″N 103°38′13″E
Websitekos.cambodia-airports.aero
Map
KOS is located in Cambodia
KOS
KOS
Location of airport in Cambodia
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

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 from the beginning of 31 March 2013. Starting in September 2013, airline will 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
Sihanouk International Airport main gate.
AirlinesDestinations
Cambodia Angkor Air Ho Chi Minh City, [9] Siem Reap[10]
Royal Air Philippines Charter: Cebu
Ruili Airlines Kunming (suspended)

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at KOS airport. See Wikidata query.
Year Total[11]

Passenger movements

 Change% Total

Aircraft movement

 Change%
2012 13,022 Steady 349 Steady
2013 19,713 Increase 51.38 570 Increase 63.32
2014 43,400[12] Increase 120.16 998 Increase 75.09
2015 94,630 Increase 118.04 1,853 Increase 85.67
2016 156,887 Increase 65.79 2,627 Increase 41.77
2017 338,000[13] Increase 115.4 5,575 Increase 112.2
2018 651,000 Increase 92.6 8,274 Increase 48.4
2019 1,680,000 Increase 158.1 17,824 Increase 115.4
2020 221,000 Decrease 86.9 3,151 Decrease 82.3
2021 17,000 Decrease 92 654 Decrease 79

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.[14]
  • 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
  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. "Cambodia Angkor Air schedules additional Sihanoukville routes from June 2019".
  10. "CAMBODIA ANGKOR AIR FILES SIEM REAP-ANGKOR INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE IN NS24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  11. "Traffic Data". Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  12. "Cambodia Airports to incentivise Sihanoukville tourism". Phnom Penh Post. December 4, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  13. "Vinci Airports - 2017 Q4 traffic and annual performance" (PDF). 18 Jan 2018.
  14. "XW-PHW Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
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