- Source: 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. 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".
History
The airfield was originally constructed in the 1960s with assistance from the Soviet Union. After a long period of dormancy during and after the Khmer Rouge era, the airport formally reopened on 5 January 2007. 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. 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.
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
Runway length: 3,300 metres
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
Statistics
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.
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
Phnom Penh International Airport
Siem Reap International Airport
References
External links
State Secretariat of Civil Aviation
Sihanoukville International Airport
Overview of Transport Infrastructure Cambodia
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sihanouk International Airport
- Phnom Penh International Airport
- Norodom Sihanouk
- List of international airports by country
- Sihanoukville
- AirAsia Cambodia
- List of airports in Cambodia
- Siem Reap Airways
- Preah Sihanouk province
- Cambodia Angkor Air
