S’ville airport expansion gets nod

Adam Xie · Post by **Adam Xie** » Sat Sep 14, 2019 12:30 pm

Khmer times:

The expansion will be carried out in several phases, according to the approved blueprint. Phase 1 will begin early next year and will expand the airport’s capacity to 3.6 million passengers. The next phase will begin in 2022.
The airport’s runway is already getting an upgrade. Construction work is now underway to expand it to 3,300 metres from the current 2,500. The expansion, due to be completed by 2020, will allow the airport to accommodate long-haul aircraft.

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50642812/s ... -gets-nod/

Preparation for something big coming.

SternAAlbifrons · Post by **SternAAlbifrons** » Sat Sep 14, 2019 12:44 pm

Adam Xie wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2019 12:30 pm
The airport’s runway is already getting an upgrade. Construction work is now underway to expand it to 3,300 metres from the current 2,500.

The worlds leading news organisations, when discussing the "military airfield" at Botum Sakor a couple of months ago, claimed that runway length - indicates that it must be designed for military purpose.

Remember that panic just a month or two ago?? On this basis alone.

In fact this length runway is now bog standard for tourist airports in the region.

hiway5 · Post by **hiway5** » Sat Sep 14, 2019 1:26 pm

Was corrected recently and told the airport is called Sihanouk International Airport. No idea why the change.