And what better day to start work than 24 December in the middle of the Sea Festival.

Coastal airport gets an overhaul
Fri, 23 December 2016
Cam McGrath and Cheng Sokhorng

Renovation work on Sihanouk International Airport will commence on Saturday, with the expansion of the airport’s runway and terminal building aimed at increasing its capacity to handle up to 500,000 passengers a year.

Khek Norinda, communications director of Cambodia Airports, the French company that holds a concession to operate the Kingdom’s three international airports through 2040, said the upgrades aim at accommodating the rapid growth of passenger traffic.

Last year, more than 4.8 million tourists visited the Kingdom, with throughput at Sihanouk International Airport growing 118 percent to 94,630 passengers.
In October, the airport broke the 100,000 passenger a year mark for the first time and appeared on course to serve a projected 150,000 passengers in 2016.

Work will also be carried out to strengthen and widen the airport’s single 2,500-metre-long runway, and will include a new taxiway “to improve airside capacity and accommodate larger aircraft”. A plan to extend the runway will also be studied.
Sinn Chanserey Vutha, spokesman of the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation, said while the runway was long enough to handle even large aircraft, such as a Boeing 737, its tarmac was not sufficiently equipped and the existing taxiway did not provide enough room for these aircraft to manoeuvre.

“The expansion plan will [increase the airport’s capacity] to handle huge aircraft from European and Australia, as [the runway] will be able to handle at least 80 tonnes and these aircraft will able to use the taxiway,” he said.

According to Cambodia Airports, the terminal and runway expansions are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2017 or early 2018...
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The chinks are coming

CEOCambodiaNews wrote:And what better day to start work than 24 December in the middle of the Sea Festival.

Coastal airport gets an overhaul
Fri, 23 December 2016
Cam McGrath and Cheng Sokhorng

Renovation work on Sihanouk International Airport will commence on Saturday, with the expansion of the airport’s runway and terminal building aimed at increasing its capacity to handle up to 500,000 passengers a year.

Khek Norinda, communications director of Cambodia Airports, the French company that holds a concession to operate the Kingdom’s three international airports through 2040, said the upgrades aim at accommodating the rapid growth of passenger traffic.

Last year, more than 4.8 million tourists visited the Kingdom, with throughput at Sihanouk International Airport growing 118 percent to 94,630 passengers.
In October, the airport broke the 100,000 passenger a year mark for the first time and appeared on course to serve a projected 150,000 passengers in 2016.

Work will also be carried out to strengthen and widen the airport’s single 2,500-metre-long runway, and will include a new taxiway “to improve airside capacity and accommodate larger aircraft”. A plan to extend the runway will also be studied.
Sinn Chanserey Vutha, spokesman of the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation, said while the runway was long enough to handle even large aircraft, such as a Boeing 737, its tarmac was not sufficiently equipped and the existing taxiway did not provide enough room for these aircraft to manoeuvre.

“The expansion plan will [increase the airport’s capacity] to handle huge aircraft from European and Australia, as [the runway] will be able to handle at least 80 tonnes and these aircraft will able to use the taxiway,” he said.

According to Cambodia Airports, the terminal and runway expansions are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2017 or early 2018...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/c ... ign=buffer

The landing strip will never be successful for larger aircraft unless millions and millions of dollars are spent on stabilizing the slurry and water on which it sits.

Barang_doa_slae wrote:The chinks are coming

@Duncan
Are you suggesting that the runways are built to the same standards as the roads ?
That is a truly scary thought.

Anchor Moy wrote:@Duncan
Are you suggesting that the runways are built to the same standards as the roads ?
That is a truly scary thought.

I am a close friend to the former airport director in place during the first renovation round. He told me it was very good.
Also it is Vinci that did the job and they are one of the (if not) the leading worldwide airport operators.
Duncan assertions sound a but dubious if he can't back them up.

B737s and A320s are short to medium range aircraft. Large aircraft are ~ 150 to 400 tonnes max takeoff weight and require ~3000 meters (10.000 feet) at sea level in hot climates. An A320, with payload, from Europe to Cambodia would have to go down twice for fuel on its way. PAX from Europe, US and Australia will have to come in via PP or BKK for some time to come. Parts of China can make it on direct flights. Macao, Shenzhen, Hong Kong und Taipei spring to mind. The Philipinos can make it on an A320 as well.Ma

Duncan wrote:

CEOCambodiaNews wrote:And what better day to start work than 24 December in the middle of the Sea Festival.

Coastal airport gets an overhaul
Fri, 23 December 2016
Cam McGrath and Cheng Sokhorng

Renovation work on Sihanouk International Airport will commence on Saturday, with the expansion of the airport’s runway and terminal building aimed at increasing its capacity to handle up to 500,000 passengers a year.

Khek Norinda, communications director of Cambodia Airports, the French company that holds a concession to operate the Kingdom’s three international airports through 2040, said the upgrades aim at accommodating the rapid growth of passenger traffic.

Last year, more than 4.8 million tourists visited the Kingdom, with throughput at Sihanouk International Airport growing 118 percent to 94,630 passengers.
In October, the airport broke the 100,000 passenger a year mark for the first time and appeared on course to serve a projected 150,000 passengers in 2016.

Work will also be carried out to strengthen and widen the airport’s single 2,500-metre-long runway, and will include a new taxiway “to improve airside capacity and accommodate larger aircraft”. A plan to extend the runway will also be studied.
Sinn Chanserey Vutha, spokesman of the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation, said while the runway was long enough to handle even large aircraft, such as a Boeing 737, its tarmac was not sufficiently equipped and the existing taxiway did not provide enough room for these aircraft to manoeuvre.

“The expansion plan will [increase the airport’s capacity] to handle huge aircraft from European and Australia, as [the runway] will be able to handle at least 80 tonnes and these aircraft will able to use the taxiway,” he said.

According to Cambodia Airports, the terminal and runway expansions are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2017 or early 2018...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/c ... ign=buffer

The landing strip will never be successful for larger aircraft unless millions and millions of dollars are spent on stabilizing the slurry and water on which it sits.

Worldwide I see a lot of Swissport and Fraport management at bigger airports, along with others. Vinci I have not conciously seen. I know I can google up a link, but where are they from?

Barang_doa_slae wrote:

Anchor Moy wrote:@Duncan
Are you suggesting that the runways are built to the same standards as the roads ?
That is a truly scary thought.

I am a close friend to the former airport director in place during the first renovation round. He told me it was very good.
Also it is Vinci that did the job and they are one of the (if not) the leading worldwide airport operators.
Duncan assertions sound a but dubious if he can't back them up.

OKW wrote:Worldwide I see a lot of Swissport and Fraport management at bigger airports, along with others. Vinci I have not conciously seen. I know I can google up a link, but where are they from?

Barang_doa_slae wrote:

Anchor Moy wrote:@Duncan
Are you suggesting that the runways are built to the same standards as the roads ?
That is a truly scary thought.

I am a close friend to the former airport director in place during the first renovation round. He told me it was very good.
Also it is Vinci that did the job and they are one of the (if not) the leading worldwide airport operators.
Duncan assertions sound a but dubious if he can't back them up.

France of course !

Actually my bad it seems they are the fifth biggest worldwide.

, of course, good one. Come to think of it I might have seen them in France and some former french colonies. Do you think there is a corelation here somewhere?

Barang_doa_slae wrote:

OKW wrote:Worldwide I see a lot of Swissport and Fraport management at bigger airports, along with others. Vinci I have not conciously seen. I know I can google up a link, but where are they from?

Barang_doa_slae wrote:

Anchor Moy wrote:@Duncan
Are you suggesting that the runways are built to the same standards as the roads ?
That is a truly scary thought.

I am a close friend to the former airport director in place during the first renovation round. He told me it was very good.
Also it is Vinci that did the job and they are one of the (if not) the leading worldwide airport operators.
Duncan assertions sound a but dubious if he can't back them up.

France of course !