It's Official: Koh Rong International Airport Project Signed and Sealed

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Royal Group to Build US$300 Million International Airport on Preah Sihanouk Province’s Koh Rong Island
AKP Phnom Penh, January 18, 2023 --

The Royal Group Koh Rong Development Company, a subsidiary of the Royal Group Co., Ltd., will build an international airport on Koh Rong city, Preah Sihanouk province and the construction would take five years to complete.

The State Secretariat of Civil Aviation and the company signed a Memorandum of Agreement and Acceptance of Koh Rong International Eco-Tourism Airport Master Plan in Phnom Penh on Jan. 18. H.E. Dr. Mao Havannall, Minister in charge of the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation and Neak Oknha Kith Meng, Chairman of the Royal Group Koh Rong Development Company were the signatories.

The construction of Koh Rong International Eco-Tourism Airport (Category 4C) on Koh Rong development area would cost some US$300 million and be completed within a period of five years.


Speaking at the signing ceremony, H.E. Dr. Mao Havannall said that the development project is under the framework of a multi-purpose joint venture for the whole Koh Rong city, which is a private sector investment and is similar to the investment of Union Development Company (UDG) in Dara Sakor area (100 percent private investment).

“This project is in line with the vision, plan, policy and strategic direction of the Royal Government of Cambodia,” he said.

On Feb. 28, 2008, the Royal Group Co., Ltd. signed a Koh Rong lease agreement with the Council for the Development of Cambodia representing the Royal Government of Cambodia to develop the island city as a business development area and eco-tourism resort, including airport infrastructure.
By Chea Vannak
AKP

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[Jerry Atrick]

That's disgusting

[Doc67]

Approaches from the south will put Sok San beach on the map for AvGeeks.

[Tommie]

Why would someone build a international airport only 40 kilometers away from another international airport in Sihanoukville? It is not like the airport in sihanoukville is to crowded nowadays, and unlikely to be so in the next decade. And it is no great expedition voyage to get to the island from Sihanoukville. 3 cold beers and You are there.

[Jerry Atrick]

Why would someone build a international airport only 40 kilometers away from another international airport in Sihanoukville? It is not like the airport in sihanoukville is to crowded nowadays, and unlikely to be so in the next decade. And it is no great expedition voyage to get to the island from Sihanoukville. 3 cold beers and You are there.

Because they get to strip out luxury hardwoods all over the island and legally sell them for megabucks on the pretext of clearing the airport site

Probably KRS too while they are at it

[rogerrabbit]

Why would someone build a international airport only 40 kilometers away from another international airport in Sihanoukville? It is not like the airport in sihanoukville is to crowded nowadays, and unlikely to be so in the next decade. And it is no great expedition voyage to get to the island from Sihanoukville. 3 cold beers and You are there.

Hey, it's eco tourism airport! Eco tourists need their own airport.

But Koh Samui has own airport even though there is airport 60km away in Surat Thani. Neither of them being close to their max capacity. Multiple other similar cases around the world.

[truffledog]

Fortunately there is still enough remote islands without aiports on this world to avoid this one in the future.

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Submarine transmission line to Koh Rong to be completed after Khmer New Year
Appeared 19 minutes ago
On Wednesday, January 25, 2023
By Dy Bunnara

A source from the Royal Group said that the project to build a submarine cable to Koh Rong is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2023, after the Khmer New Year.

According to company sources, since September 2022, Royal Group Koh Rong Development Company has invested with Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) in about 60 km of transmission line to connect submarine cables to Koh Rong.
. Kampucheathmey

[Freightdog]

Regards the airport- they seem to have built in some obsolescence and scope for further development, by utilising a design and layout that was out of date last century.

Or there’s a numpty or two among the advisors.