Sihanoukville International Airport

Infobox Airport
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IATA = KOS
ICAO = VDSV
type = Public
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operator = Societe Concessionnaire des Aeroports
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location = Sihanoukville
elevation-f = 40
elevation-m = 12
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Sihanoukville International Airport airport codes|KOS|VDSV, located 18 km east of Sihanoukville, is Cambodia's third international airport. The airport is also known as Kang Keng Airport. The IATA code KOS dates from Sihanoukville's former name "Kompong Som".

The airfield was originally constructed in the 1960s with assistance from the Soviet Union [cite web|url=http://www.ocm.gov.kh/c_inf5.htm|title=Airports|accessdate=2007-01-18] . After a long period of dormancy during and after the Khmer Rouge era, the airport formally reopened on January 15, 2007 [cite web|url=http://www.vnagency.com.vn/Home/EN/tabid/119/itemid/180348/Default.aspx|title=Cambodia reopens Sihanoukville airport|accessdate=2007-01-18] . The airport's runway is being extended to 2,200 meters, which will allow it to accommodate jet airplanes such as the Boeing 737.

Airlines and destinations

"None"

Former airlines and destinations

*PMTair (Siem Reap) -- terminated after the crash of PMTair Flight U4 241

ee also

*Phnom Penh International Airport
*Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport

References

External links

* [http://www.sihanoukville-cambodia.com/about-sihanoukville/airport.html The SihanoukVille Airport]