New Phnom Penh International Airport 40% Complete

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As of May, the construction of the new US$1.5-billion Phnom Penh International Airport is approximately 40% complete, with the construction of each major parts proceeding as planned, according to officials of the new Phnom Penh International Airport on Friday 21 May.

Overall, the construction is expected to finish and be open for operation by 2023 as scheduled despite the current COVID-19 community outbreak.

The construction has three main parts including the passenger terminal, the aircraft traffic control tower and the airfield.

For the passenger terminals, the construction will include a check-in terminal, departure terminal, arrival terminal, as well as other support infrastructures such as parking lots and an access road to the station.

Meanwhile, the runway section includes the construction of the runway, taxiway and air pad, while the traffic control tower will be built approximately 100 metres high.

The construction firm has been also speeding up work on the rainwater management system to prevent flooding during the rainy season. In the meantime, work on resettlements is also ongoing, with over 171 houses being handed over to local people affected by the project last week. (Read more)

OCIC Chairman Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se said in February that his firm aims to have the construction of the new Phnom Penh International Airport 50% complete by the end of 2021. (Read more)

Announced in 2018 with an investment of US$1.5 billion, the project is being built on over 2,600 hectares in Kandal Stung and Sa’ang districts in Kandal province and a part of Takeo province.

According to the plan, the project is divided into three phases of development, with the first phase from 2018 to 2020, the second phase from 2024 to 2030 and the third phase to 2050.

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