Construction of Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport Project 44% Complete

• 20 October 2022
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The construction of Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport was 44% completed by the end of September 2022, as the company is accelerating work to meet the deadline by March 2023.

HE Sin Chansereyvutha, Under-Secretary of State and spokesman for the Secretariat of State for Civil Aviation, said on 20 October that the company is continuing construction as planned.

“The company is proceeding as planned so far, the company has completed 44% of the construction as of the end of September. In March 2023, the construction will be completed 100%, while in October 2023, the airport will be operational,” he said.

The construction of Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport started on 15 March 2020 and is scheduled to take a total construction period of 36 months at a cost of about US$880 million. (Read more)

The Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport project is built on an area of 700 hectares in Sot Nikum district, Siem Reap province, about 40 km from Angkor Park and about 50km from Siem Reap town.

When launched in October 2023, the airport will have a capacity of 7 million passengers per year.

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