Xinhua
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia will have its first taxiway next month in Phnom Penh International Airport, a path that connects the runway to where airplanes park to increase the flight capacity of the airport, local media reported on Friday.
The US$9 million taxiway, which is 1,250 meters long by 44 meters wide, roughly the same size as the existing runway, will allow for more takeoffs and landings each day, Khek Norinda, communications and marketing manager for Societe Concessionaire des Aeroports (SCA), was quoted by English newspaper the Cambodia Daily as saying.
SCA, which is financing construction, is a French-owned company and manages Phnon Penh International Airport, as well as the airport in Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, under a contract with the government that runs until 2040.
The construction began in May of last year and will be finished in June of this year.
Currently, only 10 passenger planes can land or take off in an hour from the airfield at Phnom Penh's airport, said Sok Puth Thoeun, director of the airport's engineering department. That will jump to at least 16 planes with the planned taxiway.
"It is the first parallel taxiway for Phnom Penh International Airport," he added. The State Secretariat of Civil Aviation also has a master plan to build a parallel taxiway at Siem Reap International Airport, said Sok Puth Thoeun.
The US$9 million taxiway, which is 1,250 meters long by 44 meters wide, roughly the same size as the existing runway, will allow for more takeoffs and landings each day, Khek Norinda, communications and marketing manager for Societe Concessionaire des Aeroports (SCA), was quoted by English newspaper the Cambodia Daily as saying.
SCA, which is financing construction, is a French-owned company and manages Phnon Penh International Airport, as well as the airport in Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, under a contract with the government that runs until 2040.
The construction began in May of last year and will be finished in June of this year.
Currently, only 10 passenger planes can land or take off in an hour from the airfield at Phnom Penh's airport, said Sok Puth Thoeun, director of the airport's engineering department. That will jump to at least 16 planes with the planned taxiway.
"It is the first parallel taxiway for Phnom Penh International Airport," he added. The State Secretariat of Civil Aviation also has a master plan to build a parallel taxiway at Siem Reap International Airport, said Sok Puth Thoeun.
7 comments:
I am disagree with taxiway at siem riep airport.
This airport is too close to Angkor Wat.
For more landing and takeoff at is very dangerous to our temple.
For 12:23 pm,
I am 100% agree. The number of flight to Siem Reab should be reduced to prevent air disaster that may occur in future. In substitution, Kampong Chnang airport should be upgraded to take pressure from Phnom Penh airpor. As more tourist planes land in Kampong Chnang airport, it will help to generate income of small businesses in the province and provinces on the way to Siem Reab.
Way to go Cambodia! We need to be up there among other Southeast Asian neighbors. Prop to all the investors and government officials who have made all these development a reality.
glad to see they finally did improve the airports in cambodia a lot. however, i still think the three cambodian international of phnom penh, siem reap and sihanoukville need to be expanded to make is international standard of 3500 meters in length of the runways so they can handle long haul flights from all over the world. right now, our aiports are still small compare to other regional airports. please don't take too long to expand our airports. god bless cambodia.
Good to know the airport in Phnom Penh is once again being upgraded. Bangkok has an extremely superior airport and Saigon is closely catching up by creating a brand new airport and upgrading their Hanoi one.
Pochintong airport in Phnon Penh is suck! i've never seen airport look so craps like this one!...My God!
12:02PM travel more! or read more! And remember Pol Pot?
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