Siem Reap International Airport

Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport
អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិសៀមរាបអង្គរ
Aéroport International de Siem Reap-Angkor
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Siem Reap, Cambodia
Hub for Cambodia Angkor Air
Sky Angkor Airlines
Elevation AMSL 60 ft / 18 m
Coordinates 13°24′38″N 103°48′46″E / 13.41056°N 103.81278°E / 13.41056; 103.81278Coordinates: 13°24′38″N 103°48′46″E / 13.41056°N 103.81278°E / 13.41056; 103.81278
Website cambodia-airports.com/...
Map
REP

Location of airport in Cambodia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,550 8,366 Concrete
Statistics (2016)
Passenger movements 3,478,300
Airfreight movements in tonnes 1,920
Aircraft movements 37,698

Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (IATA: REP, ICAO: VDSR) (Khmer: អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិសៀមរាបអង្គរ French: Aéroport International de Siem Reap-Angkor) serves Siem Reap, a popular tourist destination due to nearby Angkor Wat. It is the busiest airport in Cambodia in terms of passenger traffic.[1] The airport's new terminal was inaugurated on 28 August 2006. The Cambodian government has plans to replace the airport with a new one, 60 km from Siem Reap.[2]

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 60 feet (18 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 05/23 with a concrete surface measuring 2,550 by 45 metres (8,366 ft × 148 ft).[3][4]

As of 2008, extensions to the airport's apron and parking areas are taking place. Air Traffic Control is provided by CATS (Cambodia Air Traffic Services), with full approach and aerodrome VHF facilities being housed in the control tower, between the fire station and the domestic terminal. Area control is still provided from CATS Centre in Phnom Penh (Pochentong) VHF frequencies used at Siem Reab are: Tower: 118.000 MHz (AM) Approach: 124.300 MHz (AM) ACC (FIR): 127.500 MHz (AM) Ground (apron): 121.750 MHz (AM) ATIS (WX): 129.950 MHz (AM) Tower – fire 3A: 143.750 MHz (FM) CATS are also responsible for clearing takeoffs and landings of tourist helicopters from the "Big Balloon" site, 3 km away, near Angkor Wat. Both Helicopters Cambodia and Sokha Helicopters operate from the airport, with Sokha mainly operating from the Big Yellow Balloon site. The airport itself is located some 6 km outside Siem Reap, just off National Route 6 north. Runway alignments are 23 & 05, with only 23 being used for takeoff, due to flight restrictions over Angkor temple.

Airfield

Airlines and destinations

Bangkok Airways A320 at the airport.
SilkAir A320 at the airport.
AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International
Air Busan Busan
Air Seoul Seoul–Incheon
Bangkok Airways Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
Bassaka AirPhnom Penh
Beijing Capital Airlines Haikou
Cambodia Angkor Air Beijing–Capital, Da Nang, Guilin, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Hong Kong (begins 29 October 2017),[5] Ho Chi Minh City, Nanning, Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville, Shanghai–Pudong
Cambodia Bayon Airlines Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville
Cathay Dragon Hong Kong
Cebu Pacific Manila
China Eastern Airlines Chengdu,[6] Kunming, Shanghai–Pudong
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou
Eastar Jet Seasonal: Seoul–Incheon
Far Eastern Air TransportCharter: Taipei-Taoyuan
HK ExpressHong Kong
Hainan Airlines Guangzhou,[7] Sanya
Jetstar Asia AirwaysSingapore
Jetstar Pacific AirlinesCharter: Nha Trang
JC International Airlines Macau, Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville, Taipei-Taoyuan
Lao AirlinesLuang Prabang, Pakse, Vientiane
Lucky AirSeasonal: Kunming
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International
Shandong Airlines Chongqing
SilkAir Da Nang, Singapore
Sky Angkor Airlines Charter: Beijing–Capital, Chengdu, Dalian, Hefei, Kunming,, Nanchang, Nanning, Sihanoukville, Seoul–Incheon
Spring Airlines Chengdu,[8] Guangzhou,[9] Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen[10]
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang, Phuket
Thai Airways
operated by Thai Smile 		Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
T'way Airlines Seasonal: Seoul–Incheon
VietJet Air Hanoi
Vietnam Airlines Da Nang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Luang Prabang
Charter: Nha Trang, Phu Quoc
XiamenAir Fuzhou,[11] Xiamen

Statistics

Interior view of Siem Reap International Airport

Passengers and aircraft movements as of 2015:[12]

Year Passengers Aircraft movements
2001 449,700 12,400
2002 572,700 13,600
2003 551,300 12,000
2004 799,700 15,500
2005 1,038,100 16,900
2006 1,360,400 18,900
2007 1,732,400 22,000
2008 1,531,800 20,000
2009 1,255,200 18,200
2010 1,581,309 20,447
2011 1,826,118 23,415
2012 2,223,029 26,248
2013 2,663,337 31,590
2014 3,018,669 35,696
2015 3,296,513 37,296
2016 3,478,300 37,698

References

  1. ↑ "Cambodia Airports Traffic Data".
  2. ↑ Siva Govindasamy (22 September 2010). "Cambodia eyes new airport for Siem Reap". Flightglobal.
  3. ↑ Airport information for VDSR from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  4. ↑ http://www.schedule-coordination.jp/apaca/db%20pdf/cambodia1.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/274185/cambodia-angkor-air-adds-hong-kong-flights-form-oct-2017/
  6. ↑ 东航7月12日开通成都至柬埔寨暹粒直飞航班
  7. ↑ "Hainan Airlines expands Guangzhou - SE Asia routes in late-July 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  8. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269474/spring-airlines-adds-chengdu-siem-reap-service-in-w16/
  9. ↑ "Spring Airlines Adds New Guangzhou International Routes from Sep 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Spring Airlines adds new SE Asia routes in May 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Xiamen Airlines further expands SE Asia routes in May 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  12. ↑ http://www.cambodia-airports.com/index.php? http://www.rep.aero/en/our-business/traffic-data?field_type_value=All&field_year_value=2014#anchor option=com_trafficdata&Itemid=79&lang=en
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