Cambodian Airports Receive More Than 5 Million Passengers

AKP Phnom Penh, October 20, 2016 –

With the three international airports, Cambodia received more than five million passengers and 53,000 flights movements from January to September 2016, an increase of 6.2 percent and 2.8 percent, respectively compared to the same period in 2015, according to a press release of the Cambodia Airports AKP received this morning.

During that period, cargo tonnage increased by 21.3 percent to 35,125 tons due to the continued increase in regular and charter freighters.

With the launch of direct flight from Japan on Sept. 1, Phnom Penh International Airport received almost 262,000 passengers in September 2016, an increase of 15.2 percent, while Siem Reap International Airport handled almost 219,000 passengers, growing 8.5 percent year-on-year due to additional flights of Spring Airlines from Guangzhou on Sept. 9, 2016.

Passenger traffic at Sihanouk International Airport increased by 132.5 percent to 12,997 passengers, spurred by ongoing international flights from Tianjin and Shijiazhuang operated by Tianjin Airlines.

Phnom Penh International Airport handled more than 2,700 flight movements, an increase of 6.4 percent year-on-year. Although domestic travel continued to decline against last year, international numbers maintained a steady growth, and received an additional boost from the newly launched All Nippon Airways flight, connecting Phnom Penh to Tokyo Narita Airport.

Siem Reap grew 5.6 percent to almost 2,700 movements as the airport welcomed new flights of Spring Airlines from Guangzhou.

The additional charters of Tianjin Airlines from Tianjin and Shijiazhuang brought the flight movements in Sihanouk International Airport to 248, an increase of 41.7 percent.

Cargo tonnage in Phnom Penh Cargo Terminal continued to grow at 27.3 percent while Siem Reap Airport Cargo Terminal handled 21.1 percent less cargo compared to September 2015.

By Khan Sophirom