The New Phnom Penh Airport is the planned new airport to serve Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It will replace the current airport for commercial flights, while the old airport will be used for “the head of state, heads of local governments and Cambodian senior leaders, as a military airbase, for domestic flights, private jets and for diplomatic officials and foreign leaders.”
The new airport site is located about 30-40km south of the city in Kandal province on former farmland and reclaimed land from a lake.
The total land for the airport and development area is 2,600 hectares, making it one of the biggest airports in the world by land size. The actual airport land is 700 hectares, and the airport is not planned to be a mega-airport like Long Thanh or New Manila Airport.
A new airport was first hinted at in 2016 when plans for the current airports expansion were halted. The project was officially announced in January 2018, and construction began in 2019. There have been varying completion dates, with 2025 being the latest estimated completion year.
News Archive
2020
Current international airport to be converted into military air and domestic air base – [23/06/20]
“Phnom Penh International Airport will be used as military airbase, domestic airport, cargo terminal, plane parking, etc.”
Gov. reveals US$3.5 bn investment to upgrade Cambodia’s airports – [17/04/20]
“New Phnom Penh International Airport: US$1.5 billion construction investment by Cambodian Overseas Investment Company (OCIC).Located at the border of Kandal and Takeo provinces, currently 30% complete. The airport will be upgraded to a 4F class airport, with the BOEING 747-8 and the AIRBUS A-380-800 being the 9th largest.”
Foster to design US$1.5 billion new Phnom Penh International Airport – [18/03/20]
“Globally renowned English architectural design and engineering firm Foster & Partners have been selected to design the master plan of the US$1.5 billion new Phnom Penh International Airport located in Kandal and Takeo province, according to the airport’s developer.”
New Phnom Penh Airport cost estimated at $1.5 billion – [06/02/20]
OCIC to build airport with SCA – [05/02/20]
“Cambodia Airports (SCA) and Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation (OCIC) have agreed to jointly develop the new airport which will serve Phnom Penh, State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) spokesman Sin Chansereyvutha said on Wednesday.”
New Phnom Penh airport to be completed by 2022 – [27/01/20]
“The airport will be able to accommodate 27 million passengers by 2030 and about 30 million by 2050. A joint venture between local Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation and the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation is a 4F class airport.”
Chinese firms to build new Phnom Penh airport – [15/01/20]
“Three enterprises, all Chinese-owned, have been chosen to build the new airport that will service the Cambodian capital, the company in charge of the project said.”
2019
Construction of new Phnom Penh airport on schedule – [06/12/19]
“Construction of a new airport that will serve Phnom Penh is on track and could be completed as early as 2023, the developer said.”
Villagers protest sale of ‘communal’ land for new airport – [06/05/19]
“About 400 villagers protested outside the district hall in Kandal province’s Kandal Stung district on Monday seeking compensation for communal land they say was sold without their knowledge to house Phnom Penh’s new airport.”
Construction on New Phnom Penh Airport to Start in September 2019 – [17/03/19]
“Construction on the US$1.5 billion Phnom Penh International Airport in Kandal and Takeo provinces is to begin in September, according to project owner Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se.”
Airport committee set to suspend land deals – [04/03/19]
“The committee on the new Phnom Penh international airport project development said on Thursday that it will temporarily suspend land business in sensitive areas that could hinder the new airport’s development project.”
Commission created to study a location for new Phnom Penh International airport – [21/02/19]
“The government has created a commission tasked with studying a location for new Phnom Penh International Airport.”
2018
New mega-airport and ‘Airport City’ in Cambodia triggers land disputes – [21/02/18]
“A plan for a new airport, one of the largest in the world on a 2,600 hectare site in the Kandal District of Cambodia, with an accompanying ‘Airport City’, has reignited one of the country’s fiercest land disputes.”
Villagers in dispute over land for new Kandal airport take fight to province hall – [19/02/18]
“More than 200 people gathered at Kandal Provincial Hall today demanding intervention in a dispute involving tycoon Seang Chanheng near land earmarked for a massive new $1.5 billion airport development.”
Will huge new airport planned for Kandal see locals stripped of land? – [08/02/18]
Land prices in Kandal Steung district soar after new airport announced – [07/02/18]
Land prices soar on capital’s airport announcement – [26/01/18]
Government approves plan to relocate Phnom Penh’s airport – [19/01/18]
“The government has signed off on a proposal to build a new airport to serve Phnom Penh and has earmarked land in Kandal province for the $1.5 billion project.”
Cambodia plans to build one of world’s biggest airports – [18/01/18]
Government plans one of world’s biggest airports in Kandal – [15/01/18]
“A document from the Council of Ministers, dated December 21, approves an investment proposal from Cambodia Airport Investment Co Ltd to build a $1.5 billion, 2,600-hectare airport in Kandal province’s Kandal Steung district, about 30 kilometres south of Phnom Penh.”
New $1.5-billion Phnom Penh airport approved – [12/01/18]
“A new airport for Phnom Penh will be built in Kandal province, a southern part of the capital”
2016
New international airport on table as PPIA expansion plans halted – [22/06/16]
“A senior government minister yesterday announced a halt to plans to expand the Phnom Penh International Airport, and instead revived talk of a new airport altogether, mentioning plans to identify a location 30 to 40 kilometres outside the city in hopes of completing the new airport by 2025.”
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