Phnom Penh International Airport (Phnom Penh International Airport)
Phnom Penh International Airport (អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិភ្នំពេញ; Aéroport international de Phnom Penh) is the busiest and largest airport in Cambodia, occupying a land area of 386.5 hectares. It is located in the Pou Senchey District, 10 km west of Phnom Penh, the nation's capital.
Phnom Penh airport's former name was Pochentong International Airport (អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិពោធិ៍ចិនតុង). The name of Pochentong International Airport was derived from the leader of the Kuomintang Cambodian branch, Po Chentong (波成東).
On 6 July 1995, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) signed a concession agreement with the French–Malaysian joint venture company Société Concessionaire d'Aéroport (SCA), to operate Phnom Penh (PNH) – Pochentong International Airport. In return for a 20-year concession, SCA—70 per cent owned by Groupe GTM and 30 per cent by Muhibbah Masterron of Malaysia—committed to a $100 million improvement program that includes the construction of a new runway, terminal and cargo buildings, hangars, installation of a Cat III level Instrument Landing System (ILS) and associated approach lighting. The Berger Group was selected by the RGC to provide independent engineering services during the concession, to audit the design and to advise on the practicality and cost of the concession's proposed improvements. The Berger team also supervised the initial works to accommodate widebody aircraft such as 747s, including asphalt concrete runway overlays; installation of new ILS, metrological equipment, runway lighting and generator and power systems; and construction of a new fire station, taxiway and turn-pad extensions. Following the successful completion of the initial works, the Berger team provided design review and independent engineering services for the construction of a new 20000 m2 terminal building to accommodate growing tourist traffic. The $20 million terminal building includes four mobile aerobridges, over 1000 auto parking spaces and VIP and CIP facilities.
Over 30 years after withdrawing from Phnom Penh due to the Cambodian Civil War, Air France returned in March 2011. Using Airbus A340s, the carrier introduced flights to Paris via Bangkok. The stopover later changed to Ho Chi Minh City. However, the route lasted only two years.
Phnom Penh airport's former name was Pochentong International Airport (អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិពោធិ៍ចិនតុង). The name of Pochentong International Airport was derived from the leader of the Kuomintang Cambodian branch, Po Chentong (波成東).
On 6 July 1995, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) signed a concession agreement with the French–Malaysian joint venture company Société Concessionaire d'Aéroport (SCA), to operate Phnom Penh (PNH) – Pochentong International Airport. In return for a 20-year concession, SCA—70 per cent owned by Groupe GTM and 30 per cent by Muhibbah Masterron of Malaysia—committed to a $100 million improvement program that includes the construction of a new runway, terminal and cargo buildings, hangars, installation of a Cat III level Instrument Landing System (ILS) and associated approach lighting. The Berger Group was selected by the RGC to provide independent engineering services during the concession, to audit the design and to advise on the practicality and cost of the concession's proposed improvements. The Berger team also supervised the initial works to accommodate widebody aircraft such as 747s, including asphalt concrete runway overlays; installation of new ILS, metrological equipment, runway lighting and generator and power systems; and construction of a new fire station, taxiway and turn-pad extensions. Following the successful completion of the initial works, the Berger team provided design review and independent engineering services for the construction of a new 20000 m2 terminal building to accommodate growing tourist traffic. The $20 million terminal building includes four mobile aerobridges, over 1000 auto parking spaces and VIP and CIP facilities.
Over 30 years after withdrawing from Phnom Penh due to the Cambodian Civil War, Air France returned in March 2011. Using Airbus A340s, the carrier introduced flights to Paris via Bangkok. The stopover later changed to Ho Chi Minh City. However, the route lasted only two years.
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The main cause of the coup was Norodom Sihanouk's tolerance of North Vietnamese military activity within Cambodia's borders; Vietnamese communist forces had gained de facto control over vast areas of eastern Cambodia as a result. Another important factor was the dire state of the Cambodian economy, an indirect result of Sihanouk's policies of pursuing neutrality.
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