International airport to fully close to all flights later this year after 66 years

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A BUSY airport that was visited by over 4.75 million people last year is set to close for good next month.

Phnom Penh International Airport in Cambodia is shutting its doors and making way for a brand new facility which will open in September 2025.

Phnom Penh International Airport first opened in January 1959 and is the second largest in Cambodia.

The biggest is Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport which opened just 20 months ago.

The capacity for Phnom Penh International Airport is 5 million people per year, which was almost reached in 2024.

Planes are being diverted to a brand-new facility called Techo International Airport, which has been designed to handle more traffic and provide better connections to and from Cambodia.

It will be able to take 13 million passengers a year, which is twice the current airport’s capacity.

Future plans are that to reach 30 and then 50 million passengers per year.

Mr. Sin Chansereyvutha, Secretary of State and Spokesperson for Civil Aviation, has stated that “Techo International Airport will open for operations on September 9, 2025.

He continued to add: “Phnom Penh International Airport will close on the night of September 8, 2025.”