Phnom Penh Airport closes on 10 July 2025, Techo Airport takes over operations

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA     Photo copyright by : Khov Meng Heng

According to Cambodian and Chinese media, Cambodia's new Techo International Airport will be put into use on 10 July 2025, and the existing Phnom Penh International Airport will be officially closed. At that time, all air passenger and cargo operations of Phnom Penh International Airport will be transferred to Techo International Airport.

Phnom Penh International Airport was built in 1957 and officially opened on 19 January 1959. The airport was modernized and rebuilt in 1995. As a civil-military airport located 10 km west of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh International Airport has always been an important aviation service hub for Phnom Penh and its surrounding areas. It is also Cambodia's main external gateway, mainly operating domestic, regional and international scheduled passenger and cargo transportation business.

The new Techo International Airport, built by UK engineers, is about 19 km away from the center of Phnom Penh and will start construction in 2020. The airport is planned to be built in three phases, with an annual passenger throughput of up to 50 million people, 3 runways and a satellite terminal, and a total area of ​​2,600 hectares. After completion, it will become the world's highest-level 4F airport.