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Battambang Airport

Coordinates: 13°05′44″N 103°13′27″E / 13.09556°N 103.22417°E / 13.09556; 103.22417
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Battambang (Vealbekchan) Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBattambang, Cambodia
Elevation AMSL59 ft / 18 m
Coordinates13°05′44″N 103°13′27″E / 13.09556°N 103.22417°E / 13.09556; 103.22417
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Battambang (Vealbekchan) Airport is located in Cambodia
Battambang (Vealbekchan) Airport
Battambang (Vealbekchan) Airport
Location of airport in Cambodia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 1,600 5,250 Bitumen
Statistics (?)
Passenger movements?
Airfreight movements in tonnes?
Aircraft movements?
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Battambang (Vealbekchan) Airport (Khmer: ព្រលានយន្តហោះវាលបែកចានខេត្តបាត់តំបង) (IATA: BBM, ICAO: VDBG) is an airport serving Battambang,[1] a city in Battambang Province, Cambodia. The airport is 3 kilometers from the city center in Battambang. It has a total land area of 128.68 hectares.

History

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The airport commenced operations in 1968. It ended all flights in 1987. It is now a military airbase. In 2018, it reopened for small, private aircraft. In early 2020 the airport was planned to reopen for domestic-commercial flights. In December 2020, it was announced that the reopening plan was still under consideration.

Facilities

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The airport resides at an elevation of 60 feet (18 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designed 07/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,600 by 40 metres (5,249 ft × 131 ft).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Airport information for VDBG[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for BBM at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
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