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
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: ព្រលានយន្តហោះវាល​បែក​ចានខេត្តបាត់តំបង) (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

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 is announced that the reopening plan is under studies and conducting. But now it looks like the plan is canceled.

Facilities

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

  1. 1 2 3 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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