In addition to Pochentong International Airport in Phnom Penh, there are four civil airfields currently operating in Cambodia: Sihanoukville, Siem Reap, Battambang and Stung Treng. The existing Pochentong International Airport comprises a single concrete runway of 3,000 metres long by 40 metres wide, a rigid concrete apron, air traffic control cum operations/adminitrative building and other basic ancillary facilities. Pochentong's runway can accommodate certain categories of large planes but is not equipped with a taxiway or a visual airfield approach lighting system precluding night landing facilities. Currently, there are 10 airlines operating a total of 39 international weekly services into Pochentong Airport. The domestic service is operated solely by Royal Air Cambodge. There is also military traffic at Pochentong Airport. Preliminary traffic figures indicate that the airport handled a total of 7,000 aircraft movements 284,000 'passengers and 1,300 tonnes of air cargo in 1992. In 1993, the estimated figures for air traffic movements., passenger movement and cargo are 9,000, 300,000 and 1,500 tonnes respectively.

The Royal Government is in the process of upgrading and constructing the new Pochentong Airport through a privatization scheme amounting to more than $US 117 million. Under the new development plan to be completed within the first 3 years is a new 3,600 x 60m wide runway which will be constructed to replace the existing 3,000 x 40m wide runway. Associated with this development is the construction of connecting taxiways., new international passenger terminal building push-out mode for the immediate phase of construction, a new fire and rescue building, navigational and airfield ground lighting aids to CAT 1 instrument precision approach requirements.

KENG KANG AIRPORT

The Sihanoukville airport, known as Kang Keng, is a rudimentary field with limited facilities. It has limited terminal facilities, no effective perimeter fencing and no air traffic control. The airport is located approximately 15 kilometres from Sihanoukville on a broad plain used primarily for rice cultivation. The area immediately around the airport site to the south and west consists of shallow wetlands and rice fields. There is little development around the airport. Highway 4 crosses the plain approximately 500 m north of the runway. The existing airport consists of a sealed 1200 m long and 30 m wide runway with an unseated 320 m extension. The orientation of the runway is 030/210 degrees with a designation of 03/21. The sealed section of the runway has 2.5 m wide sealed shoulders. the runway was built in the 1960's by the Soviets. It has been reported that the runway is in good condition except for surface cracking due to oxidation of the bitumen seal coat. The load rating of the runway is purported to be 60 tonnes.The Royal Government is also in the process of upgrading and constructing the new airport as part of the overall tourism development of the Naga Island.