Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport

This article is about the airport open since 2023. For the airport that operated 1932–2023, see Siem Reap International Airport.

Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport (IATA: SAI, ICAO: VDSA) is an international airport in Soutr Nikom District, Siem Reap province serving the city of Siem Reap, Cambodia. It is 18 km (11 mi) northeast of Damdek, 40 km (25 mi) east of Angkor Wat and 50 km (31 mi) east of Siem Reap. It is the largest airport in Cambodia.^[2][1] SAI covers an area of 700 hectares (1,730 acres) of land and has a 3,600 m runway.^[4] The airport can handle 65,800 flights and 7 million passengers annually, projected to increase to 112,700 flights and 12 million passengers annually from 2040.^[5]

Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិសៀមរាប-អង្គរ
IATA: SAI ICAO: VDSA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Yunnan Aviation Industry Investment Group[1]
Serves	Siem Reap
Location	Sotr Nikum, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Opened	16 October 2023; 18 months ago (2023-10-16)[2][3]
Hub for	Air Cambodia
Focus city for	Vietnam Airlines
Operating base for	AirAsia Cambodia Sky Angkor Airlines
Coordinates	13°22′31″N 104°13′15″E
Website	english.sai-airport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 3,605 11,827 Concrete

History

The airport was built to replace Siem Reap International Airport, which proved unable to handle increased traffic and caused damage to Angkor Wat due to pollution.^[6][3][7] The project was introduced in 2010,^[8] and a Chinese company, Yunnan Investment Holdings Limited, was selected to build the airport in December 2016. The airport was constructed under a 55-year build–operate–transfer agreement.^[9]

Construction started in July 2018, and was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a labor shortage. The airport opened on 16 October 2023.^[3]

Features

Jet bridge at passenger terminal

The airport cost US$1.1 billion and occupies an area of 700 hectares (1,700 acres). The airport has a passenger terminal with 15 jet bridges, a cargo terminal, an air traffic control tower, and a 3,605-metre-long (11,827 ft) runway with a parallel taxiway. The terminal can handle 7 million passengers per year in the first phase.^[9]

Passenger terminal

The airport's runway is capable of handling narrow-body aircraft like the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, and wide-body aircraft like the Boeing 747, Boeing 777, Boeing 787, Airbus A330, and Airbus A350, and future expansion will increase the airport's capacity to 12 million passengers per year by 2030.^[9] The third phase, planned for completion by 2050, will increase the total capacity to over 20 million passengers per year. The airport is planned to be connected with an airport expressway directly from the city.^[10][2]

Ground transportation services are provided by minibuses with up to 15 seats.^[11]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
AirAsia	Kuala Lumpur–International[12]
AirAsia Cambodia	Phnom Penh
Air Cambodia	Da Nang, Hanoi (resumes 28 October 2025),[citation needed] Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville[13]
Asiana Airlines	Seasonal charter: Seoul–Incheon[14]
Bangkok Airways	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi[15]
China Eastern Airlines	Kunming
Emirates	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Dubai–International (both begin 3 June 2025)[16]
Lao Airlines	Luang Prabang, Pakse
Singapore Airlines	Singapore[17]
Sky Angkor Airlines	Seoul–Incheon[citation needed]
Thai AirAsia	Bangkok–Don Mueang,[12] Phuket[18] (resumes 28 October 2025)[better source needed]
Thai Airways International	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi (resumes 1 October 2025)[19][better source needed]
VietJet Air	Hanoi[20]
Vietnam Airlines	Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Luang Prabang[21]

See also

• List of airports in Cambodia