Dara Sakor International Airport

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Dara Sakor International Airport

ព្រលានយន្តហោះតារាសាគរ
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBotum Sakor
Location Cambodia
Coordinates10°54′54″N 103°13′26″E / 10.915°N 103.224°E / 10.915; 103.224Coordinates: 10°54′54″N 103°13′26″E / 10.915°N 103.224°E / 10.915; 103.224
Websitedarasakor-airport.com/en/
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Location of Dara Sakor International Airport in Cambodia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 3,900 Asphalt

Dara Sakor International Airport is a public use airport in development serving Botum Sakor in Cambodia. It was developed at a cost of $350 million by Chinese Tianjin Union Development Group.[1] The airport will have its first test flights in early 2022.[2] It will also serve the new Dara Sakor Resort, a "luxury eco-tourism destination."[3]

The airport is to serve as the operational base of Lanmei Airlines.[1]

Based on 'circumstantial evidence,' the US Department of Defense has raised concern that the airport could be used as a PLA Air Force base, however the airport does not have any infrastructure suggesting military use.[4] In 2020, the US placed sanctions against the airport's developer, claiming it was built on seized land and citing possible Chinese military use. Both Tianjin Union group and the Cambodian government have refuted these claims.[5]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "Dara Sakor International Airport Close to Operation". Khmer Post Asia. 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  2. ^ "Dara Sakor International Airport set for flight trials early next year - Khmer Times". 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  3. ^ "Koh Kong airport to be ready in three years - Khmer Times". 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  4. ^ "Cambodia, China and the Dara Sakor Problem". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  5. ^ "U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese firm over Cambodia project". Reuters. 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2022-01-23.


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