Battambang Airport
Battambang (Vealbekchan) Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Battambang, Cambodia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 59 ft / 18 m | ||||||||||
| 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 Location of airport in Cambodia | |||||||||||
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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
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
External links
- Accident history for BBM at Aviation Safety Network
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