Techo International Airport 90% complete, over $1.3B spent

According to Mr. Sinn Chanserey Vutha, spokesperson for the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA), the construction of the Techo International Airport (TIA) is progressing smoothly, with over 90% completion as of November 5.

He said the total expenditure thus far is approximately $1.3 billion of the $1.5 billion investment planned for phase one. 

He confirmed that construction works for TIA are expected to conclude by the end of 2024. If plans remain unchanged, the airport is scheduled to officially open in mid-2025. 

Situated in Kandal and Takeo provinces, about 20 kilometres south of the nation’s capital, the airport is being constructed on 2,600 hectares of land through a joint investment by the Cambodian government and the Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC). Classified as a Category 4F airport, it will accommodate the world's largest aircraft, including the Boeing 747-800 and Airbus A380-800.

TIA’s construction is divided into three phases. The first includes a four-kilometre runway designed to handle large 4F category aircraft, with a capacity to serve over 13 million passengers annually. Phase two, to be completed in 2030, will introduce two additional runways, raising passenger capacity to 30 million annually and The third phase, to be completed in 2050, will add a third runway, enabling the facility to manage up to 50 million passengers annually.