US EditionCambodia Opens US$2 Billion Chinese-Built Techo International Airport
Techo International Airport, Cambodia's largest infrastructure project, opens with $2 billion investment to boost tourism recovery and handle up to 13 million passengers annually initially.
- Cambodia opened the new $2 billion Chinese-built Techo International Airport on September 9, 2025, near Phnom Penh with its first flight arriving from China.
- The new airport succeeds the Phnom Penh International Airport, which had been in operation since 1959 and was permanently closed just before the opening of Techo following delays caused by capacity and technical challenges.
- Techo airport covers 2,600 hectares, has three runways, and initially aims to handle 13 million passengers per year, expanding to 50 million by 2050 to boost Cambodia's tourism.
- British passenger David Weare, arriving on a Singapore Airlines flight, said, "It looks amazing, it's fantastic" and felt honored to be among the first to use the airport.
- The airport's opening raises hopes for tourism revival despite reports of around 2,000 households facing eviction during construction and ongoing disputes almost resolved.
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$2 billion Chinese-built airport opens in Cambodia
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Passenger flights began on Tuesday at a $2 billion Chinese-built airport near Phnom Penh that Cambodian officials hope will boost the country’s sagging tourism industry. The inaugural flight, an Air Cambodia plane arriving from China, was welcomed with streams of water from fire trucks. Sitting about 20 kilometers, or 12 miles, outside the …
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CAMBODIA: A US$2 billion Chinese-built airport in Cambodia opened its runways to the first planes on Tuesday (Sep 9), bringing hopes for a tourism revival.Officials hope the facility - which replaces Phnom Penh's old airport as the capital's main aviation transport hub - will boost Cambodia's struggling touri
Cambodia Unveils State-of-the-Art Techo International Airport to Boost Tourism
Cambodia inaugurates the new Techo International Airport in Phnom Penh, aiming to enhance tourism and aviation infrastructure. Replacing the old airport, the facility expects to handle 13 million passengers initially. Its opening coincides with rising tourism, though regional tensions may affect future prospects.
Cambodia opens US$2 billion Chinese-built airport
A US$2 billion Chinese-built airport in Cambodia opened its runways to the first planes on Tuesday, bringing hopes for a tourism revival but beset by accusations of land evictions. Techo International Airport in Cambodia. Photo: Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, via Facebook. Officials hope the facility — which replaces Phnom Penh’s old airport as the capital’s main aviation transport hub — will boost Cambodia’s struggling tourism industry.…
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