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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 | ||||||||||
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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
[edit]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 was announced that the reopening plan was still under consideration.
Facilities
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c Airport information for VDBG[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for BBM at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).