SSCA to conclude new Mondulkiri province airport study

SSCA to conclude new Mondulkiri province airport study

The State Secretary of Civil Aviation (SSCA) is about to conclude a six-month feasibility study on new airport construction in Mondulkiri province.

Sin Chansereyvutha, SSCA’s spokesman said the results of the study will be handed to the inter-ministry for review. Following that the study will then be submitted to Powerchina, the company given the rights to study the project as part of their investment-making decision process.

It is proposed the new airport will have an area of 600 hectares. Previously estimates of the cost of building the airport were set at $60 million. However, the preliminary estimates generated by the study now predict that cost to be in the neighbourhood of $90 million.

Earlier this year, the government approved in principle the construction under a public-private partnership (PPP) and chose Powerchina as its potential partner in the project. The company is responsible for all expenses of the feasibility study.

Currently, three international airports are under construction in Kandal, Siem Reap and Koh Kong provinces.

Those three airports are scheduled to be completed and commence operations in 2023. The construction of the three airports is running on schedule, Chansereyvutha said. Khmer Times