# Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH / VDPP)

**Phnom Penh International Airport** (IATA: PNH, ICAO: VDPP) is a large airport in Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey), Phnom Penh (municipality), Cambodia. It opened on 19 Jan 1959. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,843 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 2.0 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vdpp

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PNH / VDPP
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Phnom Penh (Pou Senchey), Phnom Penh (municipality), Cambodia
- Opened: 19 Jan 1959 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 12 m / 40 ft
- Coordinates: 11.5472, 104.8447
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Passengers: 1,970,000 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Phnom_Penh
- Website: https://pnh.cambodia-airports.aero/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phnom_Penh_International_Airport (33 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1054163
- Weather station: VDPP · WMO 48991
- Ident: VDPP

## Timeline

- 19 Jan 1959: Phnom Penh International Airport opens.
- 3 Sep 1997: Vietnam Airlines Flight 815. 64 killed.
- 2025: Replaced by Phnom Penh Techo International Airport. https://dromopedia.com/airports/kh-0002.md

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 44 m / 144 ft | Asphalt | 046° / 226° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 1,839,892 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 2,077,282 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 2,393,680 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 2,665,894 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 3,079,068 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 3,388,553 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 4,518,086 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 6,252,568 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 6,029,000 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,331,000 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 250,000 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 1,970,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

38 destinations in 17 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (36)

- [KOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vdsv.md) Sihanouk International Airport · Cambodia · 171 km / 106 mi · Air Cambodia
- [PQC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvpq.md) Phú Quốc International Airport · Vietnam · 179 km / 111 mi · Air Cambodia
- [DSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kh-0001.md) Dara Sakor International Airport · Cambodia · 190 km / 118 mi · Cambodia Airways
- [SGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvts.md) Tan Son Nhat International Airport · Vietnam · 213 km / 132 mi · AirAsia Cambodia, Vietnam Airlines, Qatar Airways, Air Cambodia
- [SAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vdsa.md) Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport · Cambodia · 214 km / 133 mi · AirAsia Cambodia, Air Cambodia, Cambodia Airways
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 504 km / 313 mi · Sky Angkor Airlines, Thai Vietjet Air, Air Cambodia, Cambodia Airways
- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · Thailand · 530 km / 329 mi · Thai AirAsia
- [VTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlvt.md) Wattay International Airport · Laos · 757 km / 470 mi · Vietnam Airlines
- [PEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkp.md) Penang International Airport · Malaysia · 858 km / 533 mi · Cambodia Airways
- [SYX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjsy.md) Sanya Phoenix International Airport · China · 897 km / 557 mi · Cambodia Airways
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 1,038 km / 645 mi · AirAsia Cambodia, Cambodia Airways
- [HAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvnb.md) Noi Bai International Airport · Vietnam · 1,081 km / 672 mi · AirAsia Cambodia, Vietnam Airlines, Air Cambodia
- [HAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjhk.md) Haikou Meilan International Airport · China · 1,109 km / 689 mi · Cambodia Airways
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 1,138 km / 707 mi · Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Cambodia Airways
- [NNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgnn.md) Nanning Wuxu International Airport · China · 1,279 km / 795 mi · Air Cambodia
- [MFM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vmmc.md) Macau International Airport · Macao SAR China · 1,501 km / 933 mi · Sky Angkor Airlines, Cambodia Airways
- [KMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zppp.md) Kunming Changshui International Airport · China · 1,521 km / 945 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 1,536 km / 954 mi · Air Cambodia, Cambodia Airways
- [SZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsz.md) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · China · 1,557 km / 967 mi · Spring Airlines, Air Cambodia, Cambodia Airways, Shenzhen Airlines
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 1,592 km / 989 mi · Spring Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Air Cambodia, Cambodia Airways
- [MNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpll.md) Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Philippines · 1,782 km / 1,107 mi · PAL Express
- [CGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wiii.md) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport · Indonesia · 1,975 km / 1,227 mi · Indonesia AirAsia
- [CKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuck.md) Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · China · 2,029 km / 1,261 mi · Cambodia Airways
- [CSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgha.md) Changsha Huanghua International Airport · China · 2,045 km / 1,271 mi · Sky Angkor Airlines, Cambodia Airways
- [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 2,087 km / 1,297 mi · Spring Airlines, Cambodia Airways
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 2,288 km / 1,422 mi · China Airlines, EVA Air
- [WUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhhh.md) Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · China · 2,346 km / 1,458 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [XIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxy.md) Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · China · 2,577 km / 1,601 mi · Spring Airlines
- [NGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsnb.md) Ningbo Lishe International Airport · China · 2,661 km / 1,653 mi · Cambodia Airways
- [CGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhcc.md) Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · China · 2,713 km / 1,686 mi · Air Cambodia
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 2,790 km / 1,734 mi · Sky Angkor Airlines, Spring Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 3,376 km / 2,098 mi · Air China
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 3,446 km / 2,141 mi · Air Cambodia
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 3,598 km / 2,236 mi · Sky Angkor Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Korean Air
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 5,405 km / 3,359 mi · Emirates
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 5,782 km / 3,593 mi · Qatar Airways

### Cargo (7)

- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 504 km / 313 mi · Pattaya Airways, Qatar Airways, K-Mile Air
- [PEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkp.md) Penang International Airport · Malaysia · 858 km / 533 mi · Cathay Pacific
- [RGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyyy.md) Yangon International Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 1,112 km / 691 mi · Qatar Airways
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 1,138 km / 707 mi · Cathay Pacific
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 1,536 km / 954 mi · Cathay Pacific
- [HYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vohs.md) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport · India · 2,912 km / 1,809 mi · Qatar Airways
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 5,782 km / 3,593 mi · Qatar Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PNH, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (4)

- KR [Cambodia Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cambodia-airways) · 16
- K6 [Air Cambodia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cambodia) · 12
- BD [Cambodia Bayon Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cambodia-bayon-airlines)
- LQ [Lanmei Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lanmei-airlines)

### Passenger (19)

- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 5
- ZA [Sky Angkor Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-angkor-airlines) · 5
- 9C [Spring Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spring-airlines) · 5
- KT [AirAsia Cambodia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia-cambodia) · 4
- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 3
- VN [Vietnam Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietnam-airlines) · 3
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 2
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 1
- OZ [Asiana Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asiana-airlines) · 1
- CI [China Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-airlines) · 1
- CZ [China Southern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-southern-airlines) · 1
- BR [EVA Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eva-air) · 1
- QZ [Indonesia AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indonesia-airasia) · 1
- KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 1
- 2P [PAL Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pal-express) · 1
- ZH [Shenzhen Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shenzhen-airlines) · 1
- SQ [Singapore Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/singapore-airlines) · 1
- FD [Thai AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airasia) · 1
- VZ [Thai Vietjet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-vietjet-air) · 1

### Cargo (3)

- CX [Cathay Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cathay-pacific) · 3
- 8K [K-Mile Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/k-mile-air) · 1
- Pattaya Airways · 1

Former hub of [Cambodia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cambodia-airlines), [JC International Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jc-international-airlines), [Kampuchea Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kampuchea-airlines), [PMTair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pmtair), [President Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/president-airlines), [Royal Phnom Penh Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-phnom-penh-airways), [Siem Reap Airways International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/siem-reap-airways-international).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.0M (2022) | #574 of 3,974 | #173 in Asia | #1 in KH |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =339 in Asia | #4 in KH |
| Elevation | 12 m / 40 ft | =39,802 of 43,403 | =2,693 in Asia | #8 in KH |
| Age | Opened 1959 | =4,466 of 15,079 | =261 in Asia | #1 in KH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =1 in KH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACC | ACC | 127.500 |
| APP | APP | 123.800 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.250 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [KTI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kh-0002.md) Techo International Airport · 22 km / 14 mi
- [VDKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vdkc.md) Kampong Cham Airport · 84 km / 52 mi
- [KZD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vdsy.md) Krakor Airport · 134 km / 83 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Phnom Penh International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phnom_Penh_International_Airport&oldid=1374752062), revision of 13 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vdpp/data