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{{Short description|Former airport of Siem Reap, Cambodia (1932–2023)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Contains special characters|Khmer}}
{{for|the airport currently serving Siem Reap|Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport}}
{{Infobox airport
| name                   = Siem Reap International Airport
| nativename             = {{nobold|{{lang|km|អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិសៀមរាប}}}}
| image                  = Siem Reap International Airport (logo).svg
| image-width            = 150
| image2                 = Siem reap airport.JPG
| image2-width           = 250
| IATA                   = REP
| ICAO                   = VDSR
| pushpin_map            = Cambodia
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location of airport in Cambodia
| pushpin_label          = '''REP'''/VDSR
| pushpin_label_position = right
| type                   = Defunct
| owner                  = Cambodia Airports
| operator               = [[Vinci_Airports|VINCI Airports]]
| city-served            = [[Siem Reap]], [[Cambodia]]
| location               = <!--only if different than above-->
| opened                 = {{start date|1932|||df=yes}}
| closed                 = {{end date|2023|10|15|df=yes}}<ref name="CAPA"/><ref name="ABC">{{cite news|last=Cheang|first=Sopheng|title=Cambodia opens new airport to serve Angkor Wat as it seeks to boost tourist arrivals|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory/cambodia-opens-new-airport-serve-angkor-wat-seeks-104011346|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=16 October 2023|access-date=16 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>
| hub                    = {{nowrap|[[Siem Reap Airways]] {{small|(2000–2008)}}}}
| elevation-f            = 60
| elevation-m            = 18
| coordinates            = {{coord|13|24|38|N|103|48|46|E|region:KH_type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| website                = {{URL|rep.cambodia-airports.aero}}
| metric-rwy             = yes
| r1-number              = 05/23
| r1-length-m            = 2,550
| r1-length-f            = 8,366
| r1-surface             = [[Concrete]] (closed)
| stat-year              = 2022
| stat1-header           = Passenger movements
| stat1-data             = 372,000 {{increase}} 
| stat2-header           = Airfreight movements in tonnes
| stat2-data             = 
| stat3-header           = Aircraft movements
| stat3-data             = 4,773 {{increase}} 
| footnotes              = Source: www.vinci-airports.com<ref>{{cite web |title= Siem Reap international airport report from VINCI Airports – 2022 traffic levels. |url=https://www.vinci.com/commun/communiques.nsf/FDDBFF0ADD2F9EDCC1258935005312E8/$file/vinci-airports-2022-traffic-levels.pdf|website= VINCI airport|access-date=17 January 2023 |date=2022}}</ref>
}}

'''Siem Reap International Airport''' {{airport codes|REP|VDSR}} was an [[international airport]] that served [[Siem Reap]] and [[Angkor]]. It opened in 1932 and closed in 2023 upon the opening of [[Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport]]. It was the second-busiest airport in [[Cambodia]] after [[Phnom Penh International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cambodia-airports.com/index.php?option=com_trafficdata&Itemid=79&lang=en|title= Cambodia Airports Traffic Data|website=Cambodia-airports.com}}</ref><ref name="CAPA">{{Cite web |title=New Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport New Airport Profile {{!}} CAPA |url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/newairports/new-siem-reap-angkor-international-airport |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=centreforaviation.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ttgasia.com/2023/07/31/new-siem-reap-international-airport-to-begin-operations-in-october/|title=New Siem Reap International Airport to begin operations in October|publisher=TIG Asia|date=31 July 2023|accessdate=20 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="ABC"/><ref name="XN"/>

==History==

Siem Reap Airport opened in 1932 under French supervision.<ref>{{cite web |website=The Diplomat |title=John Burgess on the Modern Life of Angkor Wat |author=Sebastian Strangio |date=February 23, 2021 |url=https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/john-burgess-on-the-modern-life-of-angkor-wat/}}</ref> A modern terminal was inaugurated in 2006. 

Due to increased traffic and pollution damage caused to [[Angkor Wat]], in 2010, plans for replacing the airport with a larger airport further from the temple complex were announced.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In Cambodia, Toxic Air Threatens Timeless Ruins |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/cambodia-toxic-air-threatens-timeless-ruins-n152026 | work=[[NBC News]] | date=15 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="ABC"/><ref name="XN">{{cite news |title=Feature: High hopes for Cambodia's touristic, economic growth as Chinese-invested airport starts operation |url=http://www.chinaview.cn/asiapacific/20231016/e451fd897c424207b252ecb21e0a9888/c.html |work=[[Xinhua News]] |date=16 October 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Govindasamy">{{Cite web |last=Govindasamy |first=Siva |title=Cambodia eyes new airport for Siem Reap |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/cambodia-eyes-new-airport-for-siem-reap/95979.article |website=Flight Global | date=22 September 2010}}</ref> After delays due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], in 2023, the [[Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport]] was opened and the Siem Reap International Airport was closed.<ref name=opens>{{Cite web |last=Kenyon |first=Barry  |title=New Cambodian airport opens in Siem Reap |url=https://www.pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/new-cambodian-airport-opens-in-siem-reap-443380  |website=Pattaya Mail | date=18 October 2023}}</ref>

==Facilities==
The airport was at an elevation of {{convert|60|ft|0}} above [[mean sea level]]. It had one [[runway]], designated 05/23, with a concrete surface measuring {{convert|2550|x|45|m|0}}.<ref name="WAD">{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130105164442/http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=VDSR Airport information for VDSR]}} from [[DAFIF]] (effective October 2006)</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.schedule-coordination.jp/apaca/db%20pdf/cambodia1.pdf|title=State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (Cambodia) |website=Schedule-coordination.jp|access-date=27 December 2018}}</ref> On 28 August 2006, a new terminal opened.{{citation needed|date = August 2012}}

Air traffic control was provided by CATS (Cambodia Air Traffic Services), with full approach and aerodrome VHF facilities housed in the control tower between the fire station and the domestic terminal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cats.com.kh/services-air-traffic-control.php|title=CATS|website=www.cats.com.kh}}</ref> CATS were also responsible for clearing takeoffs and landings of tourist helicopters from the “Big Balloon” site, {{convert|3|km|mi}} away, near [[Angkor Wat]]. Helicopters Cambodia and Sokha Helicopters operated from the airport, with Sokha mainly operating from the Big Yellow Balloon site. 

The airport was {{convert|6|km|mi}} outside Siem Reap, just off National Route 6 north. Runway alignments were 23 and 05, with only 23 being used for takeoff, due to flight restrictions over Angkor temple.

==Airfield==
*Runway: {{convert|2550|m|ft|abbr=on}} long x {{convert|45|m|ft|abbr=on}} width (with shoulders 2.5 m wide each).
*Parallel taxiway: length: {{convert|240|m|ft|abbr=on}} width: {{convert|20|m|ft|abbr=on}} and 10 metres of shoulders. Under construction: 1 (length: 600 metres, width: 25 metres and 15 metres of shoulders).
*Number of stands: 10
[[File:Siem Reap International Airport - interior view.JPG|thumb|Interior view of Siem Reap International Airport]]
[[File:SilkAir Airbus awaits passengers.jpg|thumb|Apron area of the airport]]

==Former airlines and destinations==
In November 2012, for one season, [[Condor (airline)|Condor]] operated service to/from Frankfurt using a Boeing 767. The outbound flight from Siem Reap operated via Phuket, while the inbound one was nonstop.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.condor.com/us/fileadmin/dam/pdf/tcf-us/06_The_Company/02_Press/Winter_12_13.pdf | title=Condor stays on track for growth in winter 2012/13 | publisher=Condor | date=2012-01-19 | accessdate=2 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ttgasia.com/2012/11/05/condor-air-commences-frankfurt-siem-reap-service/ | title=Condor Air commences Frankfurt-Siem Reap service | work=TTG Asia | date=2012-11-05 | accessdate=2 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.condor.com/eu/fileadmin/dam/pdf/tcf-de/03_Fluginfos/01_Reisevorbereitung/Flugplan_Wi1314_130409.pdf | title=Flight plan Winter 2013/14 | work=Condor | date=March 2013 | accessdate=2 September 2023}}</ref>

{{Airport-dest-list
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| [[Bangkok Airways]] | [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Bangkok Airways Siem Reap Service Changes From mid-Oct 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230908-pgoct23sai |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref>
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| [[Cambodia Angkor Air]] | [[Da Nang International Airport|Da Nang]],<ref name="AngkorAir">{{cite news|title=Changing Airport in Siem Reap to customers|url=https://www.cambodiaangkorair.com/news/35/changing-airport-in-siem-reap-to-customers|work=[[Cambodia Angkor Air]]|date=9 April 2023|access-date=28 September 2023|language=en}}</ref> [[Noi Bai International Airport|Hanoi]],<ref name="AngkorAir"/> [[Tan Son Nhat International Airport|Ho Chi Minh City]],<ref name="AngkorAir"/> [[Phnom Penh International Airport|Phnom Penh]],<ref name="AngkorAir"/> [[Sihanouk International Airport|Sihanoukville]],<ref name="resuming">{{cite web|url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220628-k6jul22rep|title=CAMBODIA ANGKOR AIR RESTORES ADDITIONAL SIEM REAP ROUTES IN JULY 2022|publisher=Aeroroutes|access-date=28 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="AngkorAir"/> [[Wattay International Airport|Vientiane]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Cambodia Angkor Air Adds Siem Reap – Vientiane From late-April 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230331-k6vte |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=31 March 2023}}</ref><ref name="AngkorAir"/>
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| [[Thai AirAsia]] | [[Don Mueang International Airport|Bangkok–Don Mueang]]
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| [[Vietnam Airlines]] | [[Noi Bai International Airport|Hanoi]], [[Tan Son Nhat International Airport|Ho Chi Minh City]], [[Luang Prabang International Airport|Luang Prabang]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Transferring to Siem Reap Angkor International Airport|url=https://www.vietnamairlines.com/kh/en/vietnam-airlines/press-room/news-vna/2023/1002-khai-thac-san-bay-Sai |website=Vietnam Airlines |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref>
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==Statistics==

{{Airport-Statistics|iata=REP}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Passengers !! Aircraft movements
|-
! 2012
| 2,223,029 || 26,248
|-
! 2013
| 2,663,337 || 31,590
|-
! 2014
| 3,018,669 || 35,696
|-
! 2015
| 3,296,513 || 37,296
|-
! 2016
| 3,478,300 || 37,698
|-
! 2017
| 4,209,000 || 43,568 
|-
! 2018
| 4,480,000 || 44,314
|-
! 2019
| 3,926,000 || 39,750
|-
! 2020
| 619,000 || 7,751
|-
! 2021
| 2,000 || 161
|-
! 2022
| 372,000 || 4,773
|}

== Accidents and incidents==
In August 2002, a [[Bangkok Airways]] [[ATR 72-200]] skidded off the runway. The airport was closed for two days.

==See also==
*[[List of airports in Cambodia]]
*[[Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport]]
*[[Battambang Airport]]
*[[Kampong Cham Airport]]
*[[Phnom Penh International Airport]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline}}
*[https://rep.cambodia-airports.aero/ Siem Reap International Airport] at Cambodia International Airports website
*{{NWS-current|VDSR}}
*{{ASN|REP}}

{{Portalbar|Cambodia|Aviation}}
{{Airports in Cambodia}}

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[[Category:Airports in Cambodia]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Siem Reap]]
[[Category:Airports established in 1932]]
[[Category:Airports disestablished in 2023]]