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Runway expansion

| Publication date 05 December 2003 | 07:00 ICT

Runway expansion

Phnom Penh International Airport's runway is getting wider. Construction started

on December 1 and is expected to finish by the end of May. The 40-meter runway is

being widened to 45 meters to meet International Civil Aviation Organization standards,

and enable wide-body aircraft-the B747, A340, and A330-to land.

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