Koh Kong will see its very own international airport materialise in the Botum Sakor district over a land plot of 750 hectares.

Vutha said that the airport would be able to receive medium-sized airplanes once phase one was completed over the course of the next two and a half years. However, there is no specific timeframe for phases two and three, as Vutha stated it would depend on how well the airport functioned after phase one’s completion.

The entire project, he said, is forecast to have a total investment of more than $500 million. 

He continued, “This is an incredibly costly investment, but this investment will help encourage air transportation to be more open.”

“This area is a connecting route between Trat province and Chan Boree province of Thailand, and Koh Kong province, which provides a great transportation route and helps make the commercial relationship between the two better.”