Passenger growth across all airports in April
This past month alone, nearly a million passengers passed through Cambodia’s three airports.
For the first time, the airports have welcomed more than four million passengers in the first four months of the year, reflecting 12% growth from the same period in 2018. Phnom Penh International Airport alone has already seen more than two million passengers since the start of the new year, with Siem Reap International Airport following with nearly 1.7 million passengers.
Phnom Penh International Airport continues to be the busiest of the airports, welcoming nearly 503,000 passengers in April - a 16% increase from the same month last year. The vast majority of those passengers were international travelers, with only about 7% flying domestically. The capital’s airport also experienced an increase of 4% in cargo, as it recorded almost 5,300 tons of cargo.
Though Siem Reap International Airport has seen a slight decrease in passenger growth in the first third of the year, reflecting a -5.5% change compared to 2018, in April the airport surpassed its passenger growth from the same month last year. On the whole, more than 330,000 passengers traveled through the airport this April, a 3% increase compared to 2018. Of the airport’s passengers this past month, nearly 45,000 - over 13% - flew domestically, an increase of 1% from April last year.
At Sihanouk International Airport, there was exponential growth again this month as the airport received nearly 124,000 passengers. Nearly a fifth of its travelers flew domestically. To date this year, the airport has welcomed more than 450,000 passengers, a 155% increase from last year.
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