Battambang (Vealbekchan) Airport ( Khmer : ព្រលានយន្តហោះវាលបែកចានខេត្តបាត់តំបង ) ( IATA : BBM , ICAO : VDBG ) is an airport serving Battambang , a city in Battambang Province , Cambodia . The airport is 3 kilometers from the city center in Battambang . It has a total land area of 128.68 hectares.
3-640: The airport commenced operations in 1968. It ended all flights in 1987. It is now a military airbase. In 2018, it reopened for small , private aircraft . In early 2020 the airport was planned to reopen for domestic - commercial flights . In December 2020, it was announced that the reopening plan was still under consideration. The airport resides at an elevation of 60 feet (18 m) above mean sea level . It has one runway designed 07/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,600 by 40 metres (5,249 ft × 131 ft). This article about an airport in Cambodia
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