Siem reap - Angkor International Airport is the
second airport of Cambodja. Siem Reap Airways is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Bangkok Airways.
As soon as you step out of the plane, you’ll be greeted by the humid Cambodian
air seeing that you'll be walking from the plane to the building in the open
air. The walk isn’t far at all, because they literally park the plane in front
of the arrival hall.
There are mainly two types of visas for travellers:the tourist visa (20
US dollars and is valid for 30 days, not renewable) and the business visa
(25 US dollars and is valid for 30 days, but can be renewed multiple times. You
need also a passport photo (3x4 cm)
The process of applying for a visa is simple, but you do have to wait while it
is processed.
There are at least two ATM machines in the arrival hall; one near the visa
section and another near the immigration line. If you need to apply for an
on-arrival visa, the visa fee must be paid in cash. So these ATM machines come
in handy if you don't have enough on hand.
The baggage claim area is immediately after the immigration line.
There is one duty free shop in the arrival hall, but hardly anyone stops there.
It sells mostly cigarettes and postcards. There’s a wider selection of items in
the departure hall.
There’s not really a custom check here, at least they don't seem to actually
enforce it. Also, that custom form you filled out on the airplane? It may become
useless if there’s no one standing on duty at customs.
The arrival hall
The airport sits 6km from town,
close to the temples, occasionally affording spectacular views of Angkor Wat
during landings and take offs. Outside the terminal is a ticket booth for
registered taxis into town. Independent taxis and motorcycles wait just outside
the airport. The price is the same for both: motorcycles are $1 and cars are $5
into town. Most hotels offer free transportation from the airport but you must
notify them in advance of your arrival.
Airlines landing at Siem Reap Airport:
- AirAsia (Kuala Lumpur)
- Air Macau (Macau)
- Angkor Airways (Hanoi,
Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
- Asiana Airlines (Seoul-Incheon)
- Bangkok Airways (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi,
Chiang Mai)
- China Eastern Airlines
(Kunming)
- China Southern
Airlines (Guangzhou) [starts October 2007]
- Jetstar Asia Airways
(Singapore)
- Kampuchea Airlines
(Phnom Penh)
- Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
- Lao Airlines (Pakse)
- Malaysia Airlines
(Kuala Lumpur)
- PMTair (Hanoi, Phnom
Penh, Sihanoukville, Utapao)
- President Airlines
(Phnom Penh)
- Royal Khmer Airlines
(Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh)
- Royal Phnom Penh
Airways (Phnom Penh)
- Siem Reap Airways (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi,
Phnom Penh)
- Singapore Airlines
- SilkAir (Singapore)
- Vietnam Airlines
(Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City)
Time:
GMT+7
Tel: +855 (0)63 963 106
ATM = Automatic Teller
Machine
