Kampuchea Airlines

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Kampuchea Airlines
Kampuchea Airlines Boeing 737-200 Wallner.jpg
IATA ICAO Callsign
E2KMPKAMPUCHEA
Founded1997
Ceased operations2004
Hubs Phnom Penh International Airport
Headquarters Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Key peopleUdom Tantiprasongchai Chairman

Kampuchea Airlines was an airline based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, operating regional passenger services out of Phnom Penh International Airport.

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History

The airline became operational in 1997, then briefly known as SK Air. Kampuchea Airlines was shut down in 2004.

Fleet

Kampuchea Airlines Boeing 757-200 at Phnom Penh International Airport Kampuchea Airlines Boeing 757-200 de Maximy.jpg
Kampuchea Airlines Boeing 757-200 at Phnom Penh International Airport

Over the years, Kampuchea Airlines operated the following aircraft types: [1]

Kampuchea Airlines fleet
AircraftIntroducedRetired
Boeing 757-200 20032004
BAe 146-100 19972004
Lockheed L-1011 19972004

Accidents and Incidents

On February 25 1996, an Antonov An-24RV overran the runway at Ban Lung-Ratanakiri Airport causing the aircraft to crash into a building, there were no fatalities in the aircraft or on the ground.

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References

  1. Kampuchea Airlines fleet at airfleets.net