Phnom Penh: Spokesperson for the State Secretariat for Civil Aviation (SSCA), Mr. Sin Chansereyvutha, said that despite the heavy rains in Cambodia, similar to those in neighboring countries, Techo International Airport will not face flooding problems.
The absence of flooding was explained by a spokesperson for the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation to the Doem Ampil Information Center on September 30, 2026, because Techo International Airport, which is at level 4F, was designed and built in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards with a multi-layered flood protection engineering system, responding strongly to climate change. The experience of congestion due to rainfall at regional airports has been studied and protective measures have been prepared by Cambodia, not only for the core and important areas of the airport infrastructure, but also to ensure that the external connecting road infrastructure and related traffic routes serving flight operations are not disrupted.
He continued that if there is continuous heavy rain like in Thailand, the same cannot happen to Techo International Airport because the engineering design and construction of Techo International Airport have incorporated advanced hydraulic engineering solutions to ensure the resilience of the process against the largest flood levels in history, calculated for a recurrence cycle of 100 to 200 years.
In addition, Techo International Airport has an integrated system of drainage canals and water interceptors around it, he added. Including temporary water reservoirs and high-power automatic water pumping systems, the water pumping process is automatically discharged at a rate of tens of thousands of cubic meters per hour, ensuring that there is absolutely no congestion on the airport infrastructure.
In the event of external roads being flooded, how can passengers and staff travel to the airport? Mr. Sin Chanserevutha pointed out that the external road infrastructure connecting to Techo International Airport has been carefully considered, including multi-modal connection lines, ensuring that there is no disruption from flooding. At the same time, the airport also has a contingency plan, with reserve accommodation for key technical staff to ensure that operations are not disrupted even in an emergency.
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