Kampong Chhnang Airport
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| Coordinates | 12°15′18″N 104°33′49″E / 12.25500°N 104.56361°E | ||||||||||
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  Kampong Location of airport in Cambodia | |||||||||||
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Kampong Chhnang Airport (
History
Plans to construct the airport began in 1975, organized by the Khmer Rouge with considerable assistance from Chinese advisors. Construction began in early 1976 with forced labor, similar to other infrastructure projects initiated by the Khmer Rouge. The total number of laborers initially was in the hundreds, and by 1977 was estimated to be more than 10,000. Workers died in significant numbers due to malnutrition, exposure, disease, and execution, and were buried in mass graves at the site. It is unknown how many died in total during the construction, however, local villagers have stated that the stench of decomposing corpses remained for years after the site was abandoned. There is no placard or memorial at the site.[3]
Facilities
The airport resides at an
References
- ^ a b Archive of airport information for VDKH[usurped] from defunct resource of DAFIF (archived 6 June 2011)
- ^ Airport information for KZC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
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External links
- Accident history for KZC at Aviation Safety Network
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