Private company

Royal Air Cambodge

National airline of Cambodia (1956–2001)

Royal Air Cambodge (Khmer: អាកាសចរណ៍ភូមិន្ទ កម្ពុជា; known as 'Air Cambodge' (Khmer: អាកាសចរ កម្ពុជា) from 1970 to 1975) was the flag carrier airline of Cambodia, headquartered in Phnom Penh.2 It was founded in 1994.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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9M-MMC B737-4H6 Royal Air Cambodge (lsd fm Malaysia) SIN 01JAN99(?) (6288721172)
Photo: Ken Fielding, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Royal Air Cambodge (Khmer: អាកាសចរណ៍ភូមិន្ទ កម្ពុជា; known as 'Air Cambodge' (Khmer: អាកាសចរ កម្ពុជា) from 1970 to 1975) was the flag carrier airline of Cambodia, headquartered in Phnom Penh.2

The story

The company was founded in 1956. After the establishment of the Khmer Republic in 1970, the airline was re-named 'Air Cambodge'. It was reformed, under the original name 'Royal Air Cambodge', after the restoration of the monarchy and democracy in the early 1990s and the recovery of the economy in 1994. The airline's partner was Malaysia Airlines and aircraft was leased from them. The enterprise however was loss-making, totaling over 30 million US dollars. The decision to close its business was made partly because of a decrease of passengers numbers in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, which brought the whole aviation industry as a whole in deep crisis. Royal Air Cambodge had to shut down on 16 October 2001. The Cambodian government later joined with Vietnam Airlines to set up the new national flag carrier Cambodia Angkor Air in 2009.

From Wikipedia’s article on Royal Air Cambodge, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

Royal Air Cambodge flew to the following destinations:

From Wikipedia’s article on Royal Air Cambodge, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Air Cambodge1

Timeline

  1. Oct 16, 2001Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1994Founded Founded1

Sources

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