Ratanakiri Airport is an airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 in Ban Lung town in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia

Cambodia

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History

In November 2005, there was a minor accident at Ratanakiri Airport when a plane arriving from Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...

 hit the side of the runway and ground looped, which caused the right hand main landing gear to collapse. The Y-7

Antonov An-24

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-100C aircraft was operated by PMT Air and leased from Royal Phnom Penh Airways

Royal Phnom Penh Airways

Royal Phnom Penh Airways was an airline based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It operated domestic services, as well as regional flights to Thailand out of Phnom Penh International Airport and Angkor International Airport, Siem Reap.- History :...

. There were 59 passengers and 6 crew aboard at the time of the crash, but there were no fatalities. In the wake of this incident, and the more serious crash of PMTair Flight 241

PMTair Flight 241

On June 25, 2007, PMTair Flight 241 , an Antonov An-24, crashed in southwestern Cambodia, northeast of Bokor Mountain in Kampot Province...

 in Kampot in July, PMT Air ceased regular commercial flights to Ratanakiri. Since then, no commercial flights to Ban Lung are available and only chartered and private flights use the airport.