Cambodia's national airline is accelerating its expansion into the Chinese market. According to Air Cambodia's 2026–2027 winter-spring schedule, flights between Phnom Penh and Chinese cities such as Haikou and Sanya will be increased from December this year, and the Zhengzhou route will also be significantly expanded.
Specifically, from December 16, the Phnom Penh–Haikou route is scheduled to operate three times per week; from December 17, the Phnom Penh–Sanya route will operate twice per week. The Phnom Penh–Zhengzhou route will increase from two weekly flights to five, and the Phnom Penh–Nanning route will also rise to four weekly flights.
Sihanoukville is also seeing new developments. From December 15, the Sihanoukville–Shenzhen route is scheduled to operate twice per week; from February 1, 2027, the Sihanoukville–Chongqing route is scheduled to operate twice per week, and Sihanoukville will also launch flights to Ho Chi Minh City.
Notably, several of these new routes will be operated by the Chinese-made COMAC C909. Air Cambodia plans to officially expand the C909's commercial operations from December, further strengthening cooperation with the Chinese aviation industry.
Air Cambodia currently connects multiple Chinese cities, including Zhengzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Fuzhou and Nanning. As the new routes are added, Chinese travelers heading to Cambodia will have more options, and tourism, business and investment exchanges between Cambodia and China are also expected to benefit from greater air connectivity.
From Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville, and onward to several major Chinese cities, Cambodia is steadily weaving a denser "air corridor" with China, making the movement of people and economic and trade ties between the two countries more convenient.
