Le 3 septembre 1997, un Tupolev Tu-134 assurant le vol Vietnam Airlines 815, un vol international régulier de la compagnie aérienne Vietnam Airlines, s'est écrasé dans une rizière, située 300 m avant la piste d'atterrissage, pendant l'approche finale sur l'aéroport international de Pochentong, au Cambodge, faisant 65 victimes parmi les 66 occupants de l'appareil, ce qui en fait l'accident aérien le plus meurtrier de l'histoire du Cambodge.
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Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 was a scheduled Vietnam Airlines flight which crashed on final approach to Pochentong International Airport in Cambodia on 3 September 1997. The Soviet-built Tupolev Tu-134B-3 airliner crashed approximately 800 metres short of the Phnom Penh runway, killing 65 of the 66 people on board. As of February 2024, it remains the deadliest accident in Cambodian history. Upon investigation, the crash was determined to have been the result of improper actions by the pilot.
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Phnom Penh International Airport, formerly Pochentong International Airport, is the former international airport serving Phnom Penh, Cambodia and the country's main international gateway. It was Cambodia's second largest airport by area after the new Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport before its closure. It is located in the Pou Senchey District, 10 km west of Phnom Penh city centre.
The airport was replaced by the new Techo International Airport on 9 September 2025.
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Pou Senchey is an administrative district of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Phnom Penh International Airport is in Pou Senchey District.
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Northbridge International School Cambodia is a privately owned English-speaking international school, catering for students aged between 2 and 18, located in Teuk Thlar Commune, Sen Sok Section, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Founded in 1996, it is one of the largest international schools in the country with over 800 students representing more than 40 nationalities. The faculty is international with teachers representing over 15 nationalities, from Australia to the US, Argentina to Japan. The academic year at Northbridge is divided into two semesters beginning in the middle of August, and the beginning of January, with a total of 180 school days for students and 190 working day for teaching staff.
NISC is an International Baccalaureate World School delivering the three IB programs: IB PYP in the Primary School, IB MYP in the Middle School and IB DP in the High School. NISC is accredited by the East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
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Tuek Thla is a quarter of Khan Sen Sok in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco has been running a Don Bosco Vocation Training Centre for Girls at Tuek Thla, Phnom Penh since 1983.
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