Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, is celebrating the recent opening of Techo International Airport (KTI).

The $2 billion airport has three runways and replaces the old Phnom Penh International Airport, which was nearly 70 years old and sported only one runway.

Located about a dozen miles from the city center, the state-of-the-art terminal is designed by Foster + Partners and blends contemporary design with Khmer heritage.

Sustainability was a key goal for the project and there’s an onsite photovoltaic farm that provides most all of the terminal’s energy.

Inside the terminal, structural trees support a steel grid shell that filters daylight.

Below, the vast open terminal space features real, mature trees.

Expansion is already on the drawing board but for now, Techo International Airport currently has 32 gates serving 31 airlines with 44 direct routes. There are currently two lounges, a Plaza Premium Lounge and a Plaza Premium First lounge. Major carriers include Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Etihad, Turkish Airlines, Air Cambodia, with more international connections soon.

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