Cambodia Air Traffic Services Co.

What Cambodia Air Traffic Services Co. does

Cambodia Air Traffic Services Co., Ltd. (CATS) is Cambodia's sole Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), operating under an exclusive license granted by the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia to parent SAMART Corporation Public Company Limited in April 2001. The company provides air traffic control, flight information, and alerting services for the entire airspace within the Phnom Penh Flight Information Region, supported by control towers at Phnom Penh International Airport and Siem Reap International Airport. Its service portfolio spans Air Traffic Management, Communication Navigation and Surveillance (CNS), Aeronautical Information Management (AIM), and Flight Procedure Design, delivered to international and domestic airline operators as well as aviation data originators.

The underlying technology stack includes the AIM Portal for aeronautical data submission, the eAIP (Electronic Aeronautical Information Publication), the ATFM Operation Portal for traffic flow management, a NOTAM distribution system covering Series A/B/C notices, a Flight Planning module, and a Briefing Service. A new eTOD (electronic Terrain and Obstacle Data) module is in development. The platform architecture is integrated with the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA), the government regulatory authority, and relies on Samart Aviation Solutions (SAV) as a technology partner.

CATS operates a regulated monopoly business model under B2B enterprise sales-led go-to-market. Revenue is generated from air navigation service charges to airlines transiting or operating in Cambodian airspace, with pricing regulated by SSCA and not publicly disclosed. The company functions as a state-affiliated entity, fully owned by SAMART Corporation, with no public listing and no external funding disclosed. Customer segments comprise international airlines, domestic airlines, and data originators such as airports and aviation stakeholders who submit aeronautical data through the AIM Portal.

Name

Cambodia Air Traffic Services Co.

Legal name

Cambodia Air Traffic Services Co., Ltd.

Website

https://cats.com.kh

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cambodia Air Traffic Services Co. (CATS) is Cambodia's sole licensed Air Navigation Service Provider, delivering air traffic management, CNS, and aeronautical information services to international and domestic airlines operating within the Phnom Penh Flight Information Region under a government-licensed monopoly.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Air Navigation Services

NAICS

Air Traffic Control (488111), Airport Operations (48811)

SIC

Airports, Flying Fields & Airport Terminal Services (4581), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Flight Operations Control & Dispatch (OCC/IOCC) (THABAIAA)

Keywords

• Air navigation services
• Air traffic control
• Aeronautical information management
• Flight procedure design
• Communication navigation surveillance

Headquarters

HQ city

Phnom Penh

HQ country

Cambodia

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Air Navigation Services: As Cambodia's sole ANSP operating under exclusive license from the Royal Government of Cambodia, CATS provides air traffic control services, flight information services, and alerting services to airlines operating in Cambodian airspace.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cambodia Air Traffic Services Co., Ltd. (CATS) is Cambodia's sole Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), delivering air traffic control, flight information, alerting, Communication/Navigation/Surveillance (CNS), Aeronautical Information Management (AIM), and Flight Procedure Design services. Operations cover the entire Phnom Penh Flight Information Region and are enabled through digital platforms including eAIP, NOTAM, AIM Portal, Wizard Portal, and the ATFM Operation Portal.

Product overview

Cambodia Air Traffic Services Co. operates as Cambodia's Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), offering a unified portfolio of air traffic management services. The core offerings comprise Air Traffic Management, Communication Navigation and Surveillance (CNS), Aeronautical Information Management (AIM), and Flight Procedure Design. The AIM suite is delivered through multiple digital platforms: the AIM Portal for data originator submissions, the Wizard Portal for customer self-briefing and publications, and the ATFM Operation Portal for traffic flow management. Individual modules include eAIP (electronic Aeronautical Information Publication), Flight Planning, NOTAM services, Briefing, and the developing eTOD. These services collectively cover the entire airspace of the Phnom Penh Flight Information Region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AIM Cambodia: Aeronautical Information Management platform providing eAIP, flight planning, NOTAM, briefing, and eTOD services for the Kingdom of Cambodia

Products and services

• Air Traffic Management

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment regulatory body that grants exclusive license to CATS to operate as Cambodia's Air Navigation Service Provider. CATS publishes eAIP and NOTAM under SSCA authority.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NAV CANADA: Canada's privately operated, non-for-profit ANSP operating across multiple FIRs and providing a benchmark for ANSP commercialization. Comparable to CATS in core ATC/AIS offering but operates at materially larger scale in a mature aviation market.
• NATS (UK): The UK's leading ANSP, providing ATC, AIM and engineering services. Comparable to CATS in core service offering (air traffic management and aeronautical information services), functioning as a regional/mature-market reference point for ANSP operating models and platform depth.
• Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP): Performs ANSP functions for Philippine airspace as part of its broader civil aviation regulatory mandate. Broadly comparable to CATS as a national ANSP in a comparable-size Southeast Asian aviation market, though it combines regulator and operator roles.

Direct peers

• Lao Air Navigation Services (LANS): Provides air traffic and navigation services for the Vientiane FIR. Directly comparable to CATS as a smaller-market Southeast Asian ANSP with similar scope (ATC, AIM, CNS) and similar regulatory-license structure.
• AirNav Indonesia: Indonesia's ANSP providing ATC, CNS/ATM and AIM services across Jakarta FIR. Compares directly to CATS as a national-scale air navigation service monopoly in a neighboring Southeast Asian market with similar end-to-end service scope.
• Department of Civil Aviation Myanmar: Performs the ANSP function for Myanmar airspace under government oversight. Comparable to CATS in being a single-state jurisdiction ANSP with end-to-end ATC, AIM, and CNS responsibilities in a similar-sized emerging-market aviation geography.
• Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM): Malaysia's civil aviation regulator, also operating the ANSP function for Kuala Lumpur FIR. Provides ATC, CNS, AIM and AIS services over its national airspace, closely matching CATS's service mix and Southeast Asian context.
• Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS): Performs the ANSP function for the Singapore FIR as part of its mandate. Operates comparable ATC, AIM and search-and-rescue services and is closely aligned to CATS in service portfolio, though serving a much higher-volume hub market.
• Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM): Vietnam's state-owned ANSP managing the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh FIRs. Operates the same ATC, CNS, AIM and search-and-rescape functions as CATS, making it a directly comparable Southeast Asian ANSP with similar product breadth.
• Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (AEROTHAI): Thailand's ANSP, providing ATC, CNS, AIM and ATFM services for Bangkok FIR. Highly comparable in service mix (air traffic management, CNS, aeronautical information) to CATS and is the most relevant regional direct peer given the same regulatory/ICAO model and SAMART's Thailand home base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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