Falam Airport Project
Edited by Karl Lian
July 10, 2013
Surbung Hill
A new airport in Surbungtlang, Falam, Chin State with a runway of 10,000 feet (3248 meters) by 200
feet wide,
is in the works by the Union government according to Mr. Tin Naing Tun,
Director General of the Transport Ministry’s Civil Aviation Department. The Falam
airport is
scheduled to be completed by 2016 to cope with anticipated flood tide of
tourists to Chin State, Myanmar.
A survey group led by U Thant Zaw Moe from
Myanmar Airline together with seven engineers,
arrived in Surbungtlang of Falam District on 24 October 2012 to make a
three-day survey of the area, which is about 6 miles from downtown Falam. The
Local construction committee includes; Chin State Transport Minister Dr. Ngun
San Aung, Attorney Kap Tial, several Hluttaw representatives and some local
leaders.
Formerly the Surbungtlang served as a resupply airfield for the British
forces during World War II. The new airport is to be on top of a mountain
that is seven miles long and three miles wide. The project is great for the
area because Chin State, remains the only state in the country that doesn't
have an airport. Kalaymyo airport and Sittwe airport are used by Chin people for air
travel. Travellers can fly directly to Chin State
in the nearest Future.
Myanmar now has three international airports; Yangon, Mandalay and
Nay Pyi Taw. It has 33 regional airports in operations and there are plans to
turn the management of airports over to private firms. Only 11 of them had runways over 10,000 feet
(3248 meters). Of the 11, only Yangon International Airport and Mandalay International Airport had adequate facilities to handle larger
jets.
Just 24 international airlines fly Myanmar while there are seven
airlines operating domestically. Myanmar had a total of 73 airports, 36 of them - with paved runways and another 38 Airports - with unpaved runways according to the U.S. Central Intelligence
Agency.
Smaller or less-developed
airports—which represent the vast majority in the world—often have a single
runway shorter than 3,300 feet (1,000 m). Larger airports for airline flights generally have paved runways 6,600 ft. (2,000
m) or longer. Many small airports have dirt, grass, or gravel runways, rather than asphalt or concrete.
The longest public-use runway in the world is at Qamdo Bangda Airport in China. It has a length of 18,045 ft. (5,500 m). The world's widest paved runway is at Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport in Russia and is 344 ft. (105 m) wide.
Falam Airport Project (Free WiFi Available)
Falam Airport
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Surbungtlang, Falam, Myanmar
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06/24
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10,000
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3,248
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Airport Project Contact:
Ministry of Transport
H.E. Mr. Nyan Tun Aung: (Col.
Air) Minister for Transport
Bldg. 5, Nay Pyi Taw
951-741-039 (Skype)
Department of Civil Aviation
Mr. Tin Tun Naing: Director
General, DCA
DCA HQ Bldg., Yangon 11021,
Ms.
Nweni Win Kyaw
Assistant Director, DCA
(Air Transport)
(Air Transport)
Tel: +95
1 533010 Skype),
Pyithu Hluttaw
Shwe Mann (USDP): Speaker
Nanda Kyaw Sar (USDP): Deputy
Speaker
Thein Swe (USDP): Chair,
Transport, Communication and Construction Committee
Za Talan (CNP), MP: Thantlang,
Chin State
Zone Hlal Htan (CPP) MP: Chin State
Pyithu Hluttaw SESSIONS 4th
SESSION (4 JUL - 6 SEP 2012)
09/07/12 - Q&A with
Minister for Transport Nyan Tun Aung – by MP Za Talan (CNP): Construction of a
new airport in Chin State to promote tourism.
2011 - Q&A with
Minister for Transport Thein Swe– by MP Zone Hlal Htan (CPP):
Construction of airport in Falam, Chin State
2011 - Q&A with
Minister for Transport Thein Swe– by MP Khat Htein Nan
(UDPKS): Expansion of Myitkyina Airport, Kachin State
Profile of Airports in Myanmar
Yangon International Airport (Free WiFi Available)
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03/21
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11,200
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3,414
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Asphalt
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Statistics (2011)
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Passengers
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2,500,000
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The second largest
airport in the country, it is located in Mingaladon, at (9.3 mi) north of
downtown Yangon. Designed by the Airport Development Division of
CPG Corporation of Singapore and constructed by Asia World, a leading Burmese construction firm, at a cost
of US$13.3 million, the new terminal can handle 900 arriving and 900 departing
passengers simultaneously. The airport was built on the former World War II airfield RAF Mingaladon in 1947 by the Calcutta Metropolitan Airports
Authority. Once regarded as the best in Southeast Asia, the airport fell into
disrepair and was for decades dilapidated and antiquated.
Meanwhile, Yangon
International Airport will be upgraded to handle up to 6 million passengers
annually up from 2.7 million passengers. Built on 405 hectares the airport handled
slightly less than 500,000 visitors in 2012 but that figure will peak at 6
million in 2017 if tourism forecasts are accurate.
Airlines served
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Destinations
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Beijing-Capital, Kunming
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Bagan, Dawei, Heho, Kawthaung, Kyaing
Tong, Mandalay, Myeik, Naypyidaw, Sittwe, Tachileik, Thandwe, Chiang Mai
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Kunming, Nanning
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Guangzhou
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Naypidaw
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Mae Sot (begins 1 October
2013)
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Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
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Hanthawaddy International Airport
Project (Free
WiFi Available)
Bago Region, Myanmar which is located about 50 miles (80 km) away from Yangon. The project was
started in 2001 but it was subsequently halted. The project is expected to
resume in late 2013 and is scheduled to be completed in 2016 to cope
with anticipated flood tide of tourists by 2017.
The Airport will cover an area of 3,924 hectare
and will cost around US$ 1 billion to build. Once open in December 2017, it
will be able to handle up to 12 million passengers a year, but could be
expanded in phases to accommodate 35 million passengers a year. It facilities
will be able to support A380s. The project will be undertaken as a public
private partnership or a joint venture according to specifications that were
drawn up by the Department of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of Transport.
Hanthawaddy International Airport…will cost
around US$ 1 billion to build. Once open in Dec 2017, it will be able to handle
up to 12 million passengers a year, but could be expanded in phases to
accommodate 35 million passengers a year. Tourism boom in Myanmar
means second airport for Yangon; looking for investors now.
Mandalay International Airport (Free
WiFi Available)
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14,003
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4,268
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Statistics (2011)
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Passengers
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500,000
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The largest airport in
the country, the runway at Mandalay Airport is 14,000 feet (4267 m) long and
200 feet (61 m) wide, and long enough for any size of commercial aircraft to
land. The car-park can accommodate 700 vehicles. Opened on 17 September 2000,
the terminal building can handle 1000 passenger arrivals and 1000 passenger
departures per hour.
The capacity of the
airport is estimated to be three million passengers per annum, with expansion
capacity to more than 15 million. The site occupies a total area of 25,015
acres (10,123 hectares) and is located in central Burma about 21 miles
(35 km) south of Mandalay, the nearest town being
Tada-U. The journey from the airport to the city center of Mandalay takes approximately an hour by car.
Airlines
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Destinations
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Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi (begins 16 September
2013)
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Naypyidaw International Airport Project
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16/34
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12,000
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3,657
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The design of Naypyidaw
International Airport was drawn by CPG Consultants Pte., Ltd. Of Singapore and opened on 19 December 2011. The construction work of the
airport, performed by Asia
World Company and it is Located 16 kilometers
southeast of Naypyidaw. The airport is able to handle 3.5 million passengers annually. The
design of Naypyidaw International Airport was drawn by CPG Consultants Pte.,
Ltd. Of Singapore.
Airlines
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Destinations
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Charter: Hanoi, Tokyo-Narita, Yangon
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Charter: Guangzhou Charter: Shantou
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Charter: Shantou
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Yangon
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Charter: Hong Kong
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Kalaymyo Airport
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09/27
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5,502
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1,677
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Asphalt
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Airlines
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Destinations
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Mandalay, Yangon
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Mandalay
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Khamti Airport
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4,119
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1,280
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The airport resides at an elevation of 6,000 feet (1,829 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which measures 1,280 by 26 metres (4,199 ft × 85 ft).
The runway was extended in 2005. Myanma
Airways.
Myitkyina Airport
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04/22
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6,100
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1,859
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Built before World War II as Myitkyina Airfield, the airfield was captured by the Imperial Japanese Army on 8 May 1942 during the
Japanese conquest of Burma. During the occupation,
it was used by the Japanese Air Force as a fighter base, attacking Allied aircraft
flying "the Hump" transport supply missions between India and China. The airfield was attacked on numerous missions by Tenth Air Force and Royal Air Force fighter and bombers until being driven from the
Myitkyina area by Merrill's Marauders (officially named the
6th Ranger Battalion-5307th Composite Unit (provisional)) on 17 May 1944. Once
in Allied hands, the 3d Combat Cargo Group moved in with C-47 Skytrains and used Myitkyina as a combat resupply airfield, air-dropping
pallets of supplies and ammunition to the advancing Allied forces on the
ground. In January 1945, the 80th Fighter Group flew P-47 Thunderbolts from the field until 24 May 1945. The 1st Combat Cargo Group then moved in with C-47s
and remained until August when elements of the 4th Combat Cargo Group replaced them. The 4th
CCG operated supply and passenger flights between the airfield and China until
December 1945 when American forces pulled out of the area at the end of the
war.
Bhamo Airport
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5,502
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1,677
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Built as a Japanese Air Force
base in 1942, the airport was attacked numerous times by Allied forces before
being seized in May 1945.
Airlines
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Destinations
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Mandalay
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Yangon (begins 1 May 2013)
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Putao Airport
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17/35
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7,002
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2,134
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Bitumen
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Myitkyina
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Myitkyina
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Lashio Airport
Length
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5,285
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1,611
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Bitumen
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It is near the
Head Quarter of Northeast Military Command. Passengers have to walk from
airport building to entrance of airport compound. There is no X ray equipment. Myanma Airways Air
Bagan
Monghsat Airport
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12/30
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5,000
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1,524
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Heho Airport
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18/36
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8,500
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2,591
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Asphalt
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. The original airport had a
runway length of 5500 feet. It was recently expanded to accommodate jet
aircraft. It is now the main airport serving Inle
Lake, one of the top tourist destinations of
Burma.
Airlines
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Destinations
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Mandalay, Thandwe, Yangon
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Mandalay, Yangon
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Mandalay, Nyaung U, Thandwe, Yangon
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Mandalay, Heho, Yangon
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Kengtung, Lashio, Mong Hsat, Nyaung U, Tachilek, Yangon
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Mandalay, Yangon
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Kengtung Airport
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12/30
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7,815
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2,382
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Asphalt
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Tachilek Airport
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04/22
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7,002
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2,134
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Bitumin
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Kengtung, Mandalay
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Heho, Mandalay
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Loikaw Airport
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m
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01/19
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5,200
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1,585
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Bitumen
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Mawlamyaing Airport
Length
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Surface
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ft
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m
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04/22
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5,260
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1,603
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Dawei Airport
Length
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Surface
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m
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16/34
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7,005
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2,135
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Concrete
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Airlines
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Destinations
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Kawthaung, Myeik, Yangon
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Maulmyine, Yangon
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Myeik Airport
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18/36
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8,795
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2,681
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Kawthaung Airport
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02/20
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6,000
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1,829
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The airport has a very small
terminal with no gates. The airport has a 1800 x 50 meter runway. Myanmar Airways and Air Bagan.
Sittwe Airport
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11/29
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6,001
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1,829
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Bitumen
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Thandwe, Yangon
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Kyaukpyu, Yangon
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It started as a military used
arifield in World War II. It was handed over to Department of Civil Aviation by
International Aero Limited Company on 24 July 1947. It was upgraded to 6,000
feet long and 140 feet wide gravel mixed asphalt runway in 1960. The airport
building was extended to 220 feet by 60 feet from 120 feet by 60 feet and it
was opened on 22 March 2002. 4 feet thick asphalt concrete layer was placed on
the 6000x150 feet runway, the 525x75 feet taxiway and the 600x300 feet apron
and opened on 20 May 2009 for use of F-28 jets. It is equipped with HF, VHF, NDB,
Night Landing Facilities such as airfield lighting, approach light and remote
control air ground machines. It admits over 90,000 passengers in 2010-11 and it
is expected to accommodate 150,000 passengers for arrival and departure yearly.
Thandwe Airport
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02/20
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5,502
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1,677
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Bitumen
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Airlines
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Destinations
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Sittwe, Yangon
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Sittwe, Yangon
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Bassein, Kyaukpyu, Yangon
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Pathein Airport
Length
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Surface
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06/24
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4,400
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1,341
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Concrete
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Bagan Nyaung Oo Airport
Length
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Surface
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ft
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m
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18/36
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8,500
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2,591
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Asphalt
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Airlines
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Destinations
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Mandalay, Yangon
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Heho, Mandalay, Yangon
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Heho, Mandalay, Thandwe, Yangon
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Heho, Mandalay, Yangon
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Heho, Yangon
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Heho, Kengtung, Mandalay, Naypyidaw, Yangon
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