Yangon International Airport

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Yangon International Airport
ရန္ကုန္အၿပည္ၿပည္ဆိုင္ရာေလဆိပ္
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IATA: RGN – ICAO: VYYY
RGN is located in Burma
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Location of airport in Burma
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Union of Myanmar
Operator Ministry of Transportation
Serves Yangon
Location Mingaladon 11021, Yangon
Yangon Division, Myanmar
Elevation AMSL 109 ft / 33 m
Coordinates 16°54′26″N 96°07′59″E / 16.90722°N 96.13306°E / 16.90722; 96.13306Coordinates: 16°54′26″N 96°07′59″E / 16.90722°N 96.13306°E / 16.90722; 96.13306
Website www.mot.gov.mm
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 11,200 3,414 Asphalt

Yangon International Airport (Burmese: ရန္ကုန္အၿပည္ၿပည္ဆိုင္ရာေလဆိပ္; MLCTS: ran kun a prany prany chuing ra le hsip [jàɴɡòʊɴ əpjìpjì sʰàɪɴjà lèzeɪʔ]) (IATA: RGN, ICAO: VYYY), located in Mingaladon, at 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of downtown Yangon, is the primary international airport of Myanmar and the second largest airport in the country.

The airport's old terminal is used exclusively for domestic flights, and the new terminal, in operation since May 2007, handles international flights. The airport, which can handle 2.7 million passengers a year,[1] handled 800,000 international passengers and 1.2 million domestic passengers in 2006.[2] All five Myanmar carriers and about 16 international airlines operate out of Yangon International.

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[edit] History

The airport was built on a former World War II airfield in 1947 by the Calcutta Metropolitan Airports Authority. Once regarded as the best in South East Asia, the airport fell into disrepair and was for decades dilapidated and antiquated.

A modernization program launched in April 2003 has so far resulted in a new terminal and an extended 11,200 foot (3414 m) runway.[3] 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,[2] the new terminal can handle 900 arriving and 900 departing passengers simultaneously.[1] Overall design and detailing was carried out to meet IATA service standards and to comply with ICAO safety and security standards at a cost of SG$30 million. Other notable features include:

  • Separate floors for arriving and departing passengers to lessen congestion
  • Automated baggage handling system, integrated check-in system
  • Four air bridges, capable of handling four Boeing 747s
  • Special lounges for use by government officials and business people
  • Two-story car park with spaces for 340 vehicles.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

The check in desks in international terminal
The Courtyard seen inside from the airport departure lounge
The departure lounge-1
Mandarin Airlines parking at Gate number-2
Airlines Destinations
Air Bagan Bagan, Dawei, Heho, Kawthaung, Kalaymyo, Kyaing Tong, Lashio, Myeik, Mandalay, Myitkyina, Naypyidaw, Pathein, Putao, Sittwe, Tachilek, Thandwe,Phuket,Chiangmai
Air China Beijing-Capital, Kunming
Air India Gaya,Kolkata
Air KBZ Bagan, Dawei, Hoamlin, Kalay, ,Kawthaung, Kyaing Tong, Lashio, Mandalay, Monywa, Myitkyina, Naypyitaw, Heho, Sittwe, Thandwe[4]
Air Mandalay Bagan, Dawei, Heho, Kawthaung, Kyaing Tong, Mandalay, Myeik, Naypyidaw, Sittwe, Tachileik, Thandwe, Chiang Mai[5]
Asian Wings Airways Bagan, Dawei, Kawthaung, Kyaing Tong, Mandalay, Myeik, Heho, Tachilek[6]
AirAsia Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
Bangkok Airways Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
Bismillah Airlines Dhaka
Blue Panorama Airlines Milan-Malpensa Airport (Seasonal)
China Airlines Taipei-Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines Kunming, Nanning
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou
Condor Flugdienst Frankfurt [begins 01 November]
Jetstar Asia Singapore
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur
Myanma Airways Dawei, Heho, Kawthaung, Kyaukphyu,Khanti, Kyaing Tong, Loikaw, Lashio, Mandalay, Mawlamyaing, Myeik, Myitkyina, Naypyitaw, Nyaung-U, Pathein, Putao, Sittwe, Tachileik, Thandwe[7]
Myanmar Airways International Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Guangzhou , Kuala Lumpur, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Singapore
Seasonal: Gaya
SilkAir Singapore
Thai AirAsia Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
Thai Airways International Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
Vietnam Airlines Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Yangon Airways Bagan, Dawei, Heho, Kyaing Tong, Mandalay, Myeik, Myitkyina, Naypyidaw, Tachileik

[edit] Cargo

Airlines Destinations
Myanmar Airways International Phnom Penh, Siem Reap

[edit] Gallery

  • VIP Lounge of Yangon International Airport

  • The New Terminal Under Construction

  • The Air Field

  • Entrance hall

  • Arrivals Hall

  • The mural of Kandawgyi Lake

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Yangon international airport terminal put into service after renovation". 2007-05-25. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200705/25/eng20070525_377971.html. 
  2. ^ a b "Yangon International Airport opens new terminal". 2007-07-25. http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1309165.php. 
  3. ^ "Yangon airport completes runway extension". 2008-07-28. http://www.mmtimes.com/no429/b003.htm. 
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