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*[[Air Bagan]] (Bagan, Dawei, Heho, Kaw Thaung, Kalaymyo, Kyaing Tong, Lashio, Mergui, Mandalay, Myitkyina, Naypyidaw, Pathein, Putao, Sittwe, Tachilek, Thandwe, Yangon) |
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*[[Air Mandalay]] (Bagan, Heho, Kyaing Tong, Mandalay, Naypyidaw, Sittwe, Tachileik, Thandwe) |
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*[[Myanma Airways]] (Pathein, Dawei, Heho, Kawthaung, Kyaukphyu, Loikaw, Mandalay, Mawlamyaing, Myeik, Nyaung-U, Sittwe, Thandwe) |
*[[Myanma Airways]] (Pathein, Dawei, Heho, Kawthaung, Kyaukphyu, Loikaw, Mandalay, Mawlamyaing, Myeik, Nyaung-U, Sittwe, Thandwe) |
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*[[Yangon Airways]] (Heho, Mandalay, Nyaung-U, Thandwe) |
*[[Yangon Airways]] (Heho, Mandalay, Nyaung-U, Thandwe) |
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*[[Air Bagan]] (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi,Kunming, Seoul-Incheon, Siem Reap, Singapore) |
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*[[Air China]] (Beijing, Kunming) |
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*[[ATRAN Cargo Airlines]] (Moscow) |
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Revision as of 16:01, 13 September 2007
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Yangon International Airport (Burmese: ; MLCTS: yan gun a pyay pyay saing yar le zeik) (IATA: RGN, ICAO: VYYY), located in Mingaladon, at 15 km north of downtown Yangon, is the primary international airport of Myanmar. 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 meter) runway. With the addition of the new terminal opened in May 2007, the airport can handle up to 5 aircraft per hour, and 2.7 million passengers a year. A new taxi way capable of handling heavier aircraft is still under construction.
The old terminal is used exclusively for domestic flights, and the new terminal handles international flights.
New terminal
The new terminal was part of a comprehensive modernization program that began in April 2003, and was put into service in May 2007.
Designed by CPG Corporation of Singapore, the new terminal can handle 900 arriving and 900 departing passengers simultaneously. The extended runway--from 8100 ft (2467 m) to 11,200 ft (3414 m)--can finally support Boeing 747-400 aircraft. 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 parking lot with spaces for 340 vehicles.
The new terminal building is used for international flights only.
Airlines and destinations
Domestic airlines
- Air Bagan (Bagan, Dawei, Heho, Kaw Thaung, Kalaymyo, Kyaing Tong, Lashio, Mergui, Mandalay, Myitkyina, Naypyidaw, Pathein, Putao, Sittwe, Tachilek, Thandwe, Yangon)
- Air Mandalay (Bagan, Heho, Kyaing Tong, Mandalay, Naypyidaw, Sittwe, Tachileik, Thandwe)
- Myanma Airways (Pathein, Dawei, Heho, Kawthaung, Kyaukphyu, Loikaw, Mandalay, Mawlamyaing, Myeik, Nyaung-U, Sittwe, Thandwe)
- Yangon Airways (Heho, Mandalay, Nyaung-U, Thandwe)
International airlines
- Air Bagan (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi,Kunming, Seoul-Incheon, Siem Reap, Singapore)
- Air China (Beijing, Kunming)
- Air Mandalay (Chiang Mai)
- Bangkok Airways (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
- China Airlines
- China Southern Airlines (Guangzhou)
- Indian Airlines (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Kolkata)
- Jetstar Asia (Singapore)
- Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)
- Mandarin Airlines (Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
- Myanmar Airways International (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul-Incheon, Singapore)
- Qatar Airways (Doha)
- Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
- Silk Air (Singapore)
- Thai AirAsia (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
- Thai Airways International (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
- Vietnam Airlines (Hanoi)
Cargo airlines
- ATRAN Cargo Airlines (Moscow)
External links
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