Kyaukpyu Airport
Kyaukpyu Airport is an airport in Kyaukpyu, Myanmar (IATA: KYP, ICAO: VYKP).
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| Location | Kyaukpyu, Myanmar | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°25′35″N 093°32′05″E | ||||||||||
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The runway of Kyaukpyu Airport was 4,620 feet long and 100 feet wide. It is able to handle Fokker F28 Fellowship jet aircraft used by Myanma Airways. It is planned to extend the runway by 1,000 feet in 2011 and 1,400 feet in next two years. After that it will have a length of 7,000 feet and a width of 100 feet.[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Asian Wings Airways | Yangon |
| Golden Myanmar Airlines | Yangon |
| Myanmar National Airlines | Sittwe, Thandwe, Yangon |
References
- http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/159newsn.pdf%5B%5D Page 8 Column 4
- Airport information for VYKP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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