Lashio Airport

Lashio Airport (IATA: LSH, ICAO: VYLS) is an airport in Lashio, Myanmar. it is near the headquarters of Northeast Military Command. Passengers have to walk from airport building to entrance of airport compound. There is no X ray equipment.

Lashio Airport
Lashio airport checkin counter
Summary
LocationLashio, Myanmar
Elevation AMSL2,516 ft / 767 m
Coordinates22°58′33″N 097°45′09″E
Map
LSH
Location of airport in Myanmar
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 5,285 1,611 Bitumen

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air KBZ Heho, Yangon
Asian Wings Airways Heho, Tachilek, Yangon
Golden Myanmar AirlinesMandalay, Tachilek

Accidents and incident

  • On 23 May 1969, Douglas DC-3 XY-ACR of Union of Burma Airways crashed on approach to Lashio Airport killing all six people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight.[1]

References

  1. "XY-ACR Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 February 2011.



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