The Union of Myanmar which is also known as Burma is geographically the largest country in the Southeast Asia. This country is bordered by the countries of China, Laos, Thailand, Bangladesh and India including the Bay of Bengal. The history, politics and the demography of this country is highly shaped by the role played by the diversified population of this country. There are a large number of airports serving the destination of Myanmar and most of them tend to operate in the various cities of Myanmar. To name a few of the airports operating in the various cities of Myanmar are Anisakan Airport, Naypyidaw(Ela) Airport, Dawei Airport, Hommalin Airport, Kalaymyo Airport, Lanywa Airport, Kyauktu Airport, Lashio Airport, Mandalay International Airport, Pakokku Airport, Pathein Airport and Yangon International Airport. Among all the other domestic airports, the two most popular international Airports in Myanmar are Mandalay International Airport and Yangon International Airport. Myanmar is also known to feature few military airports namely Hmawby Airport, Meiktila Airport, Myitkyina Airport, Nampong Airport, and Shante Airport.
Among the various Airports in Myanmar the Yangon International Airport deserves a mentioning. The Yangon International Airport is located in Mingaladon almost 15 kms to the north of Yangon downtown. This airport is presently the prime international airport of Myanmar. The old terminal of this airport is exclusively used for domestic flights and the international flights depart from the new terminal. The domestic airlines operating from Yangon International Airport are Air Bagan, Air Mandalay, Myanma Airways, and Yangon Airways. The international airlines operating from the Yangon International Airport are Air India IC, AirAsia, Thai AirAsia, Air China, Bangkok Airways, China Southern Airlines, Hong Kong Express Airways, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways International and Vietnam Airlines. The destinations served by this Myanmar based airport are Bagan, Dawei, Heho, Kaw Thaung, Kalaymyo, Kyaing Tong, Lashio, Mergui, Mandalay, Myitkyina, Naypyidaw, Pathein, Putao, Sittwe, Tachilek, Thandwe and Nyaung-U domestically.
| The airlines operating from the international terminal serves the destinations like Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Kolkata, Beijing, Kunming, Seoul-Incheon, Siem Reap, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan, and Hanoi.
Myanmar based Mandalay International Airport being located 35 km to the south Mandalay in Tada-U is recognized as one among the two international airports in Myanmar. This airport in Myanmar is known to be the largest and modern airport based in Myanmar. This modern airport boasts of a 14,000 foot runway and is known to handle approximately 3 million passengers per year. This airport is mainly reputed for its domestic flights and the international flights operate only to the destination of Kunming, China.
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The airlines operating in the Mandalay International Airport in Myanmar are Air Bagan, Air Mandalay, China Eastern Airlines, Myanma Airways, Yangon Airways while the destinations are Heho, Myitkyina, Nyaung-U, Tachilek, Yangon, Kunming, Bhamo, Kalemyo, Kengtung, Khamti, Myitkyina, Pakokku, and Tachilek. Know more about the Airports in Myanmar only with Airlinesplan.com updating you about the Airports of the World.
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