Manaung Airport

Manaung (Samonte) Airport
Summary
LocationManaung, Rakhine State, Myanmar
Elevation AMSL102 ft / 31 m
Coordinates18°50′46″N 093°40′58″E / 18.84611°N 93.68278°E / 18.84611; 93.68278
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MGU is located in Myanmar
MGU
MGU
Location of airport in Myanmar
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 4,000 1,219 Bitumen

Manaung Airport (IATA: MGU, ICAO: VYMN) is an airport in Manaung, Rakhine State, Myanmar. Manaung Airport was constructed in 1969 for Douglas C-47 Skytrain airplanes as a grass landing airstrip. In the 1983-1984 fiscal year, it was upgraded to be all-weather accessible with a 2,000 ft long bituminous airstrip for Twin Otter type aircraft. In 2015, The length of the airstrip was then expanded to 4,000 ft[1] for F-27 Fokker aircraft, with only 3,700 ft of the airstrip being upgraded to asphalt concrete surface.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Myanmar National Airlines Yangon

References

  1. ^ "MNA opens new routes to western Rakhine State". December 25, 2015. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)