AirportsSittwe Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sittwe, in Rakhine State, Myanmar. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AKY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AKY
- ICAO code
- VYSW
- City
- Sittwe
- State or region
- Rakhine State
- Country
- Myanmar
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 20.1332° N, 92.8707° E
- Elevation
- 8 m (27 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,829 m (6,001 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AKY means Sittwe Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VYSW. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 20.1332° N, 92.8707° E. It stands 8 metres (27 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Yangon, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sittwe Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,829 metres (6,001 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 22 airports of Myanmar on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,829 m 6,001 ft | 46 m | Bitumen | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kyaukpyu AirportKyaukpyu | KYP | 105 km |
| Cox's Bazar AirportCox's Bazar, Bangladesh | CXB | 175 km |
| Magway AirportMagway | MWQ | 216 km |
| Thandwe AirportThandwe | SNW | 239 km |
| Bagan AirportNyaung U | NYU | 244 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,850 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,097 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,876 km | 5 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,494 km | 10 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,118 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,150 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,413 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,869 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,614 km | 10 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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