AirportsPathein Airport is a small airport serving Pathein, in Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BSX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BSX
- ICAO code
- VYPN
- City
- Pathein
- State or region
- Ayeyarwady Region
- Country
- Myanmar
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 16.8152° N, 94.7799° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,341 m (4,400 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BSX means Pathein Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VYPN. 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 16.8152° N, 94.7799° E. It stands 6 metres (20 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
Pathein Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,341 metres (4,400 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 22 airports of Myanmar on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 22.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,341 m 4,400 ft | 30 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Yangon International AirportYangon | RGN | 144 km |
| Thandwe AirportThandwe | SNW | 190 km |
| Mawlamyine AirportMawlamyine | MNU | 310 km |
| Kyaukpyu AirportKyaukpyu | KYP | 319 km |
| Nay Pyi Taw International AirportNaypyitaw | NYT | 346 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,230 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,330 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,180 km | 5 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,907 km | 11 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,518 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,366 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,993 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,897 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,213 km | 10 h 25 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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