AirportsKawthoung Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kawthoung, in Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KAW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KAW
- ICAO code
- VYKT
- City
- Kawthoung
- State or region
- Tanintharyi Region
- Country
- Myanmar
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 10.0493° N, 98.5380° E
- Elevation
- 55 m (180 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,829 m (6,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KAW means Kawthoung Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VYKT. 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 10.0493° N, 98.5380° E. It stands 55 metres (180 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Surat Thani, about 133 km away in a straight line.
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
Kawthoung Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,829 metres (6,000 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 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,829 m 6,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ranong AirportRanong, Thailand | UNN | 31 km |
| Chumphon AirportChumphon, Thailand | CJM | 116 km |
| Surat Thani AirportSurat Thani, Thailand | URT | 121 km |
| Samui International AirportNa Thon (Ko Samui Island), Thailand | USM | 176 km |
| Phuket International AirportPhuket, Thailand | HKT | 217 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,038 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,935 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,850 km | 6 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,749 km | 12 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,324 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,759 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,140 km | 1 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,034 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,398 km | 9 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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