AirportsKengtung Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kengtung, in Shan State, Myanmar. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KET.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KET
- ICAO code
- VYKG
- City
- Kengtung
- State or region
- Shan State
- Country
- Myanmar
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 21.3016° N, 99.6360° E
- Elevation
- 853 m (2,798 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,382 m (7,815 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KET means Kengtung Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VYKG. 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 21.3016° N, 99.6360° E. It stands 853 metres (2,798 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kēng Tung, about 47 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
Kengtung Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,382 metres (7,815 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 22 airports of Myanmar on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,382 m 7,815 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mong Hsat AirportMong Hsat | MOG | 96 km |
| Tachileik AirportTachileik | THL | 96 km |
| Bokeo International AirportTon Phueng, Laos | BOR | 122 km |
| Lancang Jingmai AirportPu'er (Lancang), China | JMJ | 125 km |
| Xishuangbanna Gasa International AirportJinghong (Gasa), China | JHG | 138 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,407 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,801 km | 3 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,523 km | 5 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,839 km | 11 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,094 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,670 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,268 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,198 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,214 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.