AirportsKyaukpyu Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kyaukpyu, in Rakhine State, Myanmar. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KYP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KYP
- ICAO code
- VYKP
- City
- Kyaukpyu
- State or region
- Rakhine State
- Country
- Myanmar
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 19.4264° N, 93.5348° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,402 m (4,600 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KYP means Kyaukpyu Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VYKP. 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 19.4264° N, 93.5348° 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
Kyaukpyu Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,402 metres (4,600 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 21.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,402 m 4,600 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sittwe AirportSittwe | AKY | 105 km |
| Thandwe AirportThandwe | SNW | 134 km |
| Magway AirportMagway | MWQ | 169 km |
| Bagan AirportNyaung U | NYU | 243 km |
| Cox's Bazar AirportCox's Bazar, Bangladesh | CXB | 279 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,951 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,168 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,965 km | 5 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,599 km | 10 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,208 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,184 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,310 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,850 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,509 km | 10 h 45 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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