AirportsLoikaw Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Loikaw, in Kayah State, Myanmar. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LIW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LIW
- ICAO code
- VYLK
- City
- Loikaw
- State or region
- Kayah State
- Country
- Myanmar
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 19.6915° N, 97.2148° E
- Elevation
- 896 m (2,940 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,585 m (5,200 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LIW means Loikaw Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VYLK. 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 19.6915° N, 97.2148° E. It stands 896 metres (2,940 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Yawnghwe, about 112 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
Loikaw Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,585 metres (5,200 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 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,585 m 5,200 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mae Hong Son AirportMae Hong Son, Thailand | HGN | 91 km |
| Nay Pyi Taw International AirportNaypyitaw | NYT | 106 km |
| Heho AirportHeho | HEH | 125 km |
| Chiang Mai International AirportChiang Mai, Thailand | CNX | 210 km |
| Mong Hsat AirportMong Hsat | MOG | 232 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,263 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,552 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,327 km | 5 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,820 km | 11 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,242 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,958 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,169 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,507 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,257 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.