AirportsLashio Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lashio, in Shan State, Myanmar. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LSH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LSH
- ICAO code
- VYLS
- City
- Lashio
- State or region
- Shan State
- Country
- Myanmar
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 22.9779° N, 97.7522° E
- Elevation
- 747 m (2,450 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,611 m (5,285 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LSH means Lashio Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VYLS. 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 22.9779° N, 97.7522° E. It stands 747 metres (2,450 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
Lashio Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,611 metres (5,285 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 17.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,611 m 5,285 ft | 29 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Banmaw AirportBanmaw | BMO | 153 km |
| Cangyuan Washan AirportLincang (Cangyuan), China | CWJ | 169 km |
| Dehong Mangshi International AirportDehong (Mangshi), China | LUM | 177 km |
| Lancang Jingmai AirportPu'er (Lancang), China | JMJ | 218 km |
| Tengchong Tuofeng AirportBaoshan (Tengchong), China | TCZ | 230 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,156 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,615 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,291 km | 5 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,572 km | 10 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,887 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,620 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,498 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,274 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,482 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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