AirportsMandalay International Airport is a large airport serving Mandalay, in Mandalay Region, Myanmar. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MDL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MDL
- ICAO code
- VYMD
- City
- Mandalay
- State or region
- Mandalay Region
- Country
- Myanmar
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 21.7022° N, 95.9779° E
- Elevation
- 91 m (300 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 4,268 m (14,003 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MDL means Mandalay International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VYMD. 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 21.7022° N, 95.9779° E. It stands 91 metres (300 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
Mandalay International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 4,268 metres (14,003 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 22 airports of Myanmar on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 4,268 m 14,003 ft | 61 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bagan AirportNyaung U | NYU | 123 km |
| Heho AirportHeho | HEH | 136 km |
| Magway AirportMagway | MWQ | 202 km |
| Lashio AirportLashio | LSH | 231 km |
| Nay Pyi Taw International AirportNaypyitaw | NYT | 232 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,045 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,424 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,145 km | 5 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,566 km | 10 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,002 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,837 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,424 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,502 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,507 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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