AirportsMagway Airport is a small airport serving Magway, in Magway Region, Myanmar. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MWQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MWQ
- ICAO code
- VYMW
- City
- Magway
- State or region
- Magway Region
- Country
- Myanmar
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 20.1656° N, 94.9414° E
- Elevation
- 85 m (279 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MWQ means Magway Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VYMW. 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 20.1656° N, 94.9414° E. It stands 85 metres (279 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
Magway Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,600 metres (8,530 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 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,600 m 8,530 ft | not listed | Concrete | not listed |
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 | 113 km |
| Nay Pyi Taw International AirportNaypyitaw | NYT | 145 km |
| Kyaukpyu AirportKyaukpyu | KYP | 169 km |
| Thandwe AirportThandwe | SNW | 201 km |
| Mandalay International AirportMandalay | MDL | 202 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,031 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,313 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,084 km | 5 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,629 km | 10 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,154 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,039 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,312 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,682 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,462 km | 10 h 40 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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