AirportsBagan Airport is a small airport serving Nyaung U, in Mandalay Region, Myanmar. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NYU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NYU
- ICAO code
- VYBG
- City
- Nyaung U
- State or region
- Mandalay Region
- Country
- Myanmar
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 21.1788° N, 94.9302° E
- Elevation
- 95 m (312 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,591 m (8,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NYU means Bagan Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VYBG. 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 21.1788° N, 94.9302° E. It stands 95 metres (312 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
Bagan Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,591 metres (8,500 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 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,591 m 8,500 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Magway AirportMagway | MWQ | 113 km |
| Mandalay International AirportMandalay | MDL | 123 km |
| Heho AirportHeho | HEH | 199 km |
| Nay Pyi Taw International AirportNaypyitaw | NYT | 218 km |
| Kyaukpyu AirportKyaukpyu | KYP | 243 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,974 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,313 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,054 km | 5 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,542 km | 10 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,043 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,942 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,414 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,625 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,542 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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