AirportsPutao Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Putao, in Kachin State, Myanmar. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PBU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PBU
- ICAO code
- VYPT
- City
- Putao
- State or region
- Kachin State
- Country
- Myanmar
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 27.3299° N, 97.4263° E
- Elevation
- 457 m (1,500 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,134 m (7,002 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PBU means Putao Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VYPT. 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 27.3299° N, 97.4263° E. It stands 457 metres (1,500 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Danai, about 129 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
Putao Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,134 metres (7,002 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 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,134 m 7,002 ft | 31 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Myitkyina AirportMyitkyina | MYT | 217 km |
| Diqing Shangri-La AirportDiqing (Shangri-La), China | DIG | 228 km |
| Kanti AirportKanti | KHM | 229 km |
| Dibrugarh AirportDibrugarh, India | DIB | 238 km |
| Tengchong Tuofeng AirportBaoshan (Tengchong), China | TCZ | 286 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,999 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,666 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,179 km | 5 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,178 km | 10 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,403 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,225 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,972 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,089 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,858 km | 11 h 10 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.