AirportsYangon International Airport is a large airport serving Yangon, in Yangon Region, Myanmar. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RGN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RGN
- ICAO code
- VYYY
- City
- Yangon
- State or region
- Yangon Region
- Country
- Myanmar
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 16.9073° N, 96.1332° E
- Elevation
- 33 m (109 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,414 m (11,200 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RGN means Yangon International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VYYY. 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 16.9073° N, 96.1332° E. It stands 33 metres (109 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
Yangon International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,414 metres (11,200 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 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,414 m 11,200 ft | 61 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pathein AirportPathein | BSX | 144 km |
| Mawlamyine AirportMawlamyine | MNU | 171 km |
| Mae Sot AirportThailand | MAQ | 258 km |
| Thandwe AirportThandwe | SNW | 260 km |
| Nay Pyi Taw International AirportNaypyitaw | NYT | 302 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,338 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,470 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,313 km | 5 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,990 km | 11 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,532 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,281 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,932 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,772 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,117 km | 10 h 15 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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