AirportsThandwe Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Thandwe, in Rakhine State, Myanmar. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SNW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SNW
- ICAO code
- VYTD
- City
- Thandwe
- State or region
- Rakhine State
- Country
- Myanmar
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 18.4607° N, 94.3001° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,677 m (5,502 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SNW means Thandwe Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VYTD. 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 18.4607° N, 94.3001° E. It stands 6 metres (20 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
Thandwe Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,677 metres (5,502 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 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,677 m 5,502 ft | 31 m | Bitumen | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kyaukpyu AirportKyaukpyu | KYP | 134 km |
| Pathein AirportPathein | BSX | 190 km |
| Magway AirportMagway | MWQ | 201 km |
| Nay Pyi Taw International AirportNaypyitaw | NYT | 238 km |
| Sittwe AirportSittwe | AKY | 239 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,079 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,256 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,073 km | 5 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,733 km | 11 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,329 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,236 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,177 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,839 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,377 km | 10 h 35 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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