AirportsTachileik Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tachileik, in Shan State, Myanmar. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is THL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- THL
- ICAO code
- VYTL
- City
- Tachileik
- State or region
- Shan State
- Country
- Myanmar
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 20.4838° N, 99.9354° E
- Elevation
- 390 m (1,280 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,134 m (7,002 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, THL means Tachileik Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VYTL. 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 20.4838° N, 99.9354° E. It stands 390 metres (1,280 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kēng Tung, about 128 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
Tachileik 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 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bokeo International AirportTon Phueng, Laos | BOR | 30 km |
| Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International AirportChiang Rai, Thailand | CEI | 59 km |
| Mong Hsat AirportMong Hsat | MOG | 71 km |
| Kengtung AirportKengtung | KET | 96 km |
| Luang Namtha AirportLuang Namtha, Laos | LXG | 162 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,473 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,833 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,576 km | 6 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,929 km | 11 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,187 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,728 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,173 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,220 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,126 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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