Yangon International Airport
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Yangon International Airport ရန်ကုန်အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာလေဆိပ် |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of the Republic of Union of Myanmar | ||||||||||
| Operator | Yangon Aerodrome Co., Ltd | ||||||||||
| Serves | Yangon | ||||||||||
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Mingaladon 11021, Yangon Yangon Division, Myanmar |
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| Elevation AMSL | 109 ft / 33 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°54′26″N 96°07′59″E / 16.90722°N 96.13306°ECoordinates: 16°54′26″N 96°07′59″E / 16.90722°N 96.13306°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.yangonairport.aero | ||||||||||
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| Passengers | 6,000,000 ( ) |
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Yangon International Airport (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာလေဆိပ်; MLCTS: Yan Gon a pyi pyi hsai ya hlay hsate [jàɴɡòʊɴ əpjìpjì sʰàɪɴjà lèzeɪʔ]) (IATA: RGN, ICAO: VYYY), located in Mingaladon, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of downtown Yangon, is the primary and busiest international airport of Myanmar. All ten Burmese carriers and about 30 international airlines operate out of Yangon International.
During World War II, the airfield was called RAF Mingaladon and served as an operating base for fighter aircraft such as No. 60 Squadron RAF from February 1941 to February 1942 flying Bristol Blenheim I, No. 67 Squadron RAF from October 1941 to March 1942 flying Brewster F2A Buffalo and Hawker Hurricane IIs, No. 135 Squadron RAF from January–February 1942 flying Hawker Hurricane IIs, No. 681 Squadron RAF from June to September 1945 flying Supermarine Spitfire and the 3rd Squadron, 1st American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers) of the Chinese Air Force flying Curtiss P-40s. There was also a Communication Flight of the Burma Volunteer Air Force equipped with Tiger Moths and Westland Lysanders and anti-aircraft support for the airfield was provided by members of the 12th Burma Rifles. The airport was built on the former World War II airfield RAF Mingaladon in 1947 by the Calcutta Metropolitan Airports Authority. Once regarded as the best in Southeast Asia and the primary airport serving that region, the airport fell into disrepair and remained that way for decades, as new superhubs like Singapore Changi Airport, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport and Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta were built and superseded Yangon's facilities.
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