Thandwe Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Thandwe, Myanmar | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 47 ft / 14 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°27′38″N 094°18′00″E / 18.46056°N 94.30000°E | ||||||||||
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  SNW Location of airport in Myanmar | |||||||||||
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Thandwe Airport ( IATA: SNW, ICAO: VYTD) is an airport serving Thandwe, a town in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The IATA code is based on the town's name during British colonial rule, Sandoway.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air KBZ | Heho, Sittwe, Yangon |
| Air Thanlwin | Yangon |
| Mann Yadanarpon Airlines | Sittwe, Yangon |
| Myanmar National Airlines | Kyaukpyu, Mandalay, Pathein, Yangon |
Accidents and incidents
- On 16 August 1972, a Douglas C-47B, registration XY-ACM of Burma Airways crashed shortly after take-off on a scheduled passenger flight. Twenty-eight people on board were killed and only 3 survived. [3]
- On 17 February 2012, Air KBZ ATR-72-500, XY-AIT overran the runway at Thandwe Airport but no injuries reported. [4]
References
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"Airport information for VYTD". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ Airport information for SNW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "XY-ACM Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon (3 March 2012). "Accident: Air KBZ AT72 at Thandwe on Feb 17th 2012, runway excursion, gear collapse". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
External links
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