Manaung Airport Explained

Manaung (Samonte) Airport
Iata:MGU
Icao:VYMN
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Myanmar
Pushpin Label:MGU
Pushpin Label Position:right
Location:Manaung, Rakhine State, Myanmar
Elevation-F:102
Elevation-M:31
Coordinates:18.8461°N 93.6828°W
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-F:4000
R1-Length-M:1219
R1-Surface:Bitumen

Manaung Airport is an airport in Manaung, Rakhine State, Myanmar. Manaung Airport was constructed in 1969 for Douglas C-47 Skytrain airplanes as a grass landing airstrip. In the 1983-1984 fiscal year, it was upgraded to be all-weather accessible with a 2,000 ft long bituminous airstrip for Twin Otter type aircraft. In 2015, The length of the airstrip was then expanded to 4,000 ft[1] for F-27 Fokker aircraft, with only 3,700 ft of the airstrip being upgraded to asphalt concrete surface.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MNA opens new routes to western Rakhine State. December 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20190209130117/http://www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com/welcome-to-rakhine/. usurped. February 9, 2019.