South East Asian Trips

Yangon International Airport

Yangon International Airport is the primary international airport of Myanmar and is located in Mingaladon Township, at 15 km North of downtown Yangon.

The airport was built in 1947 by the Calcutta Metropolitan Airports Authority. When it was built, the airport was regarded as the best in South East Asia.

Now, the new Yangon International Airport was successfully opened in 25th May, 2007. The runway has also been extended to 11,200ft to accommodate heavier aircraft.

The new terminal of Yangon International Airport can be able to accommodate bigger aircraft and handle more passengers. The runway extension will enable Boeing 747-400 airplanes to use the airport. The work on extending the runway from 8100 feet to 11,200 feet has done. The runway extension was part of an upgrade which began in April 2003. The upgrade will nearly double the size of the airport terminal.

The length of the two-storey building will be increased from 340 feet to 832 feet and its width from 140 feet to 200 feet. The expansion of the terminal will enable the airport to handle 2.7 million passengers a year.

The existing terminal will be used for domestic flights and the new terminal will handle passengers on international flights. The new terminal building will be capable of handling 900 arriving and 900 departing passengers simultaneously. At the peak hours the airport can handle 5 air planes per hour. Arriving and departing passengers will be processed on separate floors to avoid congestion. The upgrade will also see the terminal equipped with an automated baggage handling system, an integrated check-in system and four air bridges capable of handling four Boeing 747s at the same time. The new building will also include special lounges for use by government officials and business people and there will be a two-storey car park with space for about 340 vehicles. As part of the project, the airport apron will be widened and lengthened by 600 feet in either direction.

Mandalay International Airport

Mandalay International Airport is the sole international airport in Mandalay Division, Central Myanmar. The airport has a runway of 14,000 feet, which is the longest in Southeast Asia, and is located 35 kilometres south of Mandalay.

Annual Capacity 3,000,000, 36 check-in desks, 8 gates, 6 air-bridges, 3 baggage claim belts, 11 short term parking spaces, 6 long term parking spaces, Post Office, Bank, Bureau de Change, Restaurants, VIP Lounge, Duty Free Shop, Newsagent/Tobacconist, Travel Agent, Tourist Help Desk, Car Rental are available for passenger services.

Mandalay International Airport opened and started operating on September 17th, 2000. Passenger handling is 1000 arrivals and 1000 departures per hour. The hope is for Mandalay International Airport to become a hub for flights to other major Asian cities, in particular Beijing, Hanoi, Bangkok, Calcutta and Dhaka. Operational systems
The terminal building has been fitted with air conditioning, fire protection and emergency power generating systems. It is also equipped with six passenger lifts, one freight lift, three escalators and a baggage handling system. Three out of the six passenger boarding bridges can handle modern 450 passenger Boeing 747-400 planes. There is sufficient space for ten aircraft to anchor, and at a rate of 8 mins per plane, aircraft of any size and make can touch down or take off to any destination abroad.