Mandalay Airport
| Mandalay Airport | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | VYMD |
| IATA code | MDL |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 91 m (299 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 45 km south of Mandalay |
| Basic data | |
| opening | September 2000 |
| Start-and runway | |
| 17/35 | 4268 m × 61 m concrete |
The Mandalay Airport ( Mandalay International Airport ) is an international airport the Southeast Asian country Myanmar and an international two airports in the country. It has the IATA code MDL and the ICAO code VYMD .
The airport, which opened in September 2000, is located 45 km south of the city of Mandalay at an altitude of 91 m and has a runway (17/35, concreted) with a length of 4268 m.
The airport infrastructure includes, for example, 36 check-in counters , eight boarding gates , six passenger boarding bridges , three baggage conveyor belts , etc. Landings are also possible using an instrument landing system. The facilities are designed for Boeing 747s .
Mandalay Chanmyathazi Airport was shut down as a result of the new building. Construction costs were $ 150 million.
Expansion into a turnstile
Myanmar's government, which is gradually opening the country to international companies, is looking for investors for a public-private partnership to develop the airport into an aviation hub . The investors are to modernize the terminals and take over air cargo handling, maintenance and other tasks.
Web links
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )