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. On 23 June 2024, the Arakha Army captured the airport. [3]
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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Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Thanlwin | Yangon |
| Mann Yadanarpon Airlines | Sittwe, Yangon |
| Mingalar Aviation Services | Heho, Sittwe, Yangon |
| Myanmar National Airlines | Kyaukpyu, Mandalay, Pathein, Yangon |
Accidents and incidents
edit- 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.[4]
- On 17 February 2012, Air KBZ ATR-72-500, XY-AIT overran the runway at Thandwe Airport but no injuries were reported.[5]
References
edit- ^ "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).
- ^ AA Seizes Thandwe Airport Near Rakhine’s Ngapali Beach, Local Sources Say The Irrawaddy. June 24, 2024
- ^ "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.
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