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Kengtung Airport | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kengtung, Myanmar | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,705 ft / 824 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°18′06″N099°38′10″E / 21.30167°N 99.63611°E | ||||||||||
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Kengtung Airport is an airport in Kengtung, Shan State, Myanmar ( IATA : KET, ICAO : VYKG).
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| Myanmar National Airlines | Heho, Mandalay |
Ket or KET may refer to:
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