Khamti Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Khamti, Myanmar | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,000 ft / 1,809 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°59′18″N95°40′28″E / 25.98833°N 95.67444°E | ||||||||||
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  KHM Location of airport in Myanmar | |||||||||||
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Source: Great Circle Mapper [1] | |||||||||||
Khamti Airport( IATA : KHM, ICAO : VYKI), also known as Hkamti Airport, is an airport serving Khamti (Hkamti), a town in the Khamti (Hkamti) District of the Sagaing Division in northwestern Myanmar.
The airport is at an elevation of 6,000 feet (1,829 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which measures 1,280 by 26 metres (4,199 ft × 85 ft). [1] The runway was extended in 2005. [2]
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Thanlwin | Mandalay, Yangon |
| Mingalar Aviation Services | Mandalay, Yangon |
| Myanmar National Airlines | Mandalay, Yangon |
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