Thandwe Airport

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Thandwe Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
Serves Thandwe, Myanmar
Elevation  AMSL 47 ft / 14 m
Coordinates 18°27′38″N094°18′00″E / 18.46056°N 94.30000°E / 18.46056; 94.30000
Map
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SNW
Location of airport in Myanmar
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
02/202,6005,502Bitumen
Source: DAFIF [1] [2]

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.

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Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Thanlwin Yangon
Mann Yadanarpon Airlines Sittwe, Yangon
Mingalar Aviation Services Heho, Sittwe, Yangon
Myanmar National Airlines Kyaukpyu, Mandalay, Pathein, Yangon

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References

  1. "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.
  2. Airport information for SNW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF  (effective October 2006).
  3. "XY-ACM Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  4. 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.