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Sittwe Airport
Summary
LocationSittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar
Elevation AMSL39 ft / 12 m
Coordinates20°07′58″N 092°52′21″E / 20.13278°N 92.87250°E / 20.13278; 92.87250
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AKY is located in Myanmar
AKY
AKY
Location of airport in Myanmar
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 6,001 1,829 Bitumen

Sittwe Airport (IATA: AKY, ICAO: VYSW) is an airport in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar. In Burmese it is known as စစ်တွေ လေဆိပ်.

It started as RAF Station Sittwe, a military airfield in World War II. It was handed over to Department of Civil Aviation by International Aero Limited Company on 24 July 1947. It was upgraded to 1,829 metres (6,000 ft) long and 43 metres (140 ft) wide gravel mixed asphalt runway in 1960. The airport building was extended to 67 by 18 metres (220 by 60 ft) from 37 by 18 metres (120 by 60 ft) and it was opened on 22 March 2002. 4 feet thick asphalt concrete layer was placed on the 1,829-by-46-metre (6,000 ft × 150 ft) runway, the 160-by-23-metre (525 ft × 75 ft) taxiway and the 183-by-91-metre (600 ft × 300 ft) apron and opened on 20 May 2009 for use of F-28 jets.

It is equipped with HF, VHF, NDB, Night Landing Facilities such as airfield lighting, approach light and remote control air ground machines. It admits over 90,000 passengers in 2010-11 and it is expected to accommodate 150,000 passengers for arrival and departure yearly.

In early 2024 it was reported that conscription-age passengers arriving at this airport were interrogated by members of the Tatmadaw, with some being taken to a nearby military base to begin their period of conscripted service in the forces of the military junta due to the country's civil war.[1]



Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Mann Yatanarpon Airlines Yangon
Mingalar Aviation Services Yangon
Myanmar National Airlines Kyaukpyu, Yangon

Accidents and incidents

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References

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  1. ^ "Myanmar Junta Detains Conscription-Age Passengers Arriving In Rakhine By Air". the Irrawaddy. 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  2. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.