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.
Arakan Army captured the airport on 10 February 2024.
On 24 August 1972, Vickers Viscount XY-ADF of Union of Burma Airways was damaged beyond economic repair when it departed the runway on landing and the undercarriage collapsed.[1]
Referencesedit
^"Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
This article about a Burmese airport is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
sittwe, airport, redirects, here, other, uses, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news,. AKY redirects here For other uses see AKY disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sittwe Airport news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Sittwe Airport IATA AKY ICAO VYSW is an airport in Sittwe Rakhine State Myanmar In Burmese it is known as စစ တ လ ဆ ပ Sittwe AirportIATA AKYICAO VYSWSummaryLocationSittwe Rakhine State MyanmarElevation AMSL39 ft 12 mCoordinates20 07 58 N 092 52 21 E 20 13278 N 92 87250 E 20 13278 92 87250MapAKYLocation of airport in MyanmarRunwaysDirection Length Surface ft m 11 29 6 001 1 829 Bitumen 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 Arakan Army captured the airport on 10 February 2024 Airlines and destinations editAirlinesDestinationsMann Yatanarpon AirlinesYangonMingalar Aviation ServicesThandwe YangonMyanmar National AirlinesKyaukpyu YangonAccidents and incidents editOn 24 August 1972 Vickers Viscount XY ADF of Union of Burma Airways was damaged beyond economic repair when it departed the runway on landing and the undercarriage collapsed 1 References edit Accident description Aviation Safety Network Retrieved 8 October 2009 nbsp This article about a Burmese airport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sittwe Airport amp oldid 1222883348, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
