# Loikaw Airport (LIW / VYLK)

**Loikaw Airport** (IATA: LIW, ICAO: VYLK) is a medium airport in Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar. It has one runway, 1,585 m (5,200 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vylk

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LIW / VYLK
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar
- Elevation: 896 m / 2,940 ft
- Coordinates: 19.6915, 97.2148
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,585 m / 5,200 ft
- Time zone: UTC+6:30 · Asia/Yangon
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loikaw_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978813
- Ident: VYLK

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 1,585 m / 5,200 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Asphalt | 004° / 184° | yes |

## Routes

4 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [NYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vynt.md) Nay Pyi Taw International Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 106 km / 66 mi · Myanmar National Airlines
- [HEH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyhh.md) Heho Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 125 km / 78 mi · Mann Yatanarpon Airlines, Myanmar Airways International, Mingalar Aviation Services
- [MDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vymd.md) Mandalay International Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 258 km / 160 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Air Thanlwin
- [RGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyyy.md) Yangon International Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 330 km / 205 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Mann Yatanarpon Airlines, Myanmar Airways International, Mingalar Aviation Services, Air Thanlwin

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LIW, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (5)

- UB [Myanmar National Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/myanmar-national-airlines) · 3
- ST [Air Thanlwin](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-thanlwin) · 2
- 7Y [Mann Yatanarpon Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mann-yatanarpon-airlines) · 2
- K7 [Mingalar Aviation Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mingalar-aviation-services) · 2
- 8M [Myanmar Airways International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/myanmar-airways-international) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,585 m / 5,200 ft | =5,980 of 29,858 | =1,325 in Asia | #33 in MM |
| Elevation | 896 m / 2,940 ft | =5,644 of 43,403 | #504 in Asia | #6 in MM |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =1 in MM |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [HGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtch.md) Mae Hong Son Airport · 91 km / 56 mi
- [NYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vynt.md) Nay Pyi Taw International Airport · 106 km / 66 mi
- [HEH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyhh.md) Heho Airport · 125 km / 78 mi
- [NMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyns.md) Namsang Airport · 144 km / 89 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Loikaw Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Loikaw_Airport&oldid=1362729942), revision of 5 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vylk/data