# Mandalay International Airport (MDL / VYMD) **Mandalay International Airport** (IATA: MDL, ICAO: VYMD) is a large airport in Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar. It opened in 1999. It has one runway, 4,268 m (14,003 ft) long, concrete. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vymd ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: MDL / VYMD - Type: Large airport - Serves: Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar - Opened: 1999 - Elevation: 91 m / 300 ft - Coordinates: 21.7022, 95.9779 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 4,268 m / 14,003 ft - Time zone: UTC+6:30 · Asia/Yangon - Website: http://www.mandalayairport.com - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandalay_International_Airport (25 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1193001 - Weather station: VYMD - Ident: VYMD ## Timeline - 1999: Mandalay International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 17/35 | 4,268 m / 14,003 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Concrete | 171° / 351° | yes | ## Routes 20 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (19) - [PKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vypu.md) Pakhokku Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 96 km / 60 mi · Myanmar National Airlines - [NYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vybg.md) Bagan Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 123 km / 76 mi · Mann Yatanarpon Airlines, Mingalar Aviation Services, Air Thanlwin - [HEH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyhh.md) Heho Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 136 km / 85 mi · Mann Yatanarpon Airlines, Mingalar Aviation Services, Air Thanlwin - [LSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyls.md) Lashio Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 231 km / 144 mi · Air Thanlwin - [NYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vynt.md) Nay Pyi Taw International Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 232 km / 144 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Mingalar Aviation Services, Air Thanlwin - [KMV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vykl.md) Kalay Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 258 km / 160 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Mingalar Aviation Services, Air Thanlwin - [LIW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vylk.md) Loikaw Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 258 km / 160 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Air Thanlwin - [SRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyfs.md) Surbung Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 279 km / 173 mi · Myanmar National Airlines - [BMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vybm.md) Banmaw Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 314 km / 195 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Mingalar Aviation Services, Air Thanlwin - [AKY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vysw.md) Sittwe Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 367 km / 228 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Mingalar Aviation Services - [KET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vykg.md) Kengtung Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 381 km / 237 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Mann Yatanarpon Airlines, Mingalar Aviation Services, Air Thanlwin - [LUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zpms.md) Dehong Mangshi International Airport · China · 398 km / 247 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Ruili Airlines - [SNW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vytd.md) Thandwe Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 401 km / 249 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Mann Yatanarpon Airlines, Mingalar Aviation Services - [THL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vytl.md) Tachileik Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 432 km / 268 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Mann Yatanarpon Airlines, Mingalar Aviation Services, Air Thanlwin - [MYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vymk.md) Myitkyina Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 433 km / 269 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Mann Yatanarpon Airlines, Mingalar Aviation Services, Air Thanlwin - [CNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtcc.md) Chiang Mai International Airport · Thailand · 451 km / 280 mi · Myanmar National Airlines - [KHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyki.md) Kanti Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 478 km / 297 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Mingalar Aviation Services - [RGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyyy.md) Yangon International Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 533 km / 331 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Mann Yatanarpon Airlines, Mingalar Aviation Services, Air Thanlwin - [KMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zppp.md) Kunming Changshui International Airport · China · 805 km / 500 mi · China Eastern Airlines ### Charter (1) - [IMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/veim.md) Bir Tikendrajit International Airport · India · 401 km / 249 mi · Mingalar Aviation Services ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MDL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - 7Y [Mann Yatanarpon Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mann-yatanarpon-airlines) · 7 ### Passenger (5) - UB [Myanmar National Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/myanmar-national-airlines) · 15 - K7 [Mingalar Aviation Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mingalar-aviation-services) · 13 - ST [Air Thanlwin](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-thanlwin) · 11 - MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 1 - DR [Ruili Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ruili-airlines) · 1 Former hub of [Golden Myanmar Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/golden-myanmar-airlines). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Longest runway | 4,268 m / 14,003 ft | #46 of 29,858 | #12 in Asia | #1 in MM | | Elevation | 91 m / 300 ft | =31,280 of 43,403 | =1,749 in Asia | =37 in MM | | Age | Opened 1999 | =11,027 of 15,079 | =549 in Asia | =2 in MM | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =1 in MM | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 119.200 | | GND | GND | 121.725 | | TWR | TWR | 118.600 | ## Nearby airports - [VYST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyst.md) Shante Air Base · 85 km / 53 mi - [VYML](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyml.md) Meiktila Air Base · 91 km / 57 mi - [HEH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyhh.md) Heho Airport · 136 km / 84 mi ## In collections - [Longest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/longest-runways) #46 ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Mandalay International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mandalay_International_Airport&oldid=1374700305), revision of 13 Sep 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/vymd/data