# Putao Airport (PBU / VYPT)

**Putao Airport** (IATA: PBU, ICAO: VYPT) is a medium airport in Putao, Kachin State, Myanmar. It has one runway, 2,134 m (7,002 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PBU / VYPT
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Putao, Kachin State, Myanmar
- Elevation: 457 m / 1,500 ft
- Coordinates: 27.3299, 97.4263
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,134 m / 7,002 ft
- Time zone: UTC+6:30 · Asia/Yangon
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putao_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1828233
- Ident: VYPT

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,134 m / 7,002 ft | 31 m / 102 ft | Asphalt | 174° / 354° | yes |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [MYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vymk.md) Myitkyina Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 217 km / 135 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Myanmar Airways International, Mingalar Aviation Services, Air Thanlwin

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- ST [Air Thanlwin](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-thanlwin) · 1
- K7 [Mingalar Aviation Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mingalar-aviation-services) · 1
- 8M [Myanmar Airways International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/myanmar-airways-international) · 1
- UB [Myanmar National Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/myanmar-national-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,134 m / 7,002 ft | =3,467 of 29,858 | =1,022 in Asia | =21 in MM |
| Elevation | 457 m / 1,500 ft | =12,012 of 43,403 | =882 in Asia | #17 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

- [VYNM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vynm.md) Naungmom Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [VE91](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ve91.md) Vijaynagar Advanced Landing Ground · 44 km / 28 mi
- [IN-0010](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0010.md) Walong Advanced Landing Ground · 98 km / 61 mi
- [VYTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vytn.md) Tanai Airport · 127 km / 79 mi
- [MM-0005](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mm-0005.md) Shinbweyang Airport · 140 km / 87 mi
- [TEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vetj.md) Tezu Airport · 144 km / 90 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: “Putao Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Putao_Airport&oldid=1363073287), revision of 7 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/vypt/data