# Tachileik Airport (THL / VYTL)

**Tachileik Airport** (IATA: THL, ICAO: VYTL) is a medium airport in Tachileik, Shan State, Myanmar. It has one runway, 2,134 m (7,002 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: THL / VYTL
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Tachileik, Shan State, Myanmar
- Elevation: 390 m / 1,280 ft
- Coordinates: 20.4838, 99.9354
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,134 m / 7,002 ft
- Time zone: UTC+6:30 · Asia/Yangon
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachilek_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1932949
- Ident: VYTL

## Timeline

- 24 Aug 1998: Myanma Airways Flight 635. 36 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 2,134 m / 7,002 ft | 31 m / 102 ft | Asphalt | 038° / 218° | yes |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (6)

- [KET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vykg.md) Kengtung Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 96 km / 60 mi · Mann Yatanarpon Airlines
- [HEH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyhh.md) Heho Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 328 km / 204 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Mann Yatanarpon Airlines, Mingalar Aviation Services
- [LSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyls.md) Lashio Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 357 km / 222 mi · Mann Yatanarpon Airlines
- [MDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vymd.md) Mandalay International Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 432 km / 268 mi · Mann Yatanarpon Airlines
- [RGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyyy.md) Yangon International Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 564 km / 350 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Myanmar Airways International, Mingalar Aviation Services
- [MYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vymk.md) Myitkyina Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 606 km / 377 mi · Mann Yatanarpon Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- 7Y [Mann Yatanarpon Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mann-yatanarpon-airlines) · 5
- K7 [Mingalar Aviation Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mingalar-aviation-services) · 2
- UB [Myanmar National Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/myanmar-national-airlines) · 2
- 8M [Myanmar Airways International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/myanmar-airways-international) · 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 | 390 m / 1,280 ft | =14,065 of 43,403 | =966 in Asia | #20 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

- [BOR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/la-0006.md) Bokeo International Airport · 30 km / 19 mi
- [CEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtct.md) Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport · 59 km / 37 mi
- [MOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyms.md) Mong Hsat Airport · 71 km / 44 mi
- [KET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vykg.md) Kengtung Airport · 96 km / 60 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: “Tachilek Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tachilek_Airport&oldid=1363081580), 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/vytl/data