# Yangon International Airport (RGN / VYYY)

**Yangon International Airport** (IATA: RGN, ICAO: VYYY) is a large airport in Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar. It opened in 1947. It has one runway, 3,414 m (11,200 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RGN / VYYY
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar
- Opened: 1947
- Elevation: 33 m / 109 ft
- Coordinates: 16.9073, 96.1332
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,414 m / 11,200 ft
- Time zone: UTC+6:30 · Asia/Yangon
- Website: https://yangonairport.aero/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangon_International_Airport (33 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q174764
- Weather station: VYYY · WMO 48097
- Ident: VYYY

## Timeline

- 1947: Yangon International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 3,414 m / 11,200 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 033° / 213° | yes |

## Routes

16 destinations in 9 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (16)

- [NYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vynt.md) Nay Pyi Taw International Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 302 km / 188 mi · Myanmar National Airlines
- [CNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtcc.md) Chiang Mai International Airport · Thailand · 364 km / 226 mi · Myanmar National Airlines
- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · Thailand · 584 km / 363 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Thai AirAsia
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 611 km / 380 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Thai Airways
- [KTI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kh-0002.md) Techo International Airport · Cambodia · 1,130 km / 702 mi · Cambodia Airways
- [KMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zppp.md) Kunming Changshui International Airport · China · 1,153 km / 716 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [NNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgnn.md) Nanning Wuxu International Airport · China · 1,410 km / 876 mi · West Air
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 1,688 km / 1,049 mi · Malaysia Airlines
- [CKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuck.md) Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · China · 1,781 km / 1,107 mi · West Air
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 1,930 km / 1,199 mi · China Southern Airlines
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 1,932 km / 1,200 mi · Myanmar National Airlines, Singapore Airlines
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 2,338 km / 1,453 mi · Air India
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 2,754 km / 1,711 mi · China Airlines
- [TYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbyn.md) Taiyuan Wusu International Airport · China · 2,823 km / 1,754 mi · West Air
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 3,244 km / 2,016 mi · Air China
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 3,742 km / 2,325 mi · Korean Air

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (7)

- UB [Myanmar National Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/myanmar-national-airlines) · 6
- 6T [Air Mandalay](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-mandalay)
- ST [Air Thanlwin](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-thanlwin)
- YJ [Asian Wings Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asian-wings-airways)
- ND [Fmi air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fmi-air)
- K7 [Mingalar Aviation Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mingalar-aviation-services)
- 8M [Myanmar Airways International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/myanmar-airways-international)

### Passenger (12)

- PN [West Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/west-air) · 3
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 1
- AI [Air India](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india) · 1
- KR [Cambodia Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cambodia-airways) · 1
- CI [China Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-airlines) · 1
- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 1
- CZ [China Southern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-southern-airlines) · 1
- KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 1
- MH [Malaysia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/malaysia-airlines) · 1
- SQ [Singapore Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/singapore-airlines) · 1
- FD [Thai AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airasia) · 1
- TG [Thai Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airways) · 1

Former hub of [Burma Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/burma-airways), [Myanma Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/myanma-airways-uba), [Myanma Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/myanma-airways), [Union of Burma Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/union-of-burma-airways).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,414 m / 11,200 ft | =576 of 29,858 | #168 in Asia | #7 in MM |
| Elevation | 33 m / 109 ft | =36,550 of 43,403 | =2,257 in Asia | #55 in MM |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =172 in Asia | #1 in MM |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =1 in MM |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | MINGALADON APP | 119.700 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.400 |
| GND | MINGALADON GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | MINGALADON TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [VYHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyhb.md) Hmawbi Air Base · 24 km / 15 mi
- [HEB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mm-0002.md) Hinthada Airport · 107 km / 67 mi
- [MM-0004](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mm-0004.md) Myoungmya Airport · 133 km / 83 mi
- [BSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vypn.md) Pathein Airport · 144 km / 90 mi

## 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: “Yangon International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yangon_International_Airport&oldid=1376655342), revision of 25 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/vyyy/data
