Airport Overview Runway Airport Infrastructure Details Fuel Services Charges Passenger Services Flight Schedules Royalties / Non Objection Fees (NOFs)
Airport Overview
Sittwe Airport started as RAF Station Sittwe, a military airfield in World War II, and was handed over to Department of Civil Aviation by the International Aero Limited Company on 24 July 1947. It was upgraded to 6,000 feet long and 140 feet wide gravel mixed asphalt runway in 1960. The airport building was extended to 220 feet by 60 feet from 120 feet by 60 feet and it was opened on 22 March 2002. A four-foot thick asphalt concrete layer was placed on the 6000 x 150 feet runway, the 525 x 75 feet taxiway and the 600 x 300 feet apron and opened on 20 May 2009 for use of F-28 jets. There are five domestic airlines (Golden Myanmar, Air KBZ, Mann Yadarnarpon, Air Thanlwin and Myanmar National Airlines) providing regular flights to Sittwe airport. There is no specified helipad but landing arrangement can be made at apron area.
The largest plane that can be handled is medium-sized 100-seat planes such as the Airbus A320. It is equipped with night landing facilities such as airfield lighting, approach light and remote-control air ground machines. Sittwe Airport handled around 432,000 passengers in 2019. Some private international airlines for offshore projects had been used at Sittwe since 2004 as a base with one fixed wing and one helicopter. It is feasible to use as a humanitarian hub, however a special arrangement needs to be coordinated with DCA and temporary storage facility options need to be looked at since there is limited storage space and ground handling equipment on the ground.
Sources: Site visit and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sittwe_Airport
Airport Location and Contact
Country Myanmar
Province or District Rakhine / Sittwe
Nearest Town or City Sittwe (13 km) with Distance from Airport
Airport’s Complete Name Sittwe Airport
Latitude 20.135658
Longitude 92.873325
Elevation (ft and m) 38ft / 11.58 m
IATA Code AKY
ICAO Code VYSW
Managing Company or Airport Authority Department of Civil Aviation
Management Contact Person Mr. Kyaw Soe, Manager
Phone: +95-9-428614949.
NGO and/or UN Presence at Airport? Yes
Page 1 Sittwe Airport Terminal
Runway
Runway #1
Runway Dimensions 2286 m x 46 m
Runway Orientation 11 / 29
Runway Surface Asphalt/concrete 33112 Kg
Runway Condition Good
Airport Infrastructure Details
Infrastructure
Passenger / Cargo Security Yes Runway Lighting Yes Screening
Refueling Capacity Yes* Ground Handling Services Yes
Air Traffic Control Yes Fire Fighting Equipment Yes, CAT 3 1 firetruck
Page 2 Weather Information Yes Aircraft Parking Space Yes, apron 91 m x 91 m
Navigation Aids Yes, VFR Perimeter Fencing Yes / No
Windsock Yes
* Only Jet-A1 is available, provided by National Energy Puma Aviation Service.
Fuel Services Charges
Only Jet-A1 is available, provided by National Energy Puma Aviation Service.
Passenger Services
Payable by the passenger:
USD 10 for each international departing passenger at international airports. MMK 1000 for each domestic departing passenger at national airports.
Flight Schedules
Airline Destinations Schedules Remark
MNA (Myanmar National Airlines) Yangon Daily 2 flight per day Man Aung Wednesday
Ann, Magwe Mon & Friday 2 times per week
Thandwe, Yangon Daily
Kyauk Phyu, Thandwe, Yangon Wednesday & Sunday 2 times per week
Golden Myanmar Yangon Daily 2 flight per day Thandwe Tuesday & Wednesday
Air KBZ Yangon Daily 2 flight in Sunday
Mann Yadarnarpon Yangon Daily
Air Thanlwin Yangon Daily
Royalties / Non Objection Fees (NOFs)
N/A
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