Hmawbi Air Base

VYHB · Rangoon, Myanmar

About Hmawbi Air Base

ICAO VYHB
FIR Yangon FIR
Region Rangoon
Country Myanmar
Runways 9/27
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) 17.1167, 96.0667   170700N 0960400E
Coordinates (Center) 17.11931, 96.07306   170710N 0960423E
Variation 1.0° W (2024)
Timezone Yangon (+6 h 30 m)
Local time May 4, 2024 09:04

Hmawbi Air Base

Hmawbi Air Base is a small airport in Rangoon, Myanmar. The airport is located at latitude 17.11931 and longitude 96.07306. The airport has one runway: 9/27. The ICAO airport code of this field is VYHB. Nearby other airfields are Yangon International Airport, Bago Airport, Hinthada Airport, Myoungmya Airport and Pathein Airport.

Hmawbi Air Base does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Yangon International Airport, which is 24 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Yangon.

Hmawbi Air Base is in the timezone of Asia/Yangon. Difference with UTC is +6 h 30 m. Today the sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 18:26. This applies to Hmawbi Air Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +6 hour 30 minutes. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
9 093° 093° 17.1187 96.0845 2,427 m
27 273° 273° 17.12 96.0617

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Yangon International Airport VYYY 24 km 164°
Mingaladon VBRR 27 km 154°
Bago Airport MM-0013 43 km 061°
Bago/pegu VBPG 50 km 064°
Hinthada Airport MM-0002 86 km 311°
Myoungmya Airport MM-0004 136 km 243°
Pathein Airport VYPN 142 km 256°
Pathein VBBS 144 km 254°
Hpapun Airport VYPP 178 km 054°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Yangon YGN NDB 18 km 105°
Hlegu HGU VOR-DME 19 km 101°
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