Sittwe Airport

VYSW · Rakhine, Myanmar

About Sittwe Airport

ICAO VYSW
IATA AKY
FIR Yangon FIR
Region Rakhine
Country Myanmar
Runways 11/29
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 20.13317, 92.87069   200759N 0925214E
Variation 0.8° W (2024)
Timezone Yangon (+6 h 30 m)
Local time May 2, 2024 14:53

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
11 104° 104° 1,829 m 46 m Asphalt 20.1308 92.8812
29 284° 284° 20.1357 92.8602

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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.

Sittwe Airport

Sittwe Airport is a midsized airport in Rakhine, Myanmar. The airport is located at latitude 20.13323 and longitude 92.87069. The airport has one runway: 11/29. The ICAO airport code of this field is VYSW. The airport's IATA code is AKY. Nearby other airfields are Mrauk-U Airport, Myauk U Airport, Kyaukpyu Airport, Ann Airport and Seinzan (Paletwa) Airport.

Sittwe Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Shah Amanat International Airport, which is 260 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Yangon.

Sittwe Airport is in the timezone of Asia/Yangon. Difference with UTC is +6 h 30 m. Today the sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 18:42. This applies to Sittwe Airport, 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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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Akyab VBRA 1.9 km 192°
Mrauk-U Airport MM-0015 59 km 042°
Myauk U Airport VYMU 59 km 035°
Narikel Jinjira (Saint Martin's) Heliport BD-0025 79 km 314°
Kyaukpyu Airport VYKP 105 km 138°
Kyaukpyu VBKP 107 km 138°
Dhumdumia BGB Heliport BD-0026 112 km 325°
Ann Airport VYAN 127 km 108°
Seinzan (Paletwa) Airport VYPE 128 km 001°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Sittwe SW NDB 1.4 km 100°
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