Magway Airport is an airport in Magway, Myanmar.Analysis of Google Earth imagery confirms it is also the base for several types of fighter aircraft belonging to the Myanmar Air Force.[1]

Magway Airport
Summary
LocationMagway, Myanmar
Elevation AMSL298 ft / 91 m
Coordinates20°9′28″N 94°58′22″E / 20.15778°N 94.97278°E / 20.15778; 94.97278
Map
Magway Airport is located in Myanmar
Magway Airport
Magway Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01 8,491 2,588

Two jets from Magway Air Base crashed in adverse weather conditions on 16 October 2018, killing the pilots and a civilian on the ground.[2]

The airport had been an Allied air base during the Second World War (known as Magwe)[3]

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
Myanmar National Airlines Yangon

References edit

  1. ^ "Orbats". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ "3 killed as military fighter jets crash in Myanmar". chinadailyhk. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. ^ "BBC - WW2 People's War - Rangoon Battalion: The Burma Battalion - Part 6". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2021.