Nyaung U Airport

Nyaung U Airport (Burmese: ပုဂံညောင်‌ဦးလေဆိပ်) (IATA: NYU, ICAO: VYBG) is an airport located in Nyaung-U (or Nyaung Oo), a town in the Mandalay Region, Burma (Myanmar). It is the primary air gateway to the ancient sites of Bagan and surrounding areas. It also known as Nyaung Oo Airport or Bagan Nyaung Oo Airport.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 312 feet (95 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,591 by 30 metres (8,501 ft × 98 ft).

Airlines and destinations

References

1 2 Airport information for VYBG from DAFIF (effective October 2006)

↑ Airport information for NYU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).

External links

Accident history for NYU at Aviation Safety Network

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location on Google Map

Nyaung-U

Nyaung-U (Burmese: ညောင်ဦးမြို့) is the administrative town of Nyaung-U Township of Nyaung-U District in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar. It lies on the eastern bank of Ayeyarwaddy River. It is just 4 kilometers away from old Bagan, a popular tourist attraction. The Shwezigon Pagoda is located there. The other popular places in and around Nyaung-U were

Htilominlo Pagoda

Gubyaukgyi Pagoda

Ahlodawpyae Pagoda and

Hgnet Pyit Taung Hill

It is the home of Nyaung U Airport. It can be reached by air, by railway, by bus and by boat.

The 8.10 inches (203 mm) rainfall of 19 Oct 2011 was the record breaking one for past 47 years. The previous record was 5.67 inches (144 mm) of 9 Oct 1989.