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Yangon International Airport ( ) is the primary and busiest
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of
Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
. The airport is located in
Mingaladon Mingaladon Township ( my, မင်္ဂလာဒုံ မြို့နယ် ) is located in the northernmost part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 31 wards, and shares borders with Hmawbi Township in the north, North Okkalapa Tow ...
, north of central
Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
. All ten Myanmar carriers and about 30 international airlines operate at Yangon International Airport. The airport is also colloquially known as Mingaladon Airport due to its location.


History

During World War II, the airfield was called RAF Mingaladon and served as an operating base for fighter aircraft such as: *
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from February 1941 to February 1942 flying
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from October 1941 to March 1942 flying
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and
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IIs * No. 135 Squadron RAF from January–February 1942 flying
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IIs * No. 681 Squadron RAF from June to September 1945 flying
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*3rd Squadron of 1st American Volunteer Group (
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) of the Chinese Air Force flying
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s There was also a Communication Flight of the Burma Volunteer Air Force equipped with
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s and
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s and anti-aircraft support for the airfield was provided by members of the 12th Burma Rifles. Mingaladon was then used by the Japanese, and Japanese bombers based in
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were moved forward to Mingaladon when there was a full moon. The British at the
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in Delhi were breaking
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the IJA air-to-ground code, and could predict Japanese air raids. On one occasion Allied nightfighters "got the lot and all night we could hear Mingaladon air base calling for its lost children". Additional units; *
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* No. 221 Group Communication Squadron RAF After
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, Yangon Airport was built on the former
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in 1947 by the Calcutta Metropolitan Airports Authority. Once regarded as the best in Southeast Asia and the primary airport serving that region, the airport fell into disrepair and remained that way for decades, as new superhubs like
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, Kuala Lumpur Sepang, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi and Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta were built and superseded Yangon's facilities. Airport capacity was boosted to 6 million passengers per year in early 2016. Currently, there are plans to build a completely new and larger airport,
Hanthawaddy International Airport Hanthawaddy International Airport ( my, ဟံသာဝတီအပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာလေဆိပ်) is an international airport currently under construction in Bago Region, Myanmar that is located about away from Yango ...
, on a much larger site and somewhat away from Yangon.


Modernization

A modernization program was launched in April 2003 and resulted in a new terminal and an extended 3414 m runway. Designed by the Airport Development Division of CPG Corporation of Singapore, a new terminal was constructed at a cost of US$13.3 million by
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. It can handle 900 arriving and 900 departing passengers simultaneously. The design meets IATA service standards and complies with ICAO safety and security standards at a cost of SG$30 million. Other notable features include: * Separate floors for arriving and departing passengers to lessen congestion * Automated
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with an integrated check-in system * Four air bridges, capable of handling four
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s * Special lounges for use by government officials and business people * A two-story parking garage with spaces for 340 vehicles In June 2011, the government announced plans to expand the airport by 40% and increase its capacity from 2.7 million passengers to 3.8 million passengers annually. The airport was already over its annual capacity of 2.7 million passengers, having accepted 3.1 million in 2012 and 4 million in 2014. To fulfill this increased demand, new international and domestic terminals are being constructed and are expected to be finished end of 2016. After upgrading
Yangon International Airport
will be able to service 6 million passengers annually. In 2013, a contract worth $150 million was awarded to a consortium led by an affiliate of Asia World to construct a new domestic terminal and expansion of airport apron. The new international terminal (T1) opened in March 2016, with the previously existing international terminal being designated as T2. The new domestic terminal (T3) opened on 5 December 2016.


Terminals


Terminal 1

In August 2014, the old domestic terminal was demolished and construction began for the new six-stor
Terminal 1
which will handle international flights. The opening ceremony was held on 12 March 2016. After the opening of Terminal 1, the airport can handle 6 million passengers annually, as opposed to 2.7 million before.


Terminal 2

After the opening of Terminal 1, the former International Terminal was renamed
Terminal 2
" The building was designed by the CPG Corporation of Singapore and constructed by the Asia World Company costing US$13.3million. The terminal can handle 900 arriving passengers and 900 departing passengers at the same time. Terminal 2 was closed in July 2018 to undergo extensive renovation. All international flights now operate from Terminal 1.


Terminal 3

Terminal 3, which is used for domestic flights, opened on 5 December 2016, replacing the old domestic terminal which was demolished in August 2014.


Guard of Honour Building (VIP Terminal)

The former VIP terminal was temporarily used as the domestic terminal until Terminal 3 was completed. The Guard of Honour Building has been demolished to make way for a connector between Terminals 1 and 2.


Airlines and destinations


Passenger


Statistics


Top destinations


Traffic by calendar year


Accidents and incidents

* On 25 March 1978,
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XY-ADK lost height and crashed into a paddy field just after takeoff from Mingaladon Airport, killing all 48 people on board. * On 27 January 1998, a Myanma Airways
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crashed while taking off from Yangon, Myanmar, killing 16 of the 45 people on board. *On 29 January 2017, U Ko Ni, a constitutional lawyer and advisor to
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was assassinated outside of Gate 6. * On 8 May 2019, a
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Flight 60 Biman Bangladesh Airlines Flight 060 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Dhaka Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport, Bangladesh to Yangon International Airport, Myanmar. On May 8, 2019, the Bombardier Q400 aircraft skidded o ...
operating the Dhaka-Yangon route by Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 skidded off the runway while landing. Nobody was injured critically. The 33 people, including the pilot, co pilot and the passengers, suffered minor injury. * On 2 August 2019 a
Golden Myanmar Airlines Golden Myanmar Airlines ( my, ရွှေမြန်မာ လေကြောင်းလိုင်း) is an airline in Myanmar currently offering domestic flights. It was established in August 2012. It was formed by 15 investors including th ...
Y5-506 ATR-72-600 departed from Mandalay to destination Yangon and the landing gear of nose wheel broke when it landed on the runway of Yangon International Airport. No significant damage or injuries were reported in the incident.


Airport shuttle bus

The
Yangon Bus Service Yangon Bus Service (YBS) is a bus transport network system which started operations on 16 January 2017, serving Myanmar's former capital city of Yangon. It is operated by the Yangon Region Transport Authority (YRTA). History Prior to the imple ...
(YBS) provides airport shuttle bus line that stop at 13 bus stops between Yangon International Airport and Yangon Central Railway Station. The buses make stops at Yangon International Airport, 8 Mile, Nawade, Kaba-Aye Pagoda, Lanni, Hanmithit, Shwegondine, Bahan 3rd Street, Kyauktaing, Yauklan and
Sule Pagoda The Sule Pagoda ( my, ဆူးလေဘုရား; ) is a Burmese Buddhist stupa located in the heart of downtown Yangon, occupying the centre of the city and an important space in contemporary Burmese politics, ideology and geography. Accord ...
. Stops on the return journey include Sule, Yangon Railway Station, Zoological Gardens, Bahan 3rd Street, Shwegondine, Lanni, Kaba-Aye Pagoda, Nawade, 8 Mile and the airport. The fare is 500 kyats (approximately 50 U.S. cents).


Gallery

File:Terminal being built at Yangon International Airport, 2006.jpg, Terminal 2 Under Construction File:Yangon International Airport - the Airfield.jpg, The Air Field File:YIA-entrance.JPG, Entrance Hall (Terminal 2) File:YIA-arrivals.JPG, Arrivals Hall (Terminal 2) File:YIA-mural.JPG, The Mural of Kandawgyi Lake (Terminal 2) File:Aircrafts at Yangon International Airport.jpg, Aircraft at Yangon International Airport File:Yangon International Airport MRD-2.jpg, Runway File:Rangun Burma airport 2002b.jpg, Domestic terminal


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