Entry Visas to Myanmar
Yangon International Airport
Yangon International Airport is the primary
international airport of Myanmar and is located in
Mingaladon Township, at 15 km North of downtown
Yangon. It was formerly known as Mingalardon
Airport.
The airport was built in 1947 by the Calcutta
Metropolitan Airports Authority. When it was built,
the airport was regarded as the best in South East
Asia.
Now, the new Yangon International Airport was
successfully opened in 25th May, 2007. The runway
has also been extended to 11,200ft to accommodate
heavier aircraft.
The new terminal of Yangon International Airport
can be able to accommodate bigger aircraft and
handle more passengers. The runway extension will
enable Boeing 747-400 airplanes to use the airport.
The work on extending the runway from 8100 feet to
11,200 feet has done. The runway extension was part
of an upgrade which began in April 2003. The upgrade
will nearly double the size of the airport terminal.
The length of the two-storey building will be
increased from 340 feet to 832 feet and its width
from 140 feet to 200 feet. The expansion of the
terminal will enable the airport to handle 2.7
million passengers a year.
The existing terminal will be used for domestic
flights and the new terminal will handle passengers
on international flights. The new terminal building
will be capable of handling 900 arriving and 900
departing passengers simultaneously. At the peak
hours the airport can handle 5 air planes per hour.
Arriving and departing passengers will be processed
on separate floors to avoid congestion. The upgrade
will also see the terminal equipped with an
automated baggage handling system, an integrated
check-in system and four air bridges capable of
handling four Boeing 747s at the same time. The new
building will also include special lounges for use
by government officials and business people and
there will be a two-storey car park with space for
about 340 vehicles. As part of the project, the
airport apron will be widened and lengthened by 600
feet in either direction.
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