Nay Pyi Taw International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Naypyitaw, Mandalay Region (Myanmar)

IATA: NYT ICAO: VYNT

Longest Active Runway

12,000 ft

3,658 meters

Field Elevation

302 ft

92 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

19.6235°, 96.2010°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #193 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#310 of 7558

Top 4.2% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Myanmar)

#2 of 3 in MM

#4 of 33 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+20%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 NYT in numbers: 12,000 ft longest runway · tied #193 of 650 published · #310 of 7,558 worldwide (top 4.2%) · #2 in Myanmar.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

NYT lies at 92 m (302 ft), #335 of 650 published airports by elevation and 43.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2 ft above the Myanmar median (300 ft, 3 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of NYT. Nearest published airport: Mandalay International Airport (MDL), 125 NM, 14,003 ft (2,003 ft longer than NYT); 4 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,000 ft (3,658 m)

NYT runway: 16/34 12,000 × 500 ft concrete (con). National standing: #2 of 3 in Myanmar; MDL leads by 2,003 ft (14,003 ft). +20% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
16/34	12,000 ft (3658 m / 3.658 km)	500 ft (152m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →