Yangon International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Yangon, Yangon Region (Myanmar)

IATA: RGN ICAO: VYYY

Longest Active Runway

11,200 ft

3,414 meters

Field Elevation

109 ft

33 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

16.9073°, 96.1332°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #315 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#518 of 7558

Top 6.8% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Myanmar)

#3 of 3 in MM

#6 of 33 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+12%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 RGN in numbers: 11,200 ft longest runway · tied #315 of 650 published · #518 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.8%) · #3 in Myanmar.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

RGN lies at 33 m (109 ft), #432 of 650 published airports by elevation and 29.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 191 ft below the Myanmar median (300 ft, 3 airports); NYT is highest at 302 ft, 193 ft higher than RGN.

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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 RGN. Nearest published airport: Nay Pyi Taw International Airport (NYT), 163 NM, 12,000 ft (800 ft longer than RGN); 2 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,200 ft (3,414 m)

RGN runway: 03/21 11,200 × 200 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #3 of 3 in Myanmar; MDL leads by 2,803 ft (14,003 ft). +12% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
03/21	11,200 ft (3414 m / 3.414 km)	200 ft (61m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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