Lashio Airport
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| Lashio Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
IATA: LSH – ICAO: VYLS
  LSH | |||
| Summary | |||
| Location | Lashio, Burma | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,450 ft / 747 m | ||
| Coordinates | 22°58′33″N 097°45′09″E / 22.97583°N 97.75250°ECoordinates: 22°58′33″N 097°45′09″E / 22.97583°N 97.75250°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 01/19 | 5,285 | 1,611 | Bitumen |
Lashio Airport (IATA: LSH, ICAO: VYLS) is an airport in Lashio, Burma. it is near the Head Quarter of Northeast Military Command. Passengers have to walk from airport building to entrance of airport compound. There is no X ray equipment.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Bagan | Heho, Yangon |
| Myanma Airways | Heho |
Accidents and incident
- On 23 May 1969, Douglas DC-3 XY-ACR of Union of Burma Airways crashed on approach to Lashio Airport killing all six people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight.[1]
References
- ↑ "XY-ACR Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- Airport information for VYLS at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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