Kalaymyo Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Location | Kalaymyo, Myanmar | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 439 ft / 134 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°11′19″N 094°03′03″E / 23.18861°N 94.05083°E | ||||||||||
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  KMV Location of airport in Myanmar | |||||||||||
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Kalaymyo Airport (IATA: KMV, ICAO: VYKL) is a domestic airport serving Kalaymyo (a.k.a. Kalay or Kalemyo), a town in the Sagaing Division of Myanmar. It is an airport at Kalay, an extension of a British-built Second World War airstrip that was used to ferry troops and supplies into Myanmar during the British reconquest of Myanmar in 1945. The airport is located in the middle of the town. The airport is at an elevation of 499 feet (152 m); it has 79 meters (259 ft) wide and 1,677 meters (5,502 ft) long runway with a blacktopped surface.[3][circular reference]
