RGN · Yangon, Myanmar
Yangon International Airport.
--:--:-- · MMT (UTC+06:30) · 16.9073° N, 96.1332° E
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for RGN
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 26744; ident VYYY; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
yangonairportonline.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Yangon International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
RGN / VYYY
OurAirports ident
VYYY
GPS / local code
VYYY
ISO region
MM-06
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
yangonairportonline.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q174764
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:21 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--MMT · UTC+06:30
Time zone
MMT
Asia/Yangon · UTC+06:30
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
12 km
Approximate distance to central Yangon.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Naypyidaw
Languages
Burmese
Currency
MMK (Ks)
Country area
676,578 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
11,200 ft / 3,414 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1947
Owner / entity
Q174764
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Yangon International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Yangon, Myanmar. Yangon's built-up core sits roughly 12 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Yangon (UTC+06:30, MMT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Yangon International Airport (RGN / VYYY) is at 16.9073° N, 96.1332° E, elevation 109 ft (33 m), serving Yangon, Myanmar.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Yangon is in Myanmar (capital Naypyidaw); on Asia/Yangon (MMT, UTC+06:30); working languages: Burmese; currency: MMK (Ks).
Distance from central Yangon: 12 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for RGN.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Yangon International Airport (RGN / VYYY)
Yangon International Airport · Airport serving Yangon, Myanmar
Known label 1
Rangoon
Alternate airport-name cue retained for RGN, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
VYYY · VYYY · MM-06
yangonairportonline.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Yangon International Airport is the primary and busiest international airport of Myanmar.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for RGN; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
The airport is located in Mingaladon township, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of central Yangon.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Saw Bwar Gyi Kone
saw-bwar-gyi-kone · 2.4 km from RGN
Myanmar · Asia/Yangon · +0h · population 20,811 · city coordinates 16.8864, 96.1282
2. Min Ga Lar Don Zay
min-ga-lar-don-zay · 2.5 km from RGN
Myanmar · Asia/Yangon · +0h · population 23,588 · city coordinates 16.9232, 96.1164
3. Taung Thu Kone
taung-thu-kone · 2.7 km from RGN
Myanmar · Asia/Yangon · +0h · population 19,350 · city coordinates 16.8982, 96.1102
4. Kyo Kone East
kyo-kone-east · 3.1 km from RGN
Myanmar · Asia/Yangon · +0h · population 16,270 · city coordinates 16.8858, 96.1146
5. Ywar Ma East
ywar-ma-east · 3.3 km from RGN
Myanmar · Asia/Yangon · +0h · population 16,376 · city coordinates 16.8993, 96.1032
6. Pawgan
pawgan · 3.8 km from RGN
Myanmar · Asia/Yangon · +0h · population 23,992 · city coordinates 16.9084, 96.0978
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. DMK VTBD
Don Mueang International Airport · Bangkok
584 km from RGN · Asia/Bangkok · +0h 30m · elevation 9 ft (3 m) · airport coordinates 13.9126, 100.6070
2. BKK VTBS
Suvarnabhumi Airport · Bangkok
611 km from RGN · Asia/Bangkok · +0h 30m · elevation 5 ft (2 m) · airport coordinates 13.6811, 100.7470
3. CGP VGEG
Shah Amanat International Airport · Chattogram (Chittagong)
747 km from RGN · Asia/Dhaka · -0h 30m · elevation 12 ft (4 m) · airport coordinates 22.2496, 91.8133
Route-time reference set
1. RGN-DMK
Bangkok · 584 km · 1h 34m
Asia/Bangkok · +0h 30m from RGN; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. RGN-BKK
Bangkok · 611 km · 1h 36m
Asia/Bangkok · +0h 30m from RGN; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. RGN-CGP
Chattogram (Chittagong) · 747 km · 1h 47m
Asia/Dhaka · -0h 30m from RGN; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 11,200 ft / 3,414 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for RGN.
Runway identifiers
03/21
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Yangon International Airport is the primary and busiest international airport of Myanmar.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for RGN.
Country and authority
RGN sits in Myanmar (Republic of the Union of Myanmar), whose capital is Naypyidaw. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Asia, South-Eastern Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Burmese. Currency context: MMK (Ks). RGN is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
RGN is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Rangoon. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport serving Yangon, Myanmar. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Yangon International Airport is the primary and busiest international airport of Myanmar. Location cue: The airport is located in Mingaladon township, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of central Yangon.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q174764 · Yangon International Airport. Administrative area: Yangon Region. Named after: Yangon. Entity official-site cross-check: yangonairport.aero
Field and clock profile
Yangon International Airport is a near sea-level field at 109 ft (33 m), positioned at 16.9073° N, 96.1332° E in the Northern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 11,200 ft / 3,414 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Yangon (MMT, UTC+06:30), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Saw Bwar Gyi Kone is the closest retained city-time anchor at 2.4 km. DMK Bangkok is the closest retained airport alternative at 584 km.
Country airport peers
RGN has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
RGN-DMK Bangkok: 584 km, about 1h 34m, +0h 30m. RGN-BKK Bangkok: 611 km, about 1h 36m, +0h 30m. RGN-CGP Chattogram (Chittagong): 747 km, about 1h 47m, -0h 30m. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident VYYY backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. yangonairportonline.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 11,200 ft / 3,414 m
Runway identifiers
03/21
OurAirports classifies RGN as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Yangon.
RGN (VYYY) is a near sea-level field at 109 ft (33 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
RGN sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
RGN's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 11,200 ft / 3,414 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
A specific operator or management record for RGN is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- Yangon International Airport is the primary and busiest international airport of Myanmar.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at yangonairportonline.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for RGN
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
RGN uses Asia/Yangon (MMT, UTC+06:30). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Yangon International Airport is about 12 km from central Yangon; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
DMK Bangkok is the closest retained alternate at 584 km, time difference +0h 30m.
When source checks matter
yangonairportonline.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place RGN inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
RGN ranks #1 in the curated Myanmar airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
RGN has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Asia/Yangon a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
RGN is 109 ft (33 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include DLC 107 ft (33 m) (2 ft delta) · SHJ 111 ft (34 m) (2 ft delta) · NRN 106 ft (32 m) (3 ft delta) · SVQ 112 ft (34 m) (3 ft delta) · TPE 106 ft (32 m) (3 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
RGN's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are DMK 584 km +0h 30m · BKK 611 km +0h 30m · CGP 747 km -0h 30m.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok | DMK | 584 km | 1h 34m | +0h 30m | --:--:-- |
| Bangkok | BKK | 611 km | 1h 36m | +0h 30m | --:--:-- |
| Chattogram (Chittagong) | CGP | 747 km | 1h 47m | -0h 30m | --:--:-- |
RGN to DMK
Bangkok
Distance 584 km; estimated travel window 1h 34m; destination zone Asia/Bangkok is +0h 30m from RGN. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
RGN to BKK
Bangkok
Distance 611 km; estimated travel window 1h 36m; destination zone Asia/Bangkok is +0h 30m from RGN. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
RGN to CGP
Chattogram (Chittagong)
Distance 747 km; estimated travel window 1h 47m; destination zone Asia/Dhaka is -0h 30m from RGN. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Yangon is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Yangon is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Yangon International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from RGN, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Saw Bwar Gyi Kone
saw-bwar-gyi-kone · 2.4 km · Asia/Yangon
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Min Ga Lar Don Zay
min-ga-lar-don-zay · 2.5 km · Asia/Yangon
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Taung Thu Kone
taung-thu-kone · 2.7 km · Asia/Yangon
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kyo Kone East
kyo-kone-east · 3.1 km · Asia/Yangon
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ywar Ma East
ywar-ma-east · 3.3 km · Asia/Yangon
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pawgan
pawgan · 3.8 km · Asia/Yangon
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Insein
insein · 3.9 km · Asia/Yangon
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sinngu
sinngu · 3.9 km · Asia/Yangon
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Aung San
aung-san · 4.1 km · Asia/Yangon
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mingaladon
mingaladon · 4.2 km · Asia/Yangon
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pauk Kone
pauk-kone · 4.5 km · Asia/Yangon
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ywar Ma West
ywar-ma-west · 4.6 km · Asia/Yangon
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Yangon International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Bangkok (DMK), Bangkok (BKK), Chattogram (Chittagong) (CGP). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 11,200 ft / 3,414 m; identifiers 03/21.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1947.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from RGN. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Don Mueang International AirportDMK
Bangkok · large airport
- Distance
- 584 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h 30m
- Elevation
- 9 ft (3 m)
Compare against DMK when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Suvarnabhumi AirportBKK
Bangkok · large airport
- Distance
- 611 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h 30m
- Elevation
- 5 ft (2 m)
Compare against BKK when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Shah Amanat International AirportCGP
Chattogram (Chittagong) · large airport
- Distance
- 747 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -0h 30m
- Elevation
- 12 ft (4 m)
Compare against CGP when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Yangon International Airport (RGN) in?▾
Yangon International Airport is in the Asia/Yangon timezone (UTC+06:30, MMT).
What are the codes for Yangon International Airport?▾
Yangon International Airport uses IATA code RGN and ICAO code VYYY.
Where is Yangon International Airport located?▾
Yangon International Airport is located in Yangon, Myanmar at coordinates 16.9073° N, 96.1332° E, with an elevation of 109 ft (33 m) (near sea-level field in the tropics).
How far is Yangon International Airport from central Yangon?▾
Yangon International Airport sits roughly 12 km from the nearest mapped city center for Yangon.
Which route reference is most useful from RGN?▾
Bangkok (DMK) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 34m, destination timezone Asia/Bangkok, and a +0h 30m difference from RGN.
How many runways does Yangon International Airport have?▾
Yangon International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 11,200 ft / 3,414 m; identifiers include 03/21.