Magway Airport is an airport in Magway, Myanmar.Analysis of Google Earth imagery confirms it is also the base for several types of fighter aircraft belonging to the Myanmar Air Force.[1]

Two jets from Magway Air Base crashed in adverse weather conditions on 16 October 2018, killing the pilots and a civilian on the ground.[2]

The airport had been an Allied air base during the Second World War (known as Magwe)[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Myanmar National Airlines Yangon

References

  1. ^ "Orbats". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ "3 killed as military fighter jets crash in Myanmar". chinadailyhk. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. ^ "BBC - WW2 People's War - Rangoon Battalion: The Burma Battalion - Part 6". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2021.



Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magway_Airport
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