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]
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Location | Magway, Myanmar | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 298 ft / 91 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 20°9′28″N 94°58′22″E | ||||||||||
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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]
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Myanmar National Airlines | Yangon |
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