Mandalay International Airport

The Mandalay International Airport project was first conceived by the Burmese military government in the mid-1990s as a way to increase foreign investment and tourism in Myanmar. With Yangon boasting the only other international airport in the whole country, the new Mandalay airport was regarded as crucial in achieving a planned 10% annual passenger growth. The hope was for Mandalay to become a hub for flights to other major Asian cities, in particular Beijing, Hanoi, Bangkok, Kolkata, and Dhaka. ==Airlines and destinations==

Boeing 737-800 at Mandalay International Airport == Airport facilities ==

Opened on 17 September 2000, the terminal building can handle 1,000 passenger arrivals and 1,000 passenger departures per hour. The capacity of the airport is estimated to be 3 million passengers per annum, with an expansion capacity of more than 15 million. The site occupies a total area of 10,123 hectares and is located in central Myanmar about south of Mandalay near the town of Tada-U. The journey from the airport to the city center of Mandalay takes approximately an hour by car. The concrete runway at Mandalay Airport is long and wide, and long enough for any size of commercial aircraft to land. The car park accommodates 700 vehicles. • 36 check-in desks • 8 gates • 6 air-bridges • 3 baggage claim belts • 11 short-term parking spaces • 6 long-term parking spaces • Post office and bank • Bureau de Change • Restaurants and VIP lounges • Duty-free facilities • Newsagent/tobacconist • Travel agency, tourist helpdesk and car rental ==Statistics==

Top destinations Traffic by calendar year ==Operator changes==

Airport operations and maintenance are handled by a joint venture of Mitsubishi Corporation, JALUX Inc., and SPA Project Management Ltd., which won a bid in 2013 to upgrade and operate the airport for 30 years. The previous operator was Myanmar's Ministry of Transport. In August 2013, the vendor technical team started the inspection of the airport to develop an airport Master Plan that included airport services and cargo-handling areas as well as anticipating future needs such as extending the airport's buildings. ==Incidents==

• On 12 May 2019, Myanmar National Airlines Flight 103 from Yangon, carrying 82 passengers and seven crew, was approaching Mandalay International Airport when the front landing gear was unable to be extended. An emergency landing was conducted without the front landing gear. No injuries were sustained in the incident. • On 6 May 2025, a Myanmar National Airlines' Boeing 737-800 bound for Yangon suffered a landing gear brake fire at Mandalay International Airport during a takeoff attempt. No injuries were reported. == Gallery ==

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