Loikaw Airport

Loikaw Airport (IATA: LIW, ICAO: VYLK) is an airport in Loikaw, Myanmar. It is the only Airport in Kayah State. The airport is 2 km North-East of Loikaw with a runway measuring 7002 ft × 100 ft.^[1] On 30 September 2022, a bullet launched from the ground hit an ATR 72 operated by Myanmar National Airlines, during its descent into Loikaw Airport at Runway 19. The injury was to a 27-year-old person, whose right cheek was hit by the bullet, after the it went through the fuselage. The bullet continued to the overhead compartment. The plane went out of service due to the damage to the exterior and the interior.

Loikaw Airport
IATA: LIW ICAO: VYLK LIW Location within Myanmar
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Location	Loikaw, Myanmar
Elevation AMSL	2,940 ft / 896 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 01/19 7,002 2,134 Bitumen

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Thanlwin	Mandalay, Yangon
Mann Yatanarpon Airlines	Heho, Yangon
Mingalar Aviation Services	Heho, Yangon
Myanmar Airways International	Heho, Yangon
Myanmar National Airlines	Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon