Thandwe Airport

Thandwe Airport (IATA: SNW, ICAO: VYTD) is an airport serving Thandwe, a town in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The IATA code is based on the town's name during British colonial rule, Sandoway. On 23 June 2024, the Arakan Army captured the airport. ^[3]

Thandwe Airport
IATA: SNW ICAO: VYTD
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Serves	Thandwe, Myanmar
Elevation AMSL	47 ft / 14 m
Coordinates	18°27′38″N 094°18′00″E
Map
SNW Location of airport in Myanmar
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 2,600 5,502 Bitumen
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Thanlwin	Yangon
Mann Yadanarpon Airlines	Sittwe, Yangon
Mingalar Aviation Services	Heho, Sittwe, Yangon
Myanmar National Airlines	Kyaukpyu, Mandalay, Pathein, Yangon

Accidents and incidents

• On 16 August 1972, a Douglas C-47B, registration XY-ACM of Burma Airways crashed shortly after take-off on a scheduled passenger flight. Twenty-eight people on board were killed and only 3 survived.^[4]
• On 17 February 2012, Air KBZ ATR-72-500, XY-AIT overran the runway at Thandwe Airport but no injuries were reported.^[5]