Airports / Myanmar / KAW
Kawthoung Airport
VYKT / KAWKawthoung, MyanmarELEV 180 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
17 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ranong Airport (UNN).
Overview
Kawthoung Airport (VYKT / KAW) is a mid-sized airport serving Kawthoung, Myanmar. The field lies at an elevation of 180 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
KAW has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Ranong Airport (UNN, 17 nm), Chumphon Airport (CJM, 63 nm), and Surat Thani Airport (URT, 65 nm).
Quotes for flights out of KAW vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from KAW, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
VYKT
IATA
KAW
FAA / Local
VYKT
Elevation
180 ft
Coordinates
10.0493° N · 98.5380° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Myanmar fields
state range 20–3,858 ft
At 180 ft, KAW sits lower than 68% of the 22 Myanmar fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 17nmUNNRanong AirportRanong
- 63nmCJMChumphon AirportChumphon
- 65nmURTSurat Thani AirportSurat Thani
- 95nmUSMSamui International AirportNa Thon (Ko Samui Island)
- 117nmHKTPhuket International AirportPhuket
- 120nmKBVKrabi International AirportKrabi
Location
Open the full mapVYKT · Kawthoung Airport · Kawthoung, Myanmar