Airports / Myanmar / LIW
Loikaw Airport
VYLK / LIWLoikaw, MyanmarELEV 2,940 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
49 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN).
Overview
Located in Loikaw, Myanmar, Loikaw Airport (VYLK / LIW) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 2,940 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
LIW has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN, 49 nm), Nay Pyi Taw International Airport (NYT, 57 nm), and Heho Airport (HEH, 68 nm).
Quotes for flights out of LIW vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from LIW, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
VYLK
IATA
LIW
FAA / Local
VYLK
Elevation
2,940 ft
Coordinates
19.6915° N · 97.2148° 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 2,940 ft, LIW sits higher than 86% 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.
- 49nmHGNMae Hong Son AirportMae Hong Son
- 57nmNYTNay Pyi Taw International AirportNaypyitaw
- 68nmHEHHeho AirportHeho
- 78nmNMSNamsang AirportNamsang
- 103nmVYMLMeiktila Air BaseMeiktila
- 105nmVYSTShante Air BaseMeiktila
Location
Open the full mapVYLK · Loikaw Airport · Loikaw, Myanmar