Airports / Myanmar / PBU
Putao Airport
VYPT / PBUPutao, MyanmarELEV 1,500 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
117 nm
To the nearest alternate
Myitkyina Airport (MYT).
Overview
Putao Airport, listed as VYPT / PBU, is a mid-sized airport in Putao, Myanmar. Field elevation is 1,500 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list PBU as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Myitkyina Airport (MYT, 117 nm), Nampong Air Base (VYNP, 119 nm), and Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG, 123 nm).
Trip costs from PBU are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from PBU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
VYPT
IATA
PBU
FAA / Local
VYPT
Elevation
1,500 ft
Coordinates
27.3299° N · 97.4263° 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 1,500 ft, PBU sits higher 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.
- 117nmMYTMyitkyina AirportMyitkyina
- 119nmVYNPNampong Air BaseMyitkyina
- 123nmDIGDiqing Shangri-La AirportDiqing (Shangri-La)
- 129nmDIBDibrugarh AirportDibrugarh
- 148nmIXVAlong Airport
- 155nmTCZTengchong Tuofeng AirportBaoshan (Tengchong)
Location
Open the full mapVYPT · Putao Airport · Putao, Myanmar