Airports / Myanmar / AKY
Sittwe Airport
VYSW / AKYSittwe, MyanmarELEV 27 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
57 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP).
Overview
Sittwe Airport (VYSW / AKY) sits in Sittwe, Myanmar, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 27 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into AKY for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP, 57 nm), Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB, 94 nm), and Thandwe Airport (SNW, 129 nm).
Charter pricing from AKY depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Sittwe.
Field capability
ICAO
VYSW
IATA
AKY
FAA / Local
VYSW
Elevation
27 ft
Coordinates
20.1332° N · 92.8707° 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 27 ft, AKY sits lower 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.
- 57nmKYPKyaukpyu AirportKyaukpyu
- 94nmCXBCox's Bazar AirportCox's Bazar
- 129nmSNWThandwe AirportThandwe
- 140nmCGPShah Amanat International AirportChattogram (Chittagong)
- 176nmVYMLMeiktila Air BaseMeiktila
- 178nmVYSTShante Air BaseMeiktila
Location
Open the full mapVYSW · Sittwe Airport · Sittwe, Myanmar