The main airport in the country is at the north end of the city.
This is Mingaladon, the domestic terminal is at the north half and and international at the south. The later is much better than the north side which actually still smells like the very old time the second is in Mandalay.
Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon is the most famous in the country. Every day pilgrim come from everywhere in the country and other countries to pay respect or are just curious what's up here and get a real surprise since this is huge, read more.
Yangon IATA code is RGN the place is located about 16 km north of the city center, Myanmar has two international Airports, the other is in Mandalay which receives flights from Bangkok, most international passengers come via Thailand, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore to Yangon.
Arrival is usually not with problems although immigration is not very organized since they always have empty immigration counter which means long waiting lines when 2 aircraft come at the time read more.
Departure usually also wont give unpleasant stuff. just one thing. them buying and souvenir downtown make sure to get a official receipt. Don't underestimate this. it's an issue of taxation where you the tourist is not the only target, read more.
Duty Free Shopping is quite OK. although this is not one of this big consumer temples such as Bangkok and Singapore, if you want to get something buy it here. There prices in Myanmar are much lower. Especially at Suvarnabhumi they try very hard to empty your wallet, read more.
Custom & Immigration if you bought any souvenir keep your receipt ready since they are very much after if the tax has been paid and the only way to find that out is an official receipt. If there is any dispute keep cool the people try to help to solve the situation they don't want anything negative, read more.
The local hub got an incredible boost in 2014 with almost 10 small airlines around, before there were four but all is low scale and small which also has to do that the small runways elsewhere in the country cant handle bigger aircraft, only up to the small Fokker and ATR. Those actually are the real back bone of Myanmar's air travel.
To and from the Airport, Taxis.
There is no public transport anywhere around the place means either take a limousine, about $ 15,-, take a regular taxi parked just outside the arrival hall, around $ 10,-, or take one of the guys who run after you when you exit and offer a ride. If you only have small luggage an alternative would be to walk out from the building down to the main road and take a taxi there, cars are more or less the same but you can bargain it down to around $ 5.- since the guy carried some passengers in and is now interested to find someone back.
Make sure to have written down the address of your hotel somewhere since many don't know most hotels unless it is a big one.
Change Money
Don't change money there since the exchange rate is not good. You can do it on the way to town just tell the driver to stop at a changer somewhere on the road, there are plenty now.
Domestic flights are operated in the old terminal about 100 m to the north. The new one is pictured here, in operation since May 2007 and does international flights only. Capacity is for about 2.7 million passengers a year. Over five domestic airlines and about 20 international airlines operate from here.
Domestic airlines:
Air Bagan - serving Bagan, Dawei, Heho, Kawthaung, Kalaymyo, Kyaingtong, Lashio, Mergui, Mandalay, Myitkyina, Naypyidaw, Pathein, Putao, Sittwe, Tachilek, Thandwe (that means Ngapali Beach)
Air Mandalay - for Bagan, Heho, Kyaingtong, Mandalay, Naypyidaw, Sittwe, Tachileik, Thandwe
Myanmar Airways - to Dawei, Heho, Kawthaung, Kyaukphyu, Loikaw, Mandalay, Mawlamyaing, Myeik, Bagan, Sittwe, Thandwe
Yangon Airways - flying to Heho, Kawthaung, Mandalay, Bagan, Thandwe.
More flights:
Bagan Airport Air Bagan W9 +95-1 514861, 513322, 513411Air Mandalay 6T +95.1525 488
Myanma Airways UB +95-1 284566
Asian Wings Airways +951 516654
Air Kanbawza +95 1 372977
Mandalay Air Bagan W9 (+95-1) 514861, 513322, 513411, 513422
Air Mandalay 6T (+95.1)525 488,501 520,534 144
Myanma Airways UB +95-1 284566
Asian Wings Airways (+951) 516654
Air Kanbawza +95 (01) 372977~80
Chiang Kai-shek Intl Airport China Airlines CI 886-2-2715-1212
Chiang Mai Intl Airport Air Bagan
Chiang Mai Intl Airport Air Mandalay
Dawei Air Bagan
Dawei Myanma Airways
Doha Intl Airport Qatar Airways QR +974-4449-6666
Don Mueang International Airport Thai Airasia +66 2 515 9999, +95-1 251885
Don Mueang International Airport Nok Air DD Thailand call center 1318
Frankfurt Airport Condor DE
Gaya, Bihar, India
Guangzhou Baiyun Intl Airport China Southern Airlines CZ
Heho Lake Inle Air Bagan
Air Mandalay
Myanma Airways
Asian Wings Airways
Air Kanbawza
Hommalin Naga / Chin tribal area Air Kanbawza
Hong Kong International Airport DRAGONAIR
Incheon International Airport Korean Air KE +95-1-533-264
Incheon International Airport Asiana Airlines OZ +-82-2-2669-8000
Kalaymyo Airport / Sagaing Air Bagan
Kawthaung Air Bagan W9
Kawthaung Myanma Airways
Kengtung / Golden Triangle Air Bagan
Kengtung Air Mandalay
Kuala Lumpur Intl - Sepang AirAsia AK +95-1 251885, 251886
Kuala Lumpur Intl - Sepang Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH
Kuala Lumpur Intl - Sepang Myanmar Airways International 8M
Kunming Wujiaba Intl Airport Air China CA
Kunming Wujiaba Intl Airport China Eastern Airlines MU 010-84415000/95530
Kyaukpyu Myanma Airways UB +95-1 284566
Lashio Air Bagan
Loikaw Myanma Airways UB
Mae Sot Airport Nok Air DD Thailand : 1318
Malpensa Intl Airport / Milano Italy BLUE PANORAMA BV Call Center : +39 06.60214737
Mandalay International Airport Golden Myanmar Airlines Y5 +95 1 8604035 - 38
Mawlamyine Myanma Airways UB
Mazin Air Bagan W9
Mazin Air Mandalay
Mazin Myanma Airways
Mazin Asian Wings Airways
Monywa Airport Air Kanbawza
Myeik Air Bagan
Myeik Myanma Airways
Myeik Air Kanbawza
Nanning Wuxu Intl Airport China Eastern Airlines
Narita Intl Airport All Nippon Airways NH +95 -1-255-412/13 Book
Naypyidaw Airport Air Mandalay
Naypyidaw Airport Air Kanbawza
Naypyidaw Airport FMI Air Head Office FMI Centre #904-905, FMI Center, 9th Floor, No. 380, Bogyoke Aung San Road, Pabaedan Township, Yangon Phone: 01 373 537, 01 248 061
Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon is the most famous in the country. Every day pilgrim come from everywhere in the country and other countries to pay respect or are just curious what's up here and get a real surprise since this is huge, read more.
Netaji Subhash Airport Intl Airport Air India IC 011-24624074, 011-24624075, 022-22024040, 1800 180 1407
Noi Bai Intl Airport Vietnam Airlines VN +951 255066
Pamti Air Bagan
Pathein Air Bagan
Pathein Myanma Airways
Phuket Intl Airport Business Air 8B +66 2134 6036(Airport) +66 2255 7155 ext. 450,454,460
Pochentong Intl Bassaka 5B Phuong Nam Star Travel # 83 D, Street 310, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Tel: +855-23-217572
Putao Air Bagan
Singapore Changi Intl Airport Jetstar Airways 3K +61 3 9347 0208
Singapore Changi Intl Airport Myanmar Airways International
Singapore Changi Intl Airport SilkAir MI (65) 6223 8888
Singapore Changi Intl Airport Singapore Airlines SQ (+65) 6542 4422
Singapore Changi Intl Airport Golden Myanmar Airlines Y5 +95 1 8604035 - 38
Singapore Changi Intl Airport Tiger Airways TR +65 3157 6434 3157 6434
Sittwe Air Bagan
Sittwe Air Mandalay
Sittwe Myanma Airways
Suvarnabhumi International Airport Air Bagan
Suvarnabhumi International Airport Bangkok Airways PG
Suvarnabhumi International Airport Myanmar Airways International
Suvarnabhumi International Airport Thai Airways International TG
Suvarnabhumi International Airport Golden Myanmar Airlines Y5 +95 1 8604035 - 38
Suvarnabhumi International Airport Air France AF
Tachilek Air Bagan
Tachilek Air Mandalay
Tan Son Nhat Intl Airport Vietnam Airlines VN (+951) 255066/ +(951) 255088/ (+951) 2550068
Zia Intl Airport Bangladesh Bismillah Airlines 5Z
Arrival at the Yangon International Airport
Airport Departure, when leaving start at least 3 hours before from the hotel since the traffic situation gets worst by the day. Although most taxi ( $ 5-, - 10,-) etc. use the east ring road now it still can be problematic, read more.
Almost everyone come and go via Yangon Airport.
This was the standard procedure since the 195x and the military kept it that way although they already had a internet data link from every border crossing since about 2011 to the HQ in the then capital it just went on. It even took until 2014 to start some attempts to handle the whole from the land crossings. The main reason was that the center, the embassies and consulates couldn't find a way to share the income.Similar to other countries the embassies and consulates exists from the income of the visa fee only and they couldn't work out share of the money, the result? no visa at the border.
Most traveler go and come through Bangkok Airport, Although BKK is a whole dimension bigger and has a great spectacular architecture this rather small Myanmar Airport functions well without any problems.They are currently (2015) talking about building a new one about hundred km to the east near Bago. It's on hold now after some corruption allegations came up, lets see what happen, read more.
Some passengers come from Kuala Lumpur, which was enlarged recently with a new low cost terminal since that's the base of Air Asia. It's amazing how air traffic is increasing in the region, read more.
Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon is the most famous in the country. Every day pilgrim come from everywhere in the country and other countries to pay respect or are just curious what's up here and get a real surprise since this is huge, read more.
The airport is quite efficient they should just put enough people at the immigration counter, the other day only half of the counters were open and immediately arriving passengers where lined up. They really shouldn't copy all nonsense they see in Bangkok.
ReplyDelete