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Yangon International Airport

Yangon International Airport (IATA: RGN, ICAO: VYYY) is the primary and busiest international airport of Myanmar. The airport is also colloquially known as Mingaladon Airport due to its location.

The airport is located in Mingaladon, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of central Yangon. A modernization program was launched in April 2003 and resulted in a new terminal and an extended 3414 m runway. The new international terminal (T1) opened in March 2016, with the previously existing international terminal being designated as T2. The new domestic terminal (T3) opened on December 5, 2016.

The Airport is main base for Air KBZ, Asian Wings Airways, Myanmar Airways International, Myanmar National Airlines and Yangon Airways. There are about 30 international airlines operate at Yangon International Airport.

The Yangon Bus Service (YBS) provides airport shuttle bus line that stop at 13 bus stops between Yangon International Airport and Yangon Central Railway Station. The buses make stops at Yangon International Airport, 8 Mile, Nawade, Kaba-Aye Pagoda, Lanni, Hanmithit, Shwegondine, Bahan 3rd Street, Kyauktaing, Yauklan and Sule Pagoda. Stops on the return journey include Sule, Yangon Railway Station, Zoological Gardens, Bahan 3rd Street, Shwegondine, Lanni, Kaba-Aye Pagoda, Nawade, 8 Mile and the airport. The fare is 500 kyats (approximately 50 U.S. cents).