Lashio Airport
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Lashio Airport | |||||||||||
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 Lashio airport checkin counter | |||||||||||
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| Location | Lashio, Myanmar | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,516 ft / 767 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°58′33″N 097°45′09″E / 22.97583°N 97.75250°E | ||||||||||
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  LSH Location of airport in Myanmar | |||||||||||
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Lashio Airport (IATA: LSH, ICAO: VYLS) is an airport in Lashio, Myanmar. It is near the former headquarters of Northeast Military Command. On 30 July 2024 the airport was captured by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army.[1]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Mingalar Aviation Services | Heho, Yangon |
Accidents and incident
[edit]- On 23 May 1969, Douglas DC-3 XY-ACR of Union of Burma Airways crashed on approach to Lashio Airport, killing all six people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Myanmar’s Military Hit by Deadly Ambush in Attempt to Reinforce Stranded Troops, 1 August 2024
- ^ "XY-ACR Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
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