LIWVYLK

Loikaw Airport

Loikaw, Myanmar · Asia

Asia Asia/Rangoon

3direct destinations

5airlines

1runway

1,585 mLongest runway

Loikaw Airport (IATA: LIW, ICAO: VYLK) is an airport in Loikaw, Myanmar. It is the only Airport in Kayah State. The airport is 2 km North-East of Loikaw with a runway measuring 7002 ft × 100 ft. On 30 September 2022, a bullet launched from the ground hit an ATR 72 operated by Myanmar National Airlines, during its descent into Loikaw Airport at Runway 19. The injury was to a 27-year-old person, whose right cheek was hit by the bullet, after the it went through the fuselage. The bullet continued to the overhead compartment. The plane went out of service due to the damage to the exterior and the interior.

Location

19.692°N, 97.215°E · 896 m s. n. m. (2.940 ft)

General data

CountryMyanmar

CityLoikaw

IATA codeLIW

ICAO codeVYLK

Coordinates19.692°N, 97.215°E

Elevation896 m s. n. m. (2.940 ft)

Time zoneAsia/Rangoon

Runways1

Longest runway1,585 m

Direct destinations3

Runways · 1

01/19

Length1,585 m5,200 ft

Width23 m75 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 1

Tower

118.700

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 5

Other airlines with direct routes

Myanmar National Airlines Air Thanlwin Mann Yatanarpon Airlines Mingalar Aviation Services Myanmar Airways International

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

Photo: Ninjastrikers · CC BY-SA 4.0 · view original

Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Loikaw Airport (LIW). Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LIW

MLA

“Loikaw Airport (LIW).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LIW. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Loikaw Airport (LIW).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LIW.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Loikaw Airport (LIW). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LIW (Accessed: 24 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_liw,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Loikaw Airport (LIW)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LIW},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LIW}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LIW |title=Loikaw Airport (LIW) |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-10-15 |access-date=2026-10-24 |language=en}}