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Lashio Airport

Lashio, Myanmar

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Lashio Airport

Lashio, Myanmar

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Gateway to northern Shan State in Myanmar.

Location

Lashio, Myanmar

Lashio Airport (IATA: LSH, ICAO: VYLS) is a domestic airport serving Lashio, the largest city in northern Shan State, Myanmar. It provides essential air connectivity for a region that is otherwise accessed primarily by road through mountainous terrain. The airport handles limited scheduled domestic flights, primarily linking Lashio with Yangon and occasionally other Myanmar cities. It plays an important logistical role for the region, which has historically been a commercial and administrative hub near the Chinese border. Operations at Lashio Airport have at times been affected by the political and security situation in Myanmar, including disruptions following the 2021 military coup and ongoing regional conflicts in Shan State.

Terminals

The airport operates a single modest terminal building handling domestic passenger traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transport between the airport and Lashio city center is primarily available by taxi and private vehicle.

Airlines here

Myanmar National Airlines and Air KBZ have operated scheduled services to and from Lashio Airport.

Notable facts

›Lashio is the largest city in northern Shan State and a key trade hub near the Chinese border.
›The airport serves primarily domestic routes, with Yangon being the main destination.
›Operations have been periodically disrupted due to civil unrest and the 2021 military coup.
›The surrounding Shan State region features challenging mountainous terrain, making air travel an important transport option.
›Lashio Airport has a relatively short runway limiting the size of aircraft that can operate there.

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Lashio Airport 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.

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