Meiktila Air Base (ICAO: VYML) is a military airfield located near Meiktila, a city in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar. It serves as an operational base for the Myanmar Air Force and has historically been one of the country's strategically important air installations given its central geographic position. The base is not open to commercial passenger traffic and has no scheduled civilian airline services. Its facilities are oriented toward military aviation operations, including fighter and training aircraft missions conducted by the Myanmar Air Force. Meiktila itself is situated near Meiktila Lake and serves as a regional hub in central Myanmar, lying roughly between Naypyidaw and Mandalay. The airfield's location provides coverage over a broad swath of the country's interior.