Nampong Air Base

ICAO VYNPMedium airport

Nampong Air Base is a medium airport near Myitkyina in Kachin State, Myanmar. It is listed as ICAO VYNP. The airport is located at 25.3544° / 97.2952° at an elevation of 140 m (459 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 3,360 m. The nearest airport is Myitkyina Airport, 6.6 km (4 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Nampong Air Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Nampong Air Base — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`VYNP`
Identifier	`VYNP`
Type	Medium airport
City	Myitkyina
Region	Kachin State
Country	Myanmar
Coordinates	25.35440, 97.29520
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	25° 21′ 15.84″ N 97° 17′ 42.71″ E
Elevation	140 m (459 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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