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MY FS FLIGHTS
MY FS FLIGHTS
Mandalay International Airport (VYMD) is Myanmar's largest and most modern airport, lying some 35 km south of Mandalay near Tada-U. It offers a single very long runway with ILS approach capability, making it a straightforward and prominent VFR and IFR destination in central Myanmar.
Mandalay International Airport serves the city of Mandalay, the second largest in Myanmar, and the wider Mandalay Region. It is operated by MC-Jalux Airport Services (MJAS) under a concession agreement with the Department of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of Transport and Communication. For a simulator pilot, VYMD is notable as one of only three international airports in the country and for its exceptionally long single runway, a legacy of its design as a modern hub airport.
The airport lies in Myanmar (Burma) airspace, positioned about 35 km south of the city of Mandalay in the town of Tada-U, Mandalay Region. It is one of only three international airports in the country, alongside Yangon and Naypyidaw.
Mandalay has a single physical runway, 17/35, an exceptionally long hard-surfaced strip measuring roughly 14,019 ft (17) and 14,018 ft (35). Both directions are lit, and runway 17 is equipped with an ILS approach.
Pilots can expect the following frequencies at Mandalay: Approach on 119.2 MHz, Ground on 121.725 MHz, and Tower on 118.6 MHz. Runway 17 is served by an ILS approach.
Mandalay International Airport was completed in 1999, replacing the old Mandalay Chanmyathazi Airport as the city's main airfield. The project was first conceived by the Burmese military government in the mid-1990s as a means of boosting foreign investment and tourism, at a time when Yangon held the country's only other international airport. Until Yangon International Airport was modernised in 2008, Mandalay was the largest and most modern airport in Myanmar. On 16 November 2014 a consortium of Mitsubishi Corporation and an affiliate of Japan Airlines signed a 30-year concession agreement with the Myanmar government to operate the airport, with MC-Jalux Airport Services (MJAS) taking over operation, rehabilitation and maintenance of the airport's facilities and its sole runway (excluding air traffic control) from around March 2015. The ambition behind the airport was for Mandalay to become a regional hub connecting to major Asian cities such as Beijing, Hanoi, Bangkok, Kolkata and Dhaka. On 12 May 2019, Myanmar National Airlines Flight 103, inbound from Yangon with 82 passengers and seven crew, suffered a landing gear malfunction while approaching Mandalay International Airport.
Mandalay International Airport continues to operate as one of Myanmar's three international airports, handling both domestic and international services, and remains operated by MC-Jalux Airport Services (MJAS) under its long-term concession. It connects to a number of domestic and international destinations. No simulator-specific scenery availability is noted in the sources reviewed.