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{{Infobox Airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Bhamo Airport
| name = Bhamo Airport<br/>(Banmaw Airport)
| nativename =
| nativename = ဗန်းမော် လေဆိပ်
| IATA = BMO
| box-width = 20em
| ICAO = VBBM
| image =
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| IATA = BMO
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| ICAO = VYBM
{{Location map|Burma|label=Bhamo Airport
| pushpin_map = Myanmar
|marksize=6|mark=Red_pog.svg
| pushpin_mapsize = 200
|lat_dir=N|lat_deg=24|lat_min=16|lat_sec=18
| pushpin_mark = Airplane_silhouette.svg
|lon_dir=E|lon_deg=097|lon_min=14|lon_sec=47
| pushpin_label = BMO
|width=250|position=left
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Myanmar
| type = Public
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| owner =
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| operator = Government
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| city-served = [[Bhamo]] (Banmaw), [[Myanmar]]
| location = <!--if different than above-->
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| elevation-f = 378
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| elevation-m =
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| coordinates = {{coord|24|16|15|N|97|14|49|E|region:MM|display=inline,title}}
| website =
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| metric-rwy = y
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| r1-number = 15/33
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| r1-length-m = 1,677
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| r1-length-f = 5,502
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| r1-surface = [[Bitumen]]
| footnotes = Sources:<ref name="WAD">{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130217034417/http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=VYBM Airport information for VYBM]}} from [[DAFIF]] (effective October 2006)</ref><ref name="GCM">{{GCM|BMO|source=DAFIF}}</ref><ref>[http://www.wikimapia.org/6200864/ Banmaw Airport] coordinates from Wikimapia</ref>
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'''Bhamo Airport''' {{airport codes|BMO|VYBM}} is an [[airport]] serving [[Bhamo]] (Banmaw),<ref name="WAD" /> a city in the [[Kachin State]] in northern [[Myanmar]]. It is also known as '''Banmaw Airport'''.
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| type = Public
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| operator =
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| city-served = Bhamo
| location = Bhamo, [[Burma]]
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| elevation-m =
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| elevation-f =
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| coordinates = {{coord|24|16|18|N|097|14|47|E|type:airport}}
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| website =
| metric-elev =
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| metric-rwy =
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| r1-number = 16/34
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| r1-length-m = 1,515
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| r1-length-f = 5,000
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| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
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'''Bhamo Airport''' is an airport located about 1 mile east-northeast of [[Bhamo]], [[Burma]] {{airport codes|BMO|VBBM}}.


==History==
==History==
Built as a Japanese Air Force base in 1942, the airport was attacked numerous times by Allied forces before being seized in May 1945. It was repaired by the 1891st Engineer Aviation Battalion then was used as a combat resupply and casualty evacuation airfield by [[Tenth Air Force]], which moved elements of the [[1st Combat Cargo Group]] to the field. It was also used as a communications relay station as well as a base for forward air controllers (51st Fighter Control Squadron). It was closed at the end of September 1945.
Built as a Japanese Air Force base in 1942, the airport was attacked numerous times by Allied forces before being seized in May 1945. It was repaired by the 1891st Engineer Aviation Battalion then was used as a combat resupply and casualty evacuation airfield by [[Tenth Air Force]], which moved elements of the [[1st Combat Cargo Group]] to the field. It was also used as a communications relay station as well as a base for forward air controllers (51st Fighter Control Squadron). It was closed at the end of September 1945.
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<ref>Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}</ref>
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<ref>[http://www.pacificwrecks.com/ www.pacificwrecks.com - Bhamo keyword search]</ref>
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<ref>[http://airforcehistoryindex.org/search.php?q=BHAMO+&c=u&h=100&F=&L= USAFHRA document search Bhamo]</ref>

==Facilities==
The airport resides at an [[elevation]] of {{convert|370|ft|0}} above [[mean sea level]]. It has 1 [[runway]] designated 15/33 with a [[bitumen|bituminous]] surface measuring {{convert|1677|x|31|m|0}}.<ref name="WAD" />

==Airlines and destinations==
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{{airport-dest-list
| [[Myanmar National Airlines]]| [[Mandalay Airport|Mandalay]]
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}}


==References==
==References==
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* Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4
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* [http://www.pacificwrecks.com www.pacificwrecks.com - Bhamo keyword search]
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* [http://airforcehistoryindex.org/search.php?q=BHAMO+&c=u&h=100&F=&L= USAFHRA document search Bhamo]


==External links==
==External links==
* {{ASN|BMO}}
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{{USAAF 10th Air Force World War II}}


[[Category:Airports in Burma]]
{{Airports in Myanmar}}
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{{USAAF 10th Air Force World War II}}
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[[Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Asia]]
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[[Category:Military history of the United States during World War II]]
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[[Category:Airports in Burma]]
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[[Category:USAAF Air Transport Command Airfields - China-Burma-India]]


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[[Category:Airports in Myanmar]]
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[[Category:Kachin State]]
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[[Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Myanmar]]
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[[Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command in the China-Burma-India Theater]]
[[Category:Airports established in 1942]]
[[Category:1942 establishments in Burma]]

Latest revision as of 09:14, 10 February 2024

Bhamo Airport
(Banmaw Airport)

ဗန်းမော် လေဆိပ်
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorRegierung
ServesBhamo (Banmaw), Myanmar
Elevation AMSL378 ft / 115 m
Coordinates24°16′15″N 97°14′49″E / 24.27083°N 97.24694°E / 24.27083; 97.24694
Map
BMO is located in Myanmar
BMO
BMO
Location of airport in Myanmar
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 1,677 5,502 Bitumen
Sources:[1][2][3]

Bhamo Airport (IATA: BMO, ICAO: VYBM) is an airport serving Bhamo (Banmaw),[1] a city in the Kachin State in northern Myanmar. It is also known as Banmaw Airport.

History

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Built as a Japanese Air Force base in 1942, the airport was attacked numerous times by Allied forces before being seized in May 1945. It was repaired by the 1891st Engineer Aviation Battalion then was used as a combat resupply and casualty evacuation airfield by Tenth Air Force, which moved elements of the 1st Combat Cargo Group to the field. It was also used as a communications relay station as well as a base for forward air controllers (51st Fighter Control Squadron). It was closed at the end of September 1945. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Facilities

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The airport resides at an elevation of 370 feet (113 m) above mean sea level. It has 1 runway designated 15/33 with a bituminous surface measuring 1,677 by 31 metres (5,502 ft × 102 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Myanmar National Airlines Mandalay

References

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  1. ^ a b c Airport information for VYBM[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for BMO at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ Banmaw Airport coordinates from Wikimapia
  4. ^ Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
  5. ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4
  6. ^ www.pacificwrecks.com - Bhamo keyword search
  7. ^ USAFHRA document search Bhamo
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