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{{Infobox Airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Bhamo Airport<br/>(Banmaw Airport)
| name = Bhamo Airport<br/>(Banmaw Airport)
| nativename = ဗန်းမော် လေဆိပ်
| nativename = ဗန်းမော် လေဆိပ်
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| IATA = BMO
| IATA = BMO
| ICAO = VYBM
| ICAO = VYBM
| pushpin_map = Burma
| pushpin_map = Myanmar
| pushpin_mapsize = 200
| pushpin_mapsize = 200
| pushpin_mark = Airplane_silhouette.svg
| pushpin_mark = Airplane_silhouette.svg
| pushpin_label = BMO
| pushpin_label = BMO
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Burma
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Myanmar
| type = Public
| type = Public
| owner =
| owner =
| operator = Government
| operator = Government
| city-served = [[Bhamo]] (Banmaw), [[Myanmar]] (Burma)
| city-served = [[Bhamo]] (Banmaw), [[Myanmar]]
| location = <!--if different than above-->
| location = <!--if different than above-->
| elevation-f = 370
| elevation-f = 378
| elevation-m = 113
| elevation-m =
| coordinates = {{coord|24|16|15|N|97|14|49|E|region:MM|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|24|16|15|N|97|14|49|E|region:MM|display=inline,title}}
| website =
| website =
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| r1-length-f = 5,502
| r1-length-f = 5,502
| r1-surface = [[Bitumen]]
| r1-surface = [[Bitumen]]
| footnotes = Sources:<ref name="WAD">[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>
| 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>
}}
}}


'''Bhamo Airport''' {{airport codes|BMO|VYBM}} is an [[airport]] serving [[Bhamo]] (Banmaw),<ref name="WAD" /> a city in the [[Kachin State]] in northern [[Burma]]. It is also known as '''Banmaw Airport'''.
'''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'''.


==History==
==History==
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==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
<!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport or the airline itself are not independent sources. -->
{{airport-dest-list
{{airport-dest-list
| [[Myanmar National Airlines]]| [[Mandalay Airport|Mandalay]]
| [[Myanmar National Airlines]]| [[Mandalay Airport|Mandalay]]
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==References==
==References==
{{Portal|World War II}}
{{Portal|Aviation}}
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


{{Portal|Aviation}}
==External links==
==External links==
* {{ASN|BMO}}
* {{ASN|BMO}}


{{Airports in Myanmar}}
{{USAAF 10th Air Force World War II}}
{{USAAF 10th Air Force World War II}}
{{authority control}}

[[Category:Airports in Myanmar]]
[[Category:Airports in Myanmar]]
[[Category:Kachin State]]
[[Category:Kachin State]]

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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