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Heho Airport
Airport in eastern Myanmar
Airport in eastern Myanmar
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Heho Airport |
| nativename | ဟဲဟိုးလေဆိပ် |
| image | Airport,_Heho,_Myanmar.jpg |
| IATA | HEH |
| ICAO | VYHH |
| pushpin_map | Myanmar |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of airport in Myanmar |
| pushpin_label | HEH |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| type | Public |
| operator | Government |
| city-served | Heho, Myanmar |
| location | |
| elevation-f | 3,858 |
| elevation-m | 1,176 |
| coordinates | |
| r1-number | 18/36 |
| r1-length-f | 8,500 |
| r1-length-m | 2,591 |
| r1-surface | Asphalt |
| footnotes | Sources: |
| city-served = Heho, Myanmar | elevation-f = 3,858 | elevation-m = 1,176 | r1-number = 18/36 | r1-length-f = 8,500 | r1-length-m = 2,591 | r1-surface = Asphalt
Heho Airport () is an airport serving Heho, a town in Kalaw Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar. It is the main airport serving Inle Lake and Taunggyi, the former being the top tourist destinations of Myanmar.
History
The airport served as an airbase both for the Allies and the Japanese during World War II. The airbase was heavily bombed by the Allies. Evidence of aircraft bunker revetments and bomb craters can still be seen on the southern end of the airfield, especially noticeable from the air.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 3858 ft above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 8500 x. The original airport had a runway length of 5500 ft. It was recently expanded to accommodate jet aircraft.
Airlines and destinations
| Air Thanlwin | Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon | Mann Yatanarpon Airlines | Kengtung, Loikaw, Mandalay, Myitkyina, Nay Pyi Taw, Nyaung U, Tachilek, Thandwe, Yangon | Mingalar Aviation Services | Loikaw, Mandalay, Thandwe, Yangon | Myanmar Airways International | Kengtung, Loikaw, Yangon | Myanmar National Airlines | Kengtung, Lashio, Loikaw, Mong Hsat, Nyaung U, Tachilek, Yangon
Image:Old Heho Airport.jpg|Old Building of Heho Airport Image:Heho Airport entrance, Myanmar.jpg|Main Entrance of Heho Airport Image:Heho Airport aerial view.JPG|Aerial view of Heho Airport
Accidents and incidents
- On 25 December 2012, Air Bagan Flight 11, crashed short of the runway at Heho Airport. One passenger on board the aircraft and another on the ground were killed in the accident.
- On 21 June 1987, a Myanmar Airways Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 crashed into a mountain soon after take-off from Heho Airport, killing all 45 people on board.
- On 11 October 1987, a Burma Airways Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 crashed into a 1500 feet high mountain, killing all 49 people on board. This was Myanmar's second-deadliest air disaster, surpassed only by the crash of a Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 in 2017, which killed 122 people. Thirty-six foreigners—14 Americans, seven Swiss citizens, five Britons, four Australians, three West Germans, two French citizens and one Thai—were among the dead.
References
References
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- {{GCM. HEH
- "ASN Aircraft accident Fokker 100 XY-AGC Heho Airport (HEH)".
- "ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 XY-ADP Hopong".
- "5820 Accident description".
- "XY-AEL Accident description".
- (12 October 1987). "CRASH OF AIRLINER IN BURMA KILLS 49, 14 FROM U.S.". [[New York Times]].
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