Putao Airport
Putao Airport is an airport in Putao, Myanmar. The airport was originally part of Fort Hertz, which served as an isolated British outpost during the Burma Campaign in World War II.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Myanmar
- Also known as: “PBU” and “VYPT”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Putao.
Putao
Photo: Erikoo152, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Putao is a town in Kachin State, Myanmar and the principal town in Putao Township. The area around Putao is famous for its variety of birds and rare orchids, especially the so-called "Black Orchid" found in the mountains surrounding Putao.
Putao Airport
- Categories: airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Puta-O, Putao District, Kachin State, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.32693° or 27° 19′ 37″ northLongitude
97.42688° or 97° 25′ 37″ eastElevation
1,342 feet (409 metres)IATA airport code
PBUICAO airport code
VYPTOpen location code
7MVV8CGG+QQOpenStreetMap ID
way 252833365OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Vietnamese—“Putao Airport” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ပူတာအို လေဆိပ်”
- Chinese: “普陶機場”
- Chinese: “葡萄机场”
- Chinese: “葡萄機場”
- Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Putao”
- Indonesian: “PBU”
- Indonesian: “VYPT”
- Japanese: “プータオ空港”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Putao”
- Persian: “فرودگاه پوتائو”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Putao”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Putao”
- Shan: “တႃႈႁိူဝ်းမိၼ် ပူႇတႂ်း”
- Swedish: “Putao Airport”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи путоеҳв”
- Vietnamese: “Sân bay Putao”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Mae War Ji and Nawng Tan(Jubily).
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Airport Terminal and Putao Airport Market.
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