Kachin State
Myitkyina District
Myitkyina Township

Nampong Air Force Base

Nampong Air Force Base is a Myanmar Air Force base in , . Formerly known as Myikyina West, it is located several miles to the west of Myitkyina. It is in current military use and home to a fighter squadron and an attack squadron.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Myitkyina, Myanmar
  • Also known as: “Nampong Air Base”, “VYNP”, and “West Nampong Airport”

Nampong Air Force Base

Latitude
25.35402° or 25° 21′ 15″ north
Longitude
97.29597° or 97° 17′ 46″ east
Elevation
466 feet (142 metres)
Open location code
7MQV973W+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 489554452
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
11749515
Wiki­data ID
Q3565474
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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Tajik—“Nampong Air Force Base” goes by many names.
  • Indonesian: “VYNP”
  • Japanese: “ナムポン空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang West Nampong”
  • Persian: “پایگاه نیروی هوایی نامپونگ”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво номпунг”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи Нерӯи Ҳавоии Нампонг”

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