Mandalay International Airport
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The Mandalay airport (Mandalay International Airport ) is an international airport in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar and one of two international airports in the country. He has the IATA code MDL and the ICAO code VYMD.
Opened in September 2000 commercial airport located 45 km south of the city of Mandalay, at an altitude of 91 m and has a runway (17/ 35, concreted ) with a length of 4268 m.
The airport infrastructure includes, for example, 36 check- in desks, 8 gates, 6 passenger boarding bridges, baggage conveyor belts 3, etc. In addition, ILS is possible. The facilities are designed for the Boeing 747.
Planned expansion to the hub
Government of Myanmar, the country gradually opens for international companies seeking investors for a public- private partnership to expand the Mandalay International Airport a hub. Investors should modernize the terminal and take Cargo Operations, handling, maintenance and other tasks. Myanmar could face a strong economic upturn in the opinion of the Asian Development Bank ADB. The gross domestic product (GDP ) will grow on the predicted increase of six percent in 2012 and 6.3 percent in 2013 over the next ten years by seven to eight percent annually. The prerequisite for this development was, among other improved infrastructure.