Thandwe Airport
# Thandwe Airport

Thandwe Airport (IATA: SNW, ICAO: VYTD) is an airport serving Thandwe, a town in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The IATA code is based on the town's name during British colonial rule, Sandoway.

## Airlines and destinations

| Airlines | Destinations |
| - | - |
| Air KBZ | Heho, Sittwe, Yangon |
| Air Thanlwin | Yangon |
| Mann Yadanarpon Airlines | Sittwe, Yangon |
| Myanmar National Airlines | Kyaukpyu, Mandalay, Pathein, Yangon |

## Accidents and incidents

* On 16 August 1972, a Douglas C-47B, registration XY-ACM of Burma Airways crashed shortly after take-off on a scheduled passenger flight. Twenty-eight people on board were killed and only 3 survived.
* On 17 February 2012, Air KBZ ATR-72-500, XY-AIT overran the runway at Thandwe Airport but no injuries reported.
