Shante Air Base: Codes, Runways & Location

Shante Air Base is classified in the OurAirports dataset as a medium-sized airport, serving the area of Meiktila in Myanmar. It is identified by the ICAO code VYST. It is not recorded as having scheduled commercial airline service, so it mainly serves general, charter or regional aviation.

Shante Air Base has 1 runway recorded. Its longest runway is about 2591 m (8501 ft) long. A runway of that length can physically support most wide-body jets, though actual limits also depend on elevation, temperature, payload and local procedures. Runway surface: concrete. At least one runway has lighting for night operations. The field elevation is 630 ft (192 m); higher-elevation airports need longer takeoff runs in thin air.

Other airports lie nearby: 6 are within reach, the closest being Meiktila Air Base about 7 km away.