Infrastructure (Introduction)

Transportation

For economic, social and regional development more transport facilities are being provided and construction works such as building of new roads,rail tracks and bridges have been carried out. As a result, accessibility to various cities and town throughout the country has improved.

Airways

There are 59 domestic air fields in the country of which four are International Airports, namely Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan, Nyaung-Oo and Heho.

Domestic air transport is served exclusively by Myanma Airways, a public enterprise.

With regard to international air service," Myanma Airways International " has flights to neighbouring countries, such as Thailand, Hongkong, Singapore and Malaysia at present. In addition, it is due to start two more - Yangon-Dhaka and Yangon-Kunming-soon. Several international airlines such as Thai Airways International, Silk Air, China Airlines, Biman, Aeroflot and Nepal Airlines have air services via Yangon while others such as KLM, Air France and Northwest Orient Airlines have branch offices in Yangon.

For information regarding air rates and fares, enquiries can be made at the following addresses:

Inland Waterways

Myanmar has a large inland water transport network.

Navigable Stretch