title: Thandwe Airport
text: # 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.
  