Travel guide: Myeik Airport, Myanmar (MGZ)
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Local facts
Travel essentials for Myeik Airport, Myanmar — what to expect on the ground. Myeik Airport sits in Myanmar (Asia), in a tropical climate band — tropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season. Airport IATA code MGZ serves the area. Local timezone is Asia/Rangoon, which matters for arrivals and check-ins. It sits at 12.45°, 98.62° — useful for weather, daylight, and route planning. Use the live tools below to plan around these facts.
- RegionMyanmar, Asia
- Climate bandtropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season
- Airport IATA code MGZ
- TimezoneAsia/Rangoon
- Coordinates12.45, 98.62
- Located in the Northern Hemisphere
MGZ is the airport code for Myeik Airport, serving Myeik, formerly known as Mergui, a historic port city on the Andaman Sea coast of far southern Myanmar, in the Tanintharyi region. Myeik is best known as the gateway to the Mergui Archipelago, a vast and remote scattering of around eight hundred tropical islands, among the least developed and most pristine in Southeast Asia. The archipelago is famous for its untouched beaches, coral reefs and diving, and as the home of the Moken, the sea-going people often called sea gypsies, who live among the islands. Myeik itself is an old trading town of markets and pagodas. Myeik is reached by flights into its airport and by road and sea. Note that travel in Myanmar can be affected by the wider situation in the country, so it is wise to check current advice. The climate is hot, humid and tropical, with a long, wet monsoon season.
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Frequently asked questions
What is MGZ airport?
MGZ is Myeik Airport, serving the port city of Myeik, formerly Mergui, on the Andaman Sea coast of far southern Myanmar. It lies close to the city centre and connects Myeik with Yangon and other cities, and is the main air gateway for visitors heading to the remote Mergui Archipelago offshore.
What is Myeik known for?
Myeik is best known as the gateway to the Mergui Archipelago, a group of around eight hundred islands scattered across the Andaman Sea, among the most pristine and least visited in Southeast Asia. The islands are famous for their untouched beaches, coral reefs and diving, and as the home of the seafaring Moken people.
Where is Myeik?
Myeik, once known as Mergui, is a port city in the far south of Myanmar, in the Tanintharyi region, on the coast of the Andaman Sea. It lies on the long, narrow strip of southern Myanmar between Thailand and the sea, and is the main town and gateway to the offshore Mergui Archipelago.
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