Gonchwein
in Kyaunkpyu District of Rakhine State, Myanmar
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Kyaukpyu Airport (3 mi) - Manaung Airport (41 mi)
- Sittwe Airport (64 mi)
- Thandwe Airport (84 mi)
- Magway Airport (107 mi)
- Pyay Airport (123 mi)
- Kyauktu Airport (143 mi)
- Gwa Airport (144 mi)
- Mandalay International Airport (225 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 19.411 and 93.495 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 19° 24' 41" and E 93° 29' 42"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Kyat - MMK
- Spoken languages:
- Burmese
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:58 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- UTC/GMT offset: 6.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:20 am and 5:38 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -14.148 and -76.250 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Laguna Grande - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,6 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning it is not safe to travel Myanmar.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Myanmar. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Gonchwein
Gonchwein in Kyaunkpyu District (Rakhine State) is a town located in Myanmar about 173 mi (or 278 km) west of Nay Pyi Taw, the country's capital town.
Time in Gonchwein is now 08:58 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Yangon with an UTC offset of 6.5 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Gonchwein, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Myanmar is Kyaukpyu Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 4 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sittwe, Magway, Nay Pyi Taw, Pathein and Hakha. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 81 °F
| Morning Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
| Night Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 58% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Sunday, 10th of November 2024
29°C (84 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 11th of November 2024
29°C (84 °F)
26°C (80 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 12th of November 2024
28°C (83 °F)
26°C (80 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
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Myanmar2014
Coming into land at Kyaukpyu in Myanmar. 410 kl, heading 317 out of Yangon. On the coast.
Amphibious operations against the Japanese stragglers on Ramree Island
In order to speed the surrender of Japanese forces at Ramree Town (on Ramree Island in the Arakan region of Burma) Royal Indian Navy (RIN) landing craft set out to carry troops up rivers which...
MNA ATR 72-600 (XY-AJY)
Myanmar National Airlines ATR 72-600 (XY-AJY) arrival to KyaukPhyu Airport.
Bay of Bengal
6 hrs drive from yangon to bay of bengal and enjoyed everything Buffet Breakfast at the bay, sand play, swim in the pool and sea. And all the fresh seafood!!!
Kyauk Phyu Maday Isalnd Oil Port
Myanmar Kyaukphyu SEZ.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kyaukpyu Airport
Kyaukpyu Airport is an airport in Kyaukpyu, Burma. The runway of Kyaukpyu Airport was 4,620 feet long and 100 feet wide. It is able to handle Fokker F28 Fellowship jet aircraft used by Myanma Airways. It is planned to extend the runway by 1,000 feet in 2011 and 1,400 feet in next two years. After that it will have a length of 7,000 feet and a width of 100 feet.
Operation Matador (1945)
Operation Matador was an amphibious thrust, during the Burma Campaign in January 1945, to capture the strategic port of Kyaukpyu, located at the northern tip of Ramree Island, south of Akyab across Hunter's Bay, as well as the key airfield near the port. On 21 January 1945, an hour before the Indian 71st Brigade was to land, the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth opened fire with her main battery while planes from the escort carrier HMS Ameer spotted for her.
Point, Kyaukpyu
Viewpoint, popularly known as Point is the principal attraction in Kyaukpyu, the major town of Rakhine State, Myanmar. Located at the northwestern most tip of the town it is an Urban park which looks out into where the Bay of Bengal and the mouth of the Kyaukpyu River meet. Kyaukpyu Viewpoint consists of a sightseeing tower and part of the Kyaukpyu Beach. One of the main roads of Kyaukpyu, the Strand Road leads to the entrance to Point.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Gonchwein.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Old Kyaukpyu, Gonchwein
