August 2014. Guard of Honour Building (VIP Terminal) The former VIP terminal was temporarily used as the domestic terminal until Terminal 3 was completed. The Guard of Honour Building has been demolished to make way for a connector between Terminals 1 and 2. Airlines and destinations Passenger Statistics Top destinations Traffic by calendar year Accidents and incidents On 25 March 1978, Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 XY-ADK lost height and crashed into a paddy field just after takeoff from Mingaladon Airport, killing all 48 people on board. On 27 January 1998, a Myanma Airways Fokker F27 crashed while taking off from Yangon, Myanmar, killing 16 of the 45 people on board. On 29 January 2017, U Ko Ni, a constitutional lawyer and advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi was assassinated outside of Gate 6. On 8 May 2019, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines Flight 60 operating the Dhaka-Yangon route by Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 skidded off the runway while landing. Nobody was injured critically. The 33 people, including the pilot, co pilot and the passengers, suffered minor injury. On 2 August 2019 a Golden Myanmar Airlines Y5-506 ATR-72-600 departed from Mandalay to destination Yangon and the landing gear of nose wheel broke when it landed on the runway of Yangon International Airport. No significant damage or injuries were reported in the incident. Airport shuttle bus The Yangon Bus Service (YBS) provides airport shuttle bus line that stop at 13 bus stops between Yangon International Airport and Yangon Central Railway Station. The buses make stops at Yangon International Airport, 8 Mile, Nawade, Kaba-Aye Pagoda, Lanni, Hanmithit, Shwegondine, Bahan 3rd Street, Kyauktaing, Yauklan and Sule Pagoda. Stops on the return journey include Sule, Yangon Railway Station, Zoological Gardens, Bahan 3rd Street, Shwegondine, Lanni, Kaba-Aye Pagoda, Nawade, 8 Mile and the airport. The fare is 500 kyats (approximately 50 U.S. cents). Gallery See also References Citations Bibliography External links Yangon International Airport Yangon International Airport Facebook Airports in Myanmar Buildings and structures in Yangon Transport in Yangon