Logistics Updates

Excerpt from the latest Logistics Cluster Situation Update (08 April 2025)
Overland Transport

  • Transport from Yangon to Nay Pyi Taw and Mandalay via the old highway is possible with no truck weight limitations. Within Mandalay city, the maximum truck weight limit is 12 MT.
  • The Yangon–Nay Pyi Taw Expressway has reopened to small vehicles. Larger vehicles and heavy trucks are being redirected via alternate routes.
  • Light Vehicles: The Yangon–Mandalay Expressway is accessible up to around milepost 352 without major issues. From there, vehicles must divert to the old Mandalay Road, passing through Pa Leik town in Sint Kaing Township and the Tada-U Airport area.
  • Between mileposts 163 and 168, only the Yangon–Mandalay Road section is accessible in both directions, with right-side traffic maintained for safety.

Air

  • Yangon Airport (RGN): Open with limited payload and handling capacity. A weight limit waiver of 50 MT has been granted by the Department of Civil Aviation due to refueling constraints.
  • Nay Pyi Taw Airport (NYT): Relief and commercial passenger flights are operating during daytime hours only. Refer to ICAO guidelines.
  • Mandalay Airport (MDL): Operational for small aircraft (ATRs). Rehabilitation of the landing area is underway.
  • Airlink is assessing partners’ needs for onward deployment from Bangkok and Chiang Mai (Thailand) to Myanmar, given visa restrictions at Yangon Airport.

Read more in the full situation update.