Tingkawk Sakan
Airfield Identification
1944 to 1945
Burma
CITY: Tingkawk Sakan, Burma
IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil
COORDINATES: 26°07'N / 96°43'E
OTHER NAMES: Nil
Commando Operations
Tingkawk Sakan was a temporary airfield located 100 km to the northwest of Myitkyina, Burma, bordering the Ledo road. Its 1,200-meter gravel runway was carved out of a 55-meter-high teak forest in 1944 for use by USAAF 10th Air Force fighter squadrons supporting the offensive in Burma. The airfield was abandoned in 1945.
Units & operators based
Last edited: 19/01/2019