The nearest airport is LSH - Lashio, located 77.2 km north of Nawngkwai.
Other airports nearby include MDL - Mandalay Intl (200.5 km west), HEH - Heho (200.5 km south west), KET - Kengtung (217.3 km south east), MOG - Mong Hsat (246.1 km south east),