Chinggis Khaan International Airport
| Chinggis Khaan International Airport Чингис Хаан олон улсын нисэх онгоцны буудал |
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IATA: ULN – ICAO: ZMUB
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia | ||
| Location | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ||
| Hub for | MIAT Mongolian Airlines Aero Mongolia Eznis Airways Mongolian Airlines |
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| Elevation AMSL | 1,300 m / 4,364 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 47°50′35″N 106°45′59″E / 47.84306°N 106.76639°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 14/32 | 3,100 | 10,170 | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 2,000 | 6,560 | Grass |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
Chinggis Khaan International Airport (Mongolian: Чингис хаан олон улсын нисэх онгоцны буудал) is the international airport serving Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It is 18 km southwest of the capital.[3] It is the largest international air facility in the country. The airport is the main base of operations for national carriers MIAT Mongolian Airlines, Eznis Airways, Aero Mongolia and the Mongolian Airlines.
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[edit] History
Regular flights from the airport started in 1961, and the terminal was upgraded to make it suitable for international traffic in 1986. Between 1994 and 1997 a further major upgrade was achieved with help from the Asian Development Bank. Formerly known as Buyant Ukhaa Airport, the airport was renamed as Chinggis Khaan (Genghis Khan) International Airport to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the establishment of a Mongolian State on December 21, 2005.
Mongolia aims to build a new and larger airport by around 2015 in a different location at Khoshigt valley that is about 54 km from Ulaanbaatar.[4]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aero Mongolia | Altai, Bayankhongor, Choibalsan, Donoi, Hohhot, Hovd, Irkutsk, Ölgii, Oyutolgoi, Ovoot, Ulaangom, Urumqi |
| Aeroflot | Moscow-Sheremetyevo |
| Air China | Beijing-Capital |
| Eznis Airways | Bayankhongor, Bayan Ulgii, Choibalsan, Dalanzadgad, Hailar, Khovd, Khuvsgul, Ovoot, Oyutolgoi, Tavan Tolgoi, Ulaangom, Ulan-Ude, Zavkhan, |
| Korean Air | Seoul-Incheon |
| MIAT Mongolian Airlines | Beijing-Capital, Berlin-Brandenburg [begins 3 June 2012], Berlin-Tegel [ends 2 June 2012], Hong Kong, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Seoul-Incheon, Tokyo-Narita Seasonal: Osaka-Kansai Charter: Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Dubai, Hanoi, Jeju, Sanya, Singapore |
| Tianjin Airlines | Hohhot, Tianjin |
| Mongolian Airlines | Altai, Bayankhongor, Choibalsan, Dalanzadgad, Khovd, Mörön, Ovoot, Oyu Tolgoi, Tavantolgoi |
[edit] Other facilities
The airline Aero Mongolia has its head office on the third floor of the main airport building.[5] The Air Accident Investigation Bureau Mongolia has its head office on the airport property.[6]
- There is one cargo hangar at Chinggis Khaan International Airport.
[edit] References
- ^ Airport information for ZMUB at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for ULN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ Montsame News Agency. Mongolia. 2006, Foreign Service Office of Montsame News Agency, ISBN 9992906278, p. 67
- ^ http://www.mongolia-web.com/general-news/1600-ulaanbaatar-will-have-new-airport-by-2015
- ^ "Ulanbator." Aero Mongolia. Retrieved on 21 September 2011. "Head office 3rd floor, Chinggis Khaan International Airport, Ulaanbaatar" - Address in Mongolian: "Чингис хаан олон улсын нисэх буудал, Улаанбаатар 34, ш/х-105"
- ^ "ADDRESSES OF ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AUTHORITIES As of March 2010." Air Accident Investigation Bureau. Retrieved on 11 May 2011. "MONGOLIA Air Accident Investigation Bureau Mongolia Ministry of Road, Transportation, Construction and Urban Development of Mongolia Chinggis Khaan International Airport Ulaanbaatar 34 Mongolia"
