Chinggis Khaan International Airport
| Chinggis Khaan International Airport Чингис хаан олон улсын нисэх буудал ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠣᠯᠠᠨ ᠦᠯᠦᠰ ᠦᠨ ᠨᠢᠰᠡᠬᠦ ᠪᠣᠭᠣᠳᠠᠯ |
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| IATA: ULN – ICAO: ZMUB | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Government of Mongolia | ||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia | ||
| Location | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ||
| Hub for | MIAT Mongolian Airlines Aero Mongolia Eznis Airways Hunnu Air |
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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°ECoordinates: 47°50′35″N 106°45′59″E / 47.84306°N 106.76639°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 14/32 | 3,100 | 10,170 | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 2,000 | 6,560 | Grass |
| Statistics (2011 ULN) | |||
| Aircraft movements | 14,940 | ||
| Passengers | 886,000 | ||
| Tonnes of cargo | 5,400 | ||
| Sources: Civil Aviation Administration of Mongolia[1] | |||
Chinggis Khaan International Airport (Mongolian: Чингис хаан олон улсын нисэх буудал, Chingis khaan olon ulsyn nisekh buudal) is the international airport serving Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, situated 18 km (11 mi) southwest of the capital.[2] 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 Mongolian Airlines.
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History [edit]
The airport was first established as Buyant-Ukhaa airport (Mongolian: Буянт-Ухаа нисэх онгоцны төв буудал) on February 19, 1957. In 1958, international flights began with flights to Irkutsk and Beijing using Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft.
Regular flights from the airport started in 1961, and the terminal was upgraded to make it suitable for international traffic in 1986.
After the Democratic Revolution [edit]
Between 1994 and 1997 a further major upgrade of construction and air navigation was achieved with the assistance of the Asian Development Bank[3] , making the airport compliant with ICAO standards. The US$50million Construction project was carried out by the successful bidder: a German / British joint venture of Philipp Holzmann and Wimpey Asphalt. 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.
Future [edit]
The airport is due for replacement in 2017 by the new airport due to be constructed at the Khoshigt Valley 52 kilometres (32 mi)from Ulaanbaatar city centre. For more information see link above for Khöshigt Valley Airport. This is the current temporary local name for the new airport which also has the construction project name: New Ulaanbaatar International Airport or NUBIA.
Airlines and destinations [edit]
Statistics [edit]
| Passengers | Change from previous year | Movements | Cargo (tons) |
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| 2007 | 599,555 |  +9.6% |
9,297 | 3,299 |
| 2008 | 596,765 |  -0.5% |
9,552 | 3,500 |
| 2009 | 532,861 | -10.7% |
8,330 | 2,970 |
| 2010 | 665,055 | +24.8% |
11,678 | 3,922 |
| 2011[1] | 885,885 | +33.2% |
14,940 | 5,452 |
| 2012[4][5] | 1,094,872 | +23.6% |
17,400 | 5,700 |
| Source: Civil Aviation Administration of Mongolia | ||||
Other facilities [edit]
The airline Aero Mongolia has its head office on the third floor of the main airport building.[6] The Air Accident Investigation Bureau Mongolia has its head office on the airport property.[7]
- There is one cargo hangar at Chinggis Khaan International Airport.
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Монголын иргэний нисэхийн статистикийн эмхтгэл 2011". Civil Aviation Administration of Mongolia.
- ^ Purevsambuu, G.; Montsame News Agency (2006). Mongolia. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: Montsame News Agency. p. 67. ISBN 99929-0-627-8.p
- ^ "Ulaanbaatar Airport and National Air Navigation Development Projects (Loans 1256/1370-MON[SF])".
- ^ [1] Манай улсын агаарын тээврийн зорчигч урсгал нэмэгджээ
- ^ Note that international: 744992 + domestic 349880
- ^ "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"
- ^ "Address 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"
External links [edit]
Media related to Chinggis Khan International Airport at Wikimedia Commons- Chinggis Khaan International Airport
- Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia
- Current weather for ZMUB at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for ULN at Aviation Safety Network
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