- Chinggis Khaan International Airport
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Chinggis Khaan International Airport
Чингис Хаан олон улсын нисэх онгоцны буудал
IATA: ULN – ICAO: ZMUB Location of airport in Mongolia
ULNSummary Airport type Public Operator Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia Location Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Hub for MIAT Mongolian Airlines
Aero Mongolia
Eznis AirwaysElevation 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 and Aero Mongolia.
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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]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Air Astana Astana [5] [begins 2012] 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-Tegel, Hong Kong, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Seoul-Incheon, Tokyo-Narita
Seasonal: Munich [begins 25 June 2012], Osaka-KansaiCharter: Bangkok, Dubai, Jeju, Sanya, Singapore
Tianjin Airlines Hohhot, Tianjin Turkish Airlines Istanbul, Novosibirsk [6] [begins 2012] Other facilities
The entrance to Chinggis Khaan Airport.
Final Approach in a light aircraftThe airline Aero Mongolia has its head office on the third floor of the main airport building.[7] The Air Accident Investigation Bureau Mongolia has its head office on the airport property.[8]
- There is one cargo hangar at Chinggis Khaan International Airport.
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
- ^ http://www.airastana.com/kaz/en/news/New-Embraer-to-Capital.aspx
- ^ http://www.aa.com.tr/en/component/pwajanshaber/?layout=sonhaberler&hid=311934
- ^ "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"
External links
Categories:- Airports in Mongolia
- Airports established in 1961
- Buildings and structures in Ulan Bator
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