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Encyclopedia > Chinggis Khaan International Airport

Coordinates: 47°50′35″N 106°46′00″E / 47.84306, 106.766667 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Chinggis Khaan International Airport
Чингис Хаан олон улсын нисэх онгоцны буудал

IATA: ULN – ICAO: ZMUB
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia
Location Ulan Bator, Mongolia
Elevation AMSL 1,300 m / 4,364 ft
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 3,100 10,170 Asphalt
15/33 2,000 6,560 Grass

Chinggis Khaan International Airport (IATA: ULN, ICAO: ZMUB) is the international airport serving Ulan Bator, Mongolia. It is the largest international air facility in the country, and the only facility to offer scheduled international flights. The airport is the main base of operations for national carriers MIAT Mongolian Airlines, Eznis Airways and Aero Mongolia. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Template:Infobox Settlementcookis and ceam For the band, see Ulan Bator (band). ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... For other uses, see Grass (disambiguation). ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... An International airport is an airport where flights from other countries land and/or take off. ... Template:Infobox Settlementcookis and ceam For the band, see Ulan Bator (band). ... MIAT Mongolian Airlines, is Mongolias national airline, based in the capital, Ulaanbaatar. ... Eznis Airways is a newly establshed startup regional airline in Mongolia. ... Aero Mongolia is a scheduled airline based in Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. ...


The airport was formerly known as Buyant Ukhaa Airport until it was renamed to Chinggis Khaan (Genghis Khan) International Airport to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the establishment of a Mongolian State on December 21, 2005. This article is about the person. ... Although people have inhabited Mongolia since the Stone Age, Mongolia only became politically important after iron weapons entered the area in the 3rd century B.C. In general, Mongolia at this point had a similar history to the rest of the nomadic steppe that lies between Siberia Northern Russia to... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Contents

Airlines and destinations

  • Aero Mongolia (Bayankhongor, Cheongju, Choibalsan, Hohhot, Irkutsk, Mörön, Ulaangom)
  • Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo) [1]
  • Air China (Beijing) [2]
  • Eznis Airways (Bayankhongor, Choibalsan, Dalanzadgad, Khovd, Mörön, Ulaangom)
  • Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon) [3]
  • MIAT Mongolian Airlines (Altai, Arvaikheer, Beijing, Berlin-Tegel, Bulgan, Dalanzadgad, Khovd, Irkutsk,[1] Mandalgovi, Mörön, Moscow-Sheremetyevo,[1] Osaka-Kansai [seasonal], Seoul-Incheon, Tokyo-Narita, Ulaangom)
  • Japan Airlines (Tokyo-Narita) [seasonal charters][citation needed]

Aero Mongolia is a scheduled airline based in Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. ... JSC Aeroflot - Russian Airlines (Russian: ) (MICEX:AFLT RTS:AFLT), or Aeroflot (Russian: ) as the airline is commonly known, is the Russian flag carrier and the largest airline in Russia. ... Not to be confused with China Airlines, the national airline of the Republic of China (Taiwan). ... Eznis Airways is a newly establshed startup regional airline in Mongolia. ... Korean Air (formerly Korean Air Lines) (KRXS: 003490) (Korean Air Daehan Hanggong) is the flag carrier airline of Korea, its global headquarters are located in Seoul, Korea. ... MIAT Mongolian Airlines, is Mongolias national airline, based in the capital, Ulaanbaatar. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Other facilities

The entrance to Chinggis Khaan Airport.
  • There is one cargo hangar at Chinggis Khaan International Airport.

References

  1. ^ a b c (Russian) Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Summer Air Traffic Schedule 25.03.2007 - 27.10.2007 (Airports - Russian international), 29 May 2007, p. 67
  2. ^ Airline Network. Air China. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  3. ^ Route Map / Worldwide Destinations / Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Korean Air. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.

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External links

  • Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia
  • Airport information for ZMUB at World Aero Data
  • Airport information for ZMUB at Great Circle Mapper
  • Current weather for ZMUB at NOAA/NWS
  • Accident history for ULN at Aviation Safety Network
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