Chinggis Khaan International Airport

Chinggis Khaan International Airport
Чингис хаан олон улсын нисэх буудал
ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠣᠯᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ  ᠦᠨ ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠯ
IATA: ULN – ICAO: ZMUB
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Mongolia
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia
Location Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 1,300 m / 4,364 ft
Coordinates 47°50′35″N 106°45′59″E / 47.84306°N 106.76639°E / 47.84306; 106.76639Coordinates: 47°50′35″N 106°45′59″E / 47.84306°N 106.76639°E / 47.84306; 106.76639
Website airport.mn
Map
ULN

Location within Mongolia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 3,100 10,170 Asphalt
15/33 2,000 6,560 Grass
Statistics (2014 ULN)
Aircraft movements 13,178
Passengers 1,019,102
Tonnes of cargo 4,955
Sources: Civil Aviation Administration of Mongolia[1]

Chinggis Khaan International Airport (Mongolian: Чингис хаан олон улсын нисэх буудал, Chingis khaan olon ulsyn nisekh buudal) (IATA: ULN, ICAO: ZMUB) 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.

History

Development

The airport was first established as Buyant-Ukhaa airport (Mongolian: Буянт-Ухаа нисэх онгоцны төв буудал) on 19 February 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.

The terminal was upgraded to make it suitable for international traffic in 1986.

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 named after Chinggis Khaan (Genghis Khan) to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the establishment of a Mongolian State on 21 December 2005.

New Airport

The airport is due for replacement in 2016-2017 by the new Khöshigt Valley Airport due to be constructed at the Khoshigt Valley 52 kilometres (32 mi) from Ulaanbaatar city centre.

Airlines and destinations

Hunnu Air Airbus A319 parked at Chinggis Khaan Airport.
MIAT Mongolian Airlines Airbus A310 landing at Chinggis Khaan Airport.

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aero Mongolia Altai, Bayankhongor, Choibalsan, Dalanzadgad, Hohhot, Irkutsk, Khovd, Ölgii, Ovoot, Oyu Tolgoi, Ulaangom, Uliastai-Donoi
Aeroflot Moscow-Sheremetyevo
Air Astana Astana (begins 2 June 2016)[4]
Air China Beijing-Capital
Hunnu Air Altai, Bayankhongor, Choibalsan, Dalanzadgad, Erenhot, Hailar, Khovd, Manzhouli, Mörön, Ovoot, Oyu Tolgoi, Tavan Tolgoi
IrAero Ulan-Ude
Korean Air Seoul-Incheon
MIAT Mongolian Airlines Beijing-Capital, Berlin-Tegel, Delhi (begins 28 March 2016), Hong Kong, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Oyu Tolgoi, Seoul-Incheon, Tokyo-Narita
Charter: Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Dubai-International, Hanoi, Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta, Pyongyang, Sanya, Tokyo-Haneda
Seasonal: Frankfurt
Tianjin Airlines Tianjin
Turkish Airlines Bishkek, Istanbul-Atatürk

Statistics

Two MIAT Mongolian Airlines Boeing 737-800s at Chinggis Khaan International Airport
Aerial view of Chinggis Khaan International Airport
Annual traffic
Passengers Change from previous year Movements Cargo
(tons)		 Change from previous year
2007 599,555 Increase+9.6% 9,297 3,299 Increase+11.2%
2008 596,765 Decrease-0.5% 9,552 3,500 Increase+2.7%
2009 532,861 Decrease-10.7% 8,330 2,970 Decrease-12.8%
2010 665,055 Increase+24.8% 11,678 3,922 Increase+40.2%
2011 885,885 Increase+33.2% 14,940 5,452 Increase+27.9%
2012 1,098,865 Increase+24.0% 17,465 5,709 Increase+16.9%
2013 1,106,704 Increase+0.7% 16,468 5,825 Decrease-5.7%
2014 1,019,102 Decrease-7.9% 13,178 4,955 Decrease-20.0%
Sources: Civil Aviation Administration of Mongolia[1]

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 also one cargo hangar at Chinggis Khaan International Airport.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Монголын иргэний нисэхийн статистикийн эмхтгэл 2014". Civil Aviation Administration of Mongolia.
  2. ↑ Purevsambuu, G.; Montsame News Agency (2006). Mongolia. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: Montsame News Agency. p. 67. ISBN 99929-0-627-8.p
  3. ↑ "Ulaanbaatar Airport and National Air Navigation Development Projects (Loans 1256/1370-MON[SF])".
  4. ↑ L, J (14 September 2015). "Air Astana to Start Mongolia Service from June 2016". Airline Route. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "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"
  6. ↑ "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"

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