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Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport,[lower-alpha 1] formerly called Chinggis Khaan International Airport[lower-alpha 2] from 2005 to 2020[2] (IATA: ULN, ICAO: ZMUB), is a semi-operational[3][4] international airport serving Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, situated 18 km (11 mi) southwest of the capital.[5] Largely replaced by a new airport, it currently functions as a backup airport, with a view to be used for flight training as well as for special, charter, and government flights.[4][3]

Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport Буянт-Ухаа олон улсын нисэх буудал ᠪᠤᠶᠠᠨᠲᠤ ᠬᠤᠸᠠ ᠣᠯᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠦᠨ ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠯ
Main entrance in 2009
IATA: ULN ICAO: ZMUB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Mongolia
Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia
Location	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Elevation AMSL	1,300 m / 4,364 ft
Coordinates	47°50′35″N 106°45′59″E
Website	en.ulaanbaatar-airport.mn
Map
ULN Location within Mongolia Show map of Mongolia ULN ULN (Asia) Show map of Asia ULN ULN (Earth) Show map of Earth
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 3,100 10,170 Asphalt 15/33 2,000 6,560 Grass
Statistics (2019 ULN)
Aircraft movements 18,109 Passengers 1,594,518 Tonnes of cargo 5,406
Sources: Civil Aviation Administration of Mongolia[1]

History

Development

The airport was first established as Buyant-Ukhaa Central Airport[lower-alpha 3] 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.

Following the Mongolian Revolution of 1990 and between 1994 and 1997 a further major upgrade of construction and air navigation was achieved with the assistance of the Asian Development Bank,[6] making the airport compliant with ICAO standards. The US$50 million construction project was carried out by the successful bidder: a German / English joint venture of Philipp Holzmann and Wimpey Asphalt.

The airport was renamed after Chinggis Khaan (Genghis Khan) to Chinggis Khaan International Airport to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the establishment of a Mongolian State on 21 December 2005.

Replacement airport

The airport was replaced by the opening of the new Ulaanbaatar International Airport in 2021.[7] Buyant-Ukhaa is somewhat restricted, the single runway is used in one direction for arriving aircraft and in the opposite direction for departures.[8] The new airport significantly expands capacity, and is located at the Khoshigt Valley, 52 kilometres (32 mi) south of Ulaanbaatar city centre.

As the new airport is to be named Chinggis Khaan International Airport, Buyant-Ukhaa reverted to its former name on July 1, 2020.[2]

Former airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aero Mongolia	Altai, Dalanzadgad, Irkutsk, Khovd, Mörön, Ölgii, Ovoot, Oyu Tolgoi, Tavan Tolgoi, Tianjin, Ulaangom
Aeroflot	Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Air Busan	Busan
Air China	Beijing–Capital, Hohhot[9]
Asiana Airlines	Seoul–Incheon[10]
Eznis Airways	Hong Kong[11]
Hunnu Air	Bayankhongor, Choibalsan, Dalanzadgad, Khovd, Mörön, Ölgii, Ulaangom, Ulan-Ude[12]
IrAero	Seasonal: Ulan-Ude[13]
Korean Air	Seoul–Incheon
MIAT Mongolian Airlines[14]	Beijing–Capital, Hong Kong, Seoul–Incheon, Tokyo–Narita Seasonal: Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
SCAT Airlines	Nur-Sultan
Tianjin Airlines	Tianjin[15]
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul[16]

Statistics

Traffic figures

Annual traffic

	Passengers	Change	Movements	Cargo (tons)	Change
2007	599,555	0+9.6%	9,297	3,299	0+11.2%
2008	596,765	0-0.5%	9,552	3,500	0+2.7%
2009	532,861	0-10.7%	8,330	2,970	0-12.8%
2010	665,055	0+24.8%	11,678	3,922	0+40.2%
2011	885,885	0+33.2%	14,940	5,452	0+27.9%
2012	1,098,865	0+24.0%	17,465	5,709	0+16.9%
2013	1,106,704	0+0.7%	16,468	5,825	0-5.7%
2014	1,019,102	0-7.9%	13,178	4,955	0-20.0%
2015	955,867	0-6.2%	10,985	4,710	0-4.9%
2016	1,023,045	0+7.0%	11,682	4,852	0+3.0%
2017	1,251,775	0+22.3%	13,594	5,022	0+15.0%
2018	1,422,498	0+13.6%	14,899	5,339	0+6.3%
2019	1,621,571	0+14.0%	18,109	5,406	0+1.3%
2020[17]	447,478	0-72.4%	7,284	2,501	0-53.7%
Sources: Civil Aviation Administration of Mongolia[1]

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from Ulaanbaatar (2019)

Rank	Airport	Passengers	Airlines
1	Oyu Tolgoi, Ömnögovi	275,466	Aeromongolia, Hunnu Air, MIAT
2	Ölgii, Bayan-Ölgii	23,960	Aeromongolia, Hunnu Air
3	Khovd, Khovd	23,650	Aeromongolia, Hunnu Air
4	Mörön, Khövsgöl	16,863	Aeromongolia, Hunnu Air
5	Ulaangom, Uvs	15,177	Aeromongolia, Hunnu Air
6	Ovoot, Ömnögovi	14,873	Aeromongolia, Hunnu Air
7	Dalanzadgad, Ömnögovi	13,324	Aeromongolia, Hunnu Air
8	Altai, Govi-Altai	11,055	Aeromongolia, Hunnu Air
9	Choibalsan, Dornod	6,121	Aeromongolia, Hunnu Air
10	Uliastai, Zavkhan	3,409	Aeromongolia
Sources: Civil Aviation Administration of Mongolia[1]

Busiest international routes from Ulaanbaatar (2019)

Rank	Airport	Scheduled passengers	Carriers
1	Seoul–Incheon, Korea	387,740	MIAT, Asiana, Korean Air
2	Beijing, China	214,567	MIAT, Air China
3	Moscow, Russia	94,890	MIAT, Aeroflot
4	Hong Kong	88,846	Eznis, MIAT
5	Tokyo, Japan	79,118	MIAT
6	Busan, South Korea	64,498	MIAT, Air Busan
7	Erenhot, China	50,608	Hunnu Air
8	Istanbul, Turkey	36,881	Turkish Airlines
9	Berlin, Germany	17,072	MIAT
10	Hohhot, China	15,913	Aeromongolia
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.[18] The Air Accident Investigation Bureau Mongolia has its head office on the airport property.[19] There is also one cargo hangar.

See also

• List of airports in Mongolia
• List of airlines of Mongolia

Notes

References

External links

Media related to Chinggis Khaan International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia
• Aeronautical Information Publication
• Current weather for ZMUB at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for ULN at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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[de] Chinggis Khaan International Airport (1961)

Der Internationale Flughafen Bujant-Uchaa (von 2005 bis 2020 Chinggis Khaan International Airport)[2] (mongolisch Буянт-Ухаа олон улсын нисэх буудал) war der internationale Verkehrsflughafen der mongolischen Hauptstadt Ulaanbaatar bei Bujant Uchaa.

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- [en] Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto Internacional Gengis Kan

El Aeropuerto Internacional Gengis Kan (IATA: ULN, OACI: ZMUB) es el aeropuerto internacional que da servicio a la ciudad de Ulán Bator, Mongolia. Es la estructura aérea más grande del país, y la única que ofrece vuelos internacionales regulares. El aeropuerto es la base principal de operaciones de las compañías nacionales MIAT Mongolian Airlines, Eznis Airways y Aero Mongolia.

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[fr] Aéroport international de Buyant-Ukhaa

L’aéroport international de Buyant Ukhaa (mongol : Чингис хаан олон улсын нисэх онгоцны буудал) (code IATA : ULN • code OACI : ZMUB), est un aéroport qui dessert la ville d'Oulan-Bator, capitale de la Mongolie.

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[it] Aeroporto di Ulan Bator-Gengis Khan

L'Aeroporto di Ulan Bator-Gengis Khan[2], (IATA: ULN, ICAO: ZMUB) noto con il nome commerciale di Aeroporto Internazionale di Gengis Khan (in lingua mongola: Чингис хаан олон улсын нисэх буудал), è l'aeroporto principale della capitale mongola Ulan Bator ed è definito come internazionale dalla Mongolia Aeronautical Information Service.

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[ru] Международный аэропорт Буянт-Ухаа

Международный аэропорт Буянт-Ухаа (монг. Буянт-Ухаа олон улсын нисэх буудал) (ИАТА: ULN, ИКАО: ZMUB) — международный аэропорт Монголии. Ранее назывался Международный аэропорт имени Чингисхана, но в 2020 году был переименован, так как это название получил новый аэропорт Улан-Батора[2]. Расположен в 18 километрах от центра Улан-Батора, в столичном районе Хан-Уул на противоположном от центра города берегу реки Туул. Крупнейший аэропорт Монголии и один из четырёх аэропортов страны, из которого осуществляются международные перелёты (другие — аэропорт города Улгий, Ховд (рейсы в Урумчи) и Чойбалсанский аэропорт выполняющий рейсы в Хайлар и заменяющий аэропорт Чингисхан в случае надобности). Является портом приписки авиакомпаний Изинис Эйрвэйз, Aero Mongolia, Blue Sky Aviation и MIAT Mongolian Airlines, Hunnu Air Wings of Mongolia.

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