Chinggis Khaan International Airport

Chinggis Khaan International Airport (Mongolian: Чингис хаан олон улсын нисэх буудал, Çingis hán olon ulsîn niseh búdal, IPA: ]) (IATA: ULN, ICAO: ZMUB) is the international airport serving Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, situated 18 km (11 mi) southwest of the capital. 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, Buyant-Uhá niseh onğocnî töw búdal) 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, 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 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 2019 by the new Khöshigt Valley Airport. The current airport is somewhat restricted, the single runway is used in one direction for arriving aircraft and in the opposite direction for departures. The new airport, of which construction is finished, will significantly expand capacity, it is located at the Khoshigt Valley, 52 kilometres (32 mi) south of Ulaanbaatar city centre.

Airlines and destinations

{{Airport-dest-list |Aero Mongolia| Altai, Bayankhongor, Choibalsan, Dalanzadgad, Hohhot, Irkutsk, Khovd, Ölgii, Ovoot, Oyu Tolgoi, Ulaangom, Uliastai |Aeroflot| Moscow–Sheremetyevo |Air Busan| Busan |Air China| Beijing–Capital |Angara Airlines|Irkutsk |Hunnu Air| Altai, Baotou, Bayankhongor, Choibalsan, Dalanzadgad, Hailar, Khovd, Manzhouli, Mörön, Ovoot, Oyu Tolgoi, Tavan Tolgoi, Ulan-Ude |IrAero| Seasonal: Ulan–Ude |Korean Air| Seoul–Incheon |MIAT Mongolian Airlines| Beijing–Capital, Berlin-Tegel, Busan, Hong Kong, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Oyu Tolgoi, Seoul–Incheon, Tokyo–Narita
Seasonal: Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Frankfurt,

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Shyan Tan
9 July 2016
Recently renovated with cafes and bars within departure lounges. Small airport to be replaced with the new airport in 2017.
Dlgn M
16 October 2012
Nisleg hoishlogdson bol hoishlogdloo geed zarladaggui. Iimerhuu hachin uildeluud ni bur heviin uzegdel bolchihson. Yamar ch zohion baiguulalt baihgui. Coffee shop ni tengeriin unetei. Arai denduu yum!
Lucille Fisher
19 July 2017
Recently renovated w/ new business lounge on the second floor. On the same floor are better cafes & seating w/ duty free shopping. A lot of people tend to miss this area, so it's usually not crowded.
Murat Ayber
4 June 2019
Very small airport. Good news, all shops are high quality and you can buy nice Souvenirs or Cashmere at reasonable prices and drink your coffee at a price same city centre. Free wifi available 1 hour.
Rizky Maulana Nugraha
28 June 2014
Small airport, but International. There's souvenir shop here. There is also free WiFi namely KEWIKO_Free. Good WiFi. But then again if you read this in this place, it means you are using it.
let soo
17 August 2017
공항 안에는 슈퍼, 환전소, 유심칩을 구입하고 충전할 수 있는mobicom, 가방 맡기는 곳 등 다 있다. 면세점은 들어가서 기념품가게를 지나 에스컬레이터를 타고 올라가야있다. 에스컬레이터 바로 앞 가게는 가격이 비싸다.(가게마다 가격다름) 환불을 하려면 싸워야하니 신중히 구입하기를
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