# Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport (ULN / ZMUB) **Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport** (IATA: ULN, ICAO: ZMUB) is a large airport in Ulaanbaatar, Ulaanbaatar (provincial municipality), Mongolia. It opened in 1961. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,100 m (10,170 ft). In 2020 it handled 447 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmub ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: ULN / ZMUB - Type: Large airport - Serves: Ulaanbaatar, Ulaanbaatar (provincial municipality), Mongolia - Opened: 1961 - Elevation: 1,330 m / 4,364 ft - Coordinates: 47.8431, 106.7670 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 3,100 m / 10,170 ft - Passengers: 447,478 (2020) - Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Ulaanbaatar - Website: http://en.airport.gov.mn/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buyant-Ukhaa_International_Airport (33 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q837745 - Weather station: ZMUB · WMO 44292 - Ident: ZMUB ## Timeline - 1961: Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 14/32 | 3,100 m / 10,170 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 136° / 316° | yes | | 15/33 | 2,000 m / 6,560 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Grass | 145° / 325° | | - 14/32 slopes 2.1%: threshold 14 at 1,264 m / 4,147 ft, threshold 32 at 1,330 m / 4,363 ft. - 15/33 slopes 2.2%: threshold 15 at 1,257 m / 4,123 ft, threshold 33 at 1,301 m / 4,267 ft. ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2009 | 538,015 | Wikidata | | 2010 | 670,783 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 892,392 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 1,098,865 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 1,106,704 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 1,019,102 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 955,867 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 1,023,045 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 1,251,775 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 1,422,498 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 1,621,571 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 447,478 | Wikidata | ## Routes 22 destinations in 7 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (22) - [UUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uiuu.md) Baikal International Airport · Russia · 444 km / 276 mi · Hunnu Air - [ZMTT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmtt.md) Umnugobi/Tavan Tolgoi Airport · Mongolia · 462 km / 287 mi · Aero Mongolia - [BYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmbh.md) Bayankhongor Airport · Mongolia · 496 km / 308 mi · Hunnu Air - [DLZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmdz.md) Dalanzadgad Airport · Mongolia · 506 km / 314 mi · Aero Mongolia, Hunnu Air - [IKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uiii.md) Irkutsk International Airport · Russia · 520 km / 323 mi · Aero Mongolia - [ZMOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmot.md) Khanbumbat Airport · Mongolia · 522 km / 324 mi · Aero Mongolia - [MXV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmmn.md) Mörön Airport · Mongolia · 529 km / 329 mi · Aero Mongolia, Hunnu Air - [COQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmcd.md) Choibalsan Airport · Mongolia · 587 km / 365 mi · Hunnu Air - [ZMGT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmgt.md) Ovoot Airport · Mongolia · 684 km / 425 mi · Aero Mongolia - [LTI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmat.md) Altai Airport · Mongolia · 814 km / 506 mi · Aero Mongolia - [HET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbhh.md) Hohhot Baita International Airport · China · 875 km / 544 mi · Air China - [ULO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmug.md) Ulaangom Airport · Mongolia · 1,109 km / 689 mi · Aero Mongolia, Hunnu Air - [HVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmkd.md) Khovd Airport · Mongolia · 1,127 km / 700 mi · Aero Mongolia, Hunnu Air - [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 1,166 km / 725 mi · Air China - [ULG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmul.md) Ölgii Mongolei International Airport · Mongolia · 1,247 km / 775 mi · Aero Mongolia, Hunnu Air - [TSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbtj.md) Tianjin Binhai International Airport · China · 1,289 km / 801 mi · Tianjin Airlines, Aero Mongolia - [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 1,971 km / 1,225 mi · Asiana Airlines, Korean Air - [PUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpk.md) Gimhae International Airport · South Korea · 2,308 km / 1,434 mi · Air Busan - [NQZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uacc.md) Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport · Kazakhstan · 2,552 km / 1,586 mi · SCAT Airlines - [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 2,909 km / 1,808 mi · Eznis Airways - [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 4,637 km / 2,881 mi · Aeroflot - [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 5,959 km / 3,703 mi · Turkish Airlines ### Seasonal (1) - [UUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uiuu.md) Baikal International Airport · Russia · 444 km / 276 mi · IrAero ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ULN, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (6) - M0 [Aero Mongolia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-mongolia) · 11 - MR [Hunnu Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hunnu-air) · 8 - EF [Eznis Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eznis-airways) · 1 - MGC [Air Cargo Mongolia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cargo-mongolia) - BCA [Blue Sky Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/blue-sky-aviation) - OM [MIAT Mongolian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/miat-mongolian-airlines) ### Passenger (9) - CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 2 - SU [Aeroflot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroflot) · 1 - BX [Air Busan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-busan) · 1 - OZ [Asiana Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asiana-airlines) · 1 - IO [IrAero](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iraero) · 1 · seasonal - KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 1 - DV [SCAT Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scat-airlines) · 1 - GS [Tianjin Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tianjin-airlines) · 1 - TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1 Former hub of [Hangard Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hangard-airlines). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 447K (2020) | #1,162 of 3,974 | #374 in Asia | | | Longest runway | 3,100 m / 10,170 ft | =951 of 29,858 | =290 in Asia | #2 in MN | | Elevation | 1,330 m / 4,364 ft | =2,856 of 43,403 | #339 in Asia | #20 in MN | | Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | =273 in Asia | #2 in MN | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | #1 in MN | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | GROUND | | 126.000 | | APP | ULAANBAATAR APP | 120.000 | | ATIS | ATIS | 125.000 | | TWR | | 120.000 | ## Nearby airports - [UBN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmck.md) Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International Airport · 22 km / 14 mi - [MN-5M](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mn-5m.md) Nalayh Air Base · 47 km / 29 mi - [ZMSF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmsf.md) Nalaikh/Sky Friends Airport · 51 km / 32 mi - [MN-5Z](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mn-5z.md) Bayan Suma Airport · 74 km / 46 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buyant-Ukhaa_International_Airport&oldid=1363023503), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmub/data