AirportsArvaikheer Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Arvaikheer, in Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AVK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AVK
- ICAO code
- ZMAH
- City
- Arvaikheer
- State or region
- Övörkhangai Province
- Country
- Mongolia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 46.2503° N, 102.8020° E
- Elevation
- 1,808 m (5,932 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,300 m (7,546 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AVK means Arvaikheer Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZMAH. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 46.2503° N, 102.8020° E. It stands 1,808 metres (5,932 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Ulaanbaatar, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Arvaikheer Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,300 metres (7,546 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 11 airports of Mongolia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,300 m 7,546 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bayankhongor AirportBayankhongor | BYN | 162 km |
| Mandalgobi AirportMandalgobi | MXW | 274 km |
| Bulgan AirportBulgan | UGA | 294 km |
| Dalanzadgad AirportDalanzadgad | DLZ | 319 km |
| Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International AirportUlaanbaatar (Sergelen) | UBN | 342 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,980 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,073 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,783 km | 6 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,917 km | 8 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,347 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,187 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,994 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,292 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,150 km | 12 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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