AirportsBayankhongor Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bayankhongor, in Bayankhongor Province, Mongolia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BYN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BYN
- ICAO code
- ZMBH
- City
- Bayankhongor
- State or region
- Bayankhongor Province
- Country
- Mongolia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 46.1633° N, 100.7040° E
- Elevation
- 1,855 m (6,085 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BYN means Bayankhongor Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZMBH. 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 46.1633° N, 100.7040° E. It stands 1,855 metres (6,085 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
Bayankhongor Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 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 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,800 m 9,186 ft | 35 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Arvaikheer AirportArvaikheer | AVK | 162 km |
| Altai AirportAltai | LTI | 345 km |
| Donoi AirportUliastai | ULZ | 361 km |
| Bulgan AirportBulgan | UGA | 365 km |
| Mörön AirportMörön | MXV | 392 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,841 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,941 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,623 km | 6 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,812 km | 8 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,348 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,282 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,993 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,452 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,244 km | 12 h 50 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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