AirportsChoibalsan Airport is a medium-sized airport in Dornod Province, Mongolia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is COQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- COQ
- ICAO code
- ZMCD
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- Dornod Province
- Country
- Mongolia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 48.1354° N, 114.6472° E
- Elevation
- 749 m (2,457 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, COQ means Choibalsan Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZMCD. 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 48.1354° N, 114.6472° E. It stands 749 metres (2,457 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Choibalsan, about 11 km away in a straight line.
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
Choibalsan Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,600 metres (8,530 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 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,600 m 8,530 ft | 40 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Manzhouli Xijiao AirportManzhouli, China | NZH | 253 km |
| Hulunbuir Hailar AirportHailar, China | HLD | 398 km |
| Arxan Yi'ershi AirportArxan, China | YIE | 404 km |
| Chita-Kadala International AirportChita, Russia | HTA | 443 km |
| Holingol Huolinhe AirportHolingol, China | HUO | 467 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,874 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,943 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,698 km | 7 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,343 km | 9 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,109 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,478 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,302 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,491 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,823 km | 12 h 20 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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