AirportsÖlgii Mongolei International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ölgii, in Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ULG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ULG
- ICAO code
- ZMUL
- City
- Ölgii
- State or region
- Bayan-Ölgii Province
- Country
- Mongolia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 48.9933° N, 89.9225° E
- Elevation
- 1,747 m (5,732 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ULG means Ölgii Mongolei International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZMUL. 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 48.9933° N, 89.9225° E. It stands 1,747 metres (5,732 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest large city in our data is Jinshanlu, about 183 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Hovd, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ölgii Mongolei International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,400 metres (7,874 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 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,400 m 7,874 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Khovd AirportKhovd | HVD | 171 km |
| Ulaangom AirportUlaangom | ULO | 188 km |
| Altay Xuedu AirportAltay, China | AAT | 194 km |
| Burqin Kanas AirportBurqin, China | KJI | 232 km |
| Fuyun Koktokay AirportFuyun, China | FYN | 245 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,522 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,659 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,985 km | 5 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,006 km | 7 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,921 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,376 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,465 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,278 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,029 km | 13 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.
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