AirportsUlaangom Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ulaangom, in Uvs Province, Mongolia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ULO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ULO
- ICAO code
- ZMUG
- City
- Ulaangom
- State or region
- Uvs Province
- Country
- Mongolia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 50.0666° N, 91.9383° E
- Elevation
- 1,730 m (5,676 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,687 m (8,815 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ULO means Ulaangom Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZMUG. 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 50.0666° N, 91.9383° E. It stands 1,730 metres (5,676 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/Hovd, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ulaangom Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,687 metres (8,815 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 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,687 m 8,815 ft | 30 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ölgii Mongolei International AirportÖlgii | ULG | 188 km |
| Khovd AirportKhovd | HVD | 236 km |
| Kyzyl AirportKyzyl, Russia | KYZ | 248 km |
| Altay Xuedu AirportAltay, China | AAT | 382 km |
| Fuyun Koktokay AirportFuyun, China | FYN | 404 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,700 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,837 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,170 km | 5 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,041 km | 7 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,833 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,208 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,536 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,139 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,004 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.
Links
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