Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Ulaanbaatar (Sergelen), Töv Province (Mongolia)

IATA: UBN ICAO: ZMCK

Longest Active Runway

11,811 ft

3,600 meters

Field Elevation

4,482 ft

1,366 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

47.6469°, 106.8198°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #219 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#353 of 7558

Top 5.2% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Mongolia)

#1 of 1 in MN

#1 of 16 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+18.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 UBN in numbers: 11,811 ft longest runway · tied #219 of 650 published · #353 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.2%) · #1 in Mongolia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

UBN lies at 1,366 m (4,482 ft), #55 of 650 published airports by elevation and 91.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of UBN. Nearest published airport: Baikal International Airport (UUD), 251 NM, 11,155 ft (656 ft shorter than UBN); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,811 ft (3,600 m)

UBN runway: 11/29 11,811 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). +18.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
11/29	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →