Nonstop flight route between Ulan Bator, Mongolia and Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN), Ulan Bator, Mongolia and Basongo Airport (BAN), Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,270 miles (or 10,090 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Chinggis Khaan International Airport and Basongo Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Chinggis Khaan International Airport and Basongo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ULN / ZMUB |
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Location: | Ulan Bator, Mongolia |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°50'35"N by 106°45'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Mongolia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4364 feet (1,330 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ULN |
More Information: | ULN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAN / FZVR |
Airport Name: | Basongo Airport |
Location: | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°19'1"S by 20°25'58"E |
Area Served: | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Elevation: | 1640 feet (500 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from BAN |
More Information: | BAN Maps & Info |
Facts about Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN):
- The airport is due for replacement in 2017 by the new Khöshigt Valley Airport due to be constructed at the Khoshigt Valley 52 kilometres from Ulaanbaatar city centre.
- The airport was first established as Buyant-Ukhaa airport on 19 February 1957.
- The terminal was upgraded to make it suitable for international traffic in 1986.
- In addition to being known as "Chinggis Khaan International Airport", another name for ULN is "Чингис хаан олон улсын нисэх буудалᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠣᠯᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠦᠨ ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠯ".
- Chinggis Khaan International Airport handled 1,098,865 passengers last year.
- Because of Chinggis Khaan International Airport's high elevation of 4,364 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ULN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ULN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) is Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), which is located 145 miles (234 kilometers) S of ULN.
- The furthest airport from Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is nearly antipodal to Chinggis Khaan International Airport (meaning Chinggis Khaan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cochrane Airfield), and is located 12,386 miles (19,933 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
Facts about Basongo Airport (BAN):
- The closest airport to Basongo Airport (BAN) is Idiofa Airport (IDF), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SW of BAN.
- The furthest airport from Basongo Airport (BAN) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Basongo Airport (meaning Basongo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,215 miles (19,658 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.