Hanbumbat is the international [1] airport in the Somon Hanbogd aimak Umnegov in Mongolia. The construction of the airport was funded by the Oyu Tolgo mine. It is the second largest airport in passenger traffic in Mongolia after Genghis Khan International Airport - in 2012, it received almost 100,000 passengers. [2]
| Hanbumbat Airport | ||||||||||
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| Hanbumbat Niseh Buudal | ||||||||||
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| Type of | international | |||||||||
| A country | Mongolia | |||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia | |||||||||
| NUM height | 1,196 m | |||||||||
| Working hours | round the clock | |||||||||
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| Runways | ||||||||||
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| Statistics (2010) | ||||||||||
| Annual passenger flow | 73,000 | |||||||||
Content
History
Exploration of the Oyu-Tolgoi Field
In 2001, the Canadian company Ivanhoe Mines discovered a gold mine in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia in the area known as Oyu Tolgoi (translated from Mongolian - Turquoise Hill) [3] , where copper was smelted in the time of Genghis Khan . [4] By 2003, there were 18 exploratory drilling rigs employing about 200 people, and Oyu Tolgoi had become a major global exploration project. [3] In January 2013, Oyu Tolgoi began to produce concentrate from the mine. [five]
Airport History
The old airport terminal was built in the 2000s. In 2004, the airport was named Oyut. The runway was unreinforced. In 2007, he began to accept passenger flights. The new airport was built in 2012. It opened on February 10, 2013.
Basic Information
Description
Hanbumbat Airport is located in the south of the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of the Mongolian border with China. [4] The mine contains (as of 2010) an estimated 79 billion pounds (35.833 million tons) of copper and 45 million ounces (1.275 billion grams) of gold. [6] Production was launched in 2013 and is expected to reach full capacity in 2018. During the expected mine life (45 years), Oyu Tolgoi plans to produce 450,000 tons (500,000 short tons) of copper per year, for an amount equal to 3% of world production. Oy Tolgoi will also produce 330,000 ounces of gold per year. [7] [8] Now more than 14,000 people work at the mine, of which only 3,000 - 4,000 are Mongols, [9] so it was necessary to build an airport.
Runways and infrastructure
Runways
The airport has 1 runway with a length of 3250 m and a width of 45 m. It is capable of receiving Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft. [ten]
Terminals
Hanbumbat Airport has two passenger terminals and one cargo hangar.
Terminal 1
Terminal 1 was opened in 2001 . Regular flights began in December 2011. He took all flights from Ulaanbaatar until 2013. Now he accepts only charter flights.
Terminal 2
The new terminal was opened in 2013 to replace the old terminal and accepts all modern flights. The terminal building (made according to the original design in the form of a Mongolian yurt) can serve up to 240 passengers per hour [11] .
Passenger
In 2012, 73,000 passengers arrived at the airport. [12] Most of them were Oyu Tolga workers from Ulaanbaatar, including foreigners who flew through Genghis Khan International Airport. In the future, it is planned to open international flights directly from Hanbumbat Airport. [one]
| Airport (Russian) | amountRunway | Length Runway [13] | Passengers, person / year (2012) |
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| Hanbumbat Airport | one | 3250 m | 73,000 |
Airlines and Destinations
| Airline | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aero mongolia | Ulaanbaatar |
| Eznis airways | Ulaanbaatar |
| Hunnu air | Ulaanbaatar |
Gallery
Inside the terminal
Side view
Airport ceiling
Pointer
See also
- Aviation in Mongolia
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Oyu Tolgoi Press Release on Khanbumbat Airport Archived on October 25, 2012.
- ↑ Mongolyn irgeniy nisekhiyn statisticin emhtgel . Civil Aviation Administration of Mongolia.
- ↑ 1 2 Grainger, David . The Great Mongolian Gold Rush The land of Genghis Khan has the biggest mining find in a very long time. A visit to the core of a frenzy in the middle of nowhere. , CNN Money (Fortune Magazine) (December 22, 2003). Date of treatment January 19, 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 Brooke, James . Mining brings the Gobi Desert to life , The New York Times (October 15, 2004). Date of treatment January 19, 2010.
- ↑ Lazenby, Henry . Oyu Tolgoi produces first concentrate (February 1, 2013). Date of treatment February 1, 2013.
- ↑ Hill, Leizel . Ivanhoe Mines hires Citi to advise, mulls 'range' of deals , Creamer Mining Weekly (January 6, 2010). Date of treatment January 19, 2010.
- ↑ MacDonald, Alex . Rio Tinto moves to development phase for $ US4bn Oyu Tolgoi mine , The Wall Street Journal (April 1, 2010). Date of treatment April 2, 2010.
- ↑ Oyu Tolgoi 2010 Spending Budgeted at $ 758 Million (link not available) . Engineering Mining Journal. Date of treatment April 2, 2010. Archived July 10, 2011.
- ↑ Oyu Tolgoi . Archived on May 13, 2013. Date of treatment April 22, 2013.
- ↑ 43 ° 08′37 ″ N 106 ° 50′38 ″ E - Bing Maps
- ↑ Khanbumbat Airport becomes best construction of 2012 Archived March 4, 2016 on the Wayback Machine . MONTSAME.
- ↑ Khanbumbat Airport
- ↑ If there are several runways at the airport, the longest runway with artificial turf should be indicated.
Links
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