Khovd Airport guide

Khovd Airport (ICAO ZMKD) serves Khovd city, the capital of Khovd Province in western Mongolia. It is a joint civil and military airfield, run by the Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia, and sits at 1,493 m above sea level on the plain just south of the city.

The main runway, 16L/34, is 2,850 m long and paved with asphalt or concrete. A 2,000 m grass runway, 16R/34R, lies alongside it. The paved strip is long enough for jets, and MIAT Mongolian Airlines links the airport with Ulaanbaatar. The airport recorded 31,926 passengers in 2012.

For travellers, the airport is the quickest way into the far west of the country, which is otherwise a long overland journey from the capital. It serves the Altai region, including nearby national parks and the provincial centres of Khovd Province.