# Arvaikheer Airport (AVK)

> Arvaikheer, MN · IATA: AVK · ICAO: ZMAH · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `AVK` |
| ICAO | `ZMAH` |
| City | Arvaikheer |
| Country | MN |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1808 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 46.25030, 102.80200 |

## Description

AVK and ZMAH mark a field with a single 2,300-metre grass runway — which is precisely why Arvaikheer Airport handles no freighters and processes no cargo. Jointly used by civil and military aviation and operated by Mongolia's Civil Aviation Authority, it serves Arvaikheer, seat of Övörkhangai province in central Mongolia. Scheduled service is domestic only, to Ulaanbaatar, and consignments travel as small belly loads. There is no cargo terminal, no cold chain and no air-freight customs post; imports and exports clear at Chinggis Khaan International (UBN) south of the capital and are trucked the remaining 400-plus kilometres. No railway reaches Arvaikheer — the Trans-Mongolian line runs well to the east — so the entire pre- and on-carriage is by road. Shippers should therefore price UBN plus one trucking day; for goods coming from China, the Erenhot–Zamyn-Üüd road and rail crossing is usually the cheaper route.

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