MIAT Mongolian Airlines flight OM7186 touches down in Chinggis Khaan on 17 September 2021

Report and research by: Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

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MIAT Mongolian Airlines B737-800 (JU-1015) sighted departing for Hanoi did not descend past original park on 16 September 2021

MIAT Mongolian Airlines flight OM7186 originally planned to descend past the Changi Beach Park to the Singapore Changi Airport on 16 September 2021 at 3.40 pm. However, due to the late departure issue from Darwin, flight OM7186 changed flight track direction. It flew past Xilin Ave instead and arrived at Changi Airport at 5.30 pm.

During the morning, early afternoon of 16 September and the days before, airlines arriving at Changi Airport chose to descend past Changi Beach Park. So the reporter followed the trajectory and decided to travel to Changi Beach Park via Bishan Bus Interchange by Bus 59, attempting to catch a clear shot of MIAT Mongolian Airlines B737-800. The whole journey takes 1 hour 45 minutes from Ang Mo Kio including walking and MRT ride from Ang Mo Kio to Bishan.

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Wind changed to the south from the north, OM7186 flew past Xilin Ave

The wind suddenly changed its direction from the north to the south, forcing flight OM7186 to change its original trajectory. When I realized that the flight has changed track direction, it is too late to find a taxi there during the pandemic to travel to the other aircraft-spotting side.

Flight OM7186 flew past Xilin Ave of Changi Business Park and arrived at Changi Airport Terminal 1.

The wind change comes late during summer. Aircraft-spotters revealed online that usually inbound flights flew past Xilin Ave starting from June but the change only kicks off in the late afternoon of 16 September 2021.

There are no taxi and bus services from Changi Beach Park to Changi Business Park. Releasing the change in wind direction at the last 25 minutes before arrival, the reporter should have changed park of focus to Changi Business Park and will go to Changi Business Park next time if flight OM7186 from Darwin arrives in Singapore again.

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MIAT Mongolian Airlines lands at both Changi Airport Terminals 3 and 1

                               

According to searches on Changi Airport web-site, MIAT Mongolian Airlines lands at both Changi Airport Terminals 3 and 1. Flight OM7185 from Ulaanbaatar via Hanoi arrives at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 14 September during sleeping hour and departed for Brisbane via Darwin on the same day.

                                   

On 16 September 2021, flight OM7186 leaves Darwin for Singapore at 2.42 pm local times (instead of 12.30 pm) and arrives at Changi Airport Terminal 1 at 5.30 pm local time. It departs for Hanoi at 6.23 pm and touches down in Hanoi at 8.41 pm.

The relief flights on 14 and 16 September 2021 are the fifth such return flight from Ulaanbaatar to Brisbane via Hanoi, Singapore and Darwin. MIAT Mongolian Airlines begins its first relief flight to Brisbane from Ulaanbaatar via Hanoi, Singapore and Darwin on 30 March 2021.

Ref: https://kucinta-air.blogspot.com/2021/03/miat-mongolian-airlines-organizes-third.html

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The plane JU-1015 lands in Chinggis Khaan 

                                 

The Mongolian aircraft JU-1015 operating flight OM7186 arrives at the new Chinggis Khaan International Airport / New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (Chinggis Khaan, airport code UBN) on 17 September 2021, marking its first complete flight link between the airport at Khöshig Valley of Tov, outside Ulaanbaatar and Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport.

The same plane carries out its first international flight from Chinggis Khaan to Narita on 4 July 2021.

Another B737-800 aircraft of MIAT Mongolian Airlines operates the flight from Hanoi to Chinggis Khaan on 5 August 2021.

Altogether, five flights between Hanoi and Ulaanbaatar have been completed. MIAT's first flight from Hanoi to Ulaanbaatar is on 31 March 2021.

According to Wikipedia, Chinggis Khaan is located 52 km south of Ulaanbaatar whereas the original Chinggis Khaan International Airport 15 km away from Ulaanbaatar city centre is now called Buyant-Ukhaa.

Ref: https://staygate.blogspot.com/2021/07/new-ulaanbaatar-international-airport.html

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Buyant-Ukhaa's first bike show in Mongolia

Image : MIAT Mongolian Airlines Facebook

On 1 September 2021, MIAT Mongolian Airlines reveals that it is working together with Road Mongolia Amateur Bike Sports Club to encourage children to practice bike sports. The press annoucement was made at MIAT Head Office at Buyant-Ukhaa.

MIAT Mongolian Airlines mentioned, "Road Mongolia bike club bikers were born this year with three sports master." So the cyclists can choose to depart from Buyant-Ukhaa and ride towards Ulaanbaatar city centre since Buyant-Ukhaa no longer operates international commercial flight operations.

Buyant-Ukhaa serves domestic flights of MIAT Mongolian Airlines, Hunnu Air and Aero Mongolia.