Aviation meteorological centre
National Agency for Meteorology and Environment Monitor
Buyant-Ukhaa, Khan-Uul district
Ulaanbaatar 17120
Mongolia
Tel:976-71285024
Tel:976-71283039
Fax:976-70049869
AFS:ZMUBYMYX
Email:synoptic@mcaa.gov.mn
Email:amc@namem.gov.mn
Web:www.amc.namem.gov.mn
Tel:976-71287260
Tel:976-71287279
Tel:976-71287110
Tel:976-71287419
Tel:976-91287279
AFS:ZMCKYMYX
The meteorological services are provided in accordance with the provisions contained in the following ICAO documents:
ICAO Annex 3 - Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation
Doc 8896 - Manual of Aeronautical Meteorological Practice
World Meteorological Organization, No.49 Technical Regulation Volume II.
Meteorological services are provided within the Ulaanbaatar FIR.
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Name of station/Location indicator |
Type & frequency of observation/automatic observing equipment |
Types of MET reports & availability of trend forecasts |
Observation system & site(s) |
Hours of operation |
Climatological information |
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6 |
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AMC/Buyant-Ukhaa ZMUB | Hourly |
METAR, TREND |
Ws: both ends of RWY 14/32 Tm: end of RWY 14 Cm: end of RWY 14 TDWR: 4km W from TWR |
H24 |
AVBL |
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AMC/Chinggis khaan ZMCK |
Every half hour |
METAR, TREND |
Ws: both ends of RWY 11/29 Tm: both ends of RWY 11/29 Cm: end of RWY 29 TDWR: 21.1km NNW FM TWR |
H24 |
NOT AVBL |
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Remark: Ws : Wind sensor Tm : Transmissiometer Cm : Ceilometer TDWR : Terminal Doppler Weather Radar | |||||
Domestic airports
Routine flight weather reports for domestic airports issued by aerodrome meteorological office are collected via the local meteorological network and/or other available communications.
Personal briefing and consultation for operators and flight crew members are provided for all international and domestic airports.
Service units of aviation meteorological center, located at Chinggis khaan International Airport, shall provide following aeronautical meteorological service throughout the day for 24 hours:
Latest meteorological data available are displayed as follows:
- Reports in the METAR code form
- Current and prognostic weather charts
- Meteorological satellite images
- Weather Doppler radar images
- Products of World Area Forecast System /WAFS/
Aviation weather reports for aircraft in flight are supplied through VOLMET broadcast.
Flight weather documentation are provided to all aircraft for international and domestic flights. The documentation includes following information:
- Reports in METAR code form
- Aerodrome forecasts in TAF code form with validity of 30 hours and 9 hours
- En-route forecast in text and/or table form for domestic middle and low level flights
- High level significant weather chart prepared by WAFC
- Upper (050-530FL) wind and temperature charts prepared by WAFC.
Area forecast and en-route forecast are issued by all domestic aerodrome meteorological offices and AMC.
All flight weather documentation for flight crew members are available in Mongolian and English.
Notification from operators in respect of briefing, consultation, flight documentation and other meteorological information needed by them (ref. ICAO Annex 3, 2.3) is normally required. Such notification should be received at least 6 hours before the expected time of departure when non-scheduled flights are to be operated.
All aircraft for international flight shall make special weather observations and report to ATC whenever the following phenomena are encountered en-route:
- Severe and moderate icing
- Severe and moderate turbulence
- Cumulonimbus with thunderstorm
| Name of station | CALL SIGN/ IDENT Abbrevation (EM) | Frequency | Broadcast period | Hours of service | Aerodrome name | REP, SIGMET INFO, FCST & Remarks |
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| Buyant-Ukhaa / ZMUB | Buyant-Ukhaa VOLMET (АЗЕ) |
125MHz | Continuous | H24 |
Buyant-Ukhaa |
METAR with TREND and RMK FCST |
| Chinggis Khaan / ZMCK |
Chinggis Khaan VOLMET (АЗЕ) |
123.7MHz | Continuous | H24 |
Chinggis Khaan |
METAR with TREND and RMK FCST |
| Name of MWO /location indicators | Hours of service | FIR or CTA served | Type of SIGMET/validity | Specific SIGMET information |
Type of AIRMET/ validity | ATS unit served |
Additional Information |
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AMC Buyant-Ukhaa/ZMUB | H24 | NIL | NIL | NIL |
AIRMET/ 4h |
ULAANBAATAR ACC |
NIL |
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AMC Chinggis Khaan/ZMCK | H24 | Ulaanbaatar FIR | SIGMET / 4-6h | NIL |
AIRMET/ 4h |
ULAANBAATAR ACC |
NIL |
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Remarks: SIGMET/AIRMET - information concerning the occurrence and/or expected occurrence of specified en-route weather phenomena, which may affect the safety of aircraft operations, and of the development of those phenomena in time and space. | |||||||
| Service name | Information available | Area, route andaerodrome coverage |
Telephone and telefax numbers Remarks |
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Doppler Weather station |
Cloud precipitation image, information of cumulonimbus cloud (CB) |
120km |
Tel:976-71283235 Fax:976-70049869 Web:www.amc.namem.gov.mn |
| Automated weather observing system | METAR | R=10km |
Tel:976-71283039 /ZMUB/ Tel:976-71285023 /ZMUB/ Tel:976-71287260 /ZMCK/ Tel:976-71287110 /ZMCK/ Fax:976-70049869 Web:www.amc.namem.gov.mn |