🇲🇳 Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport

Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport (ULN, ZMUB) is a semi-operational international airport serving Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, located 18 km (11 mi) southwest of the capital,.

Type of facility and operations: It is a public/military airport owned by the Government of Mongolia and operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia,. While commercial flights are not operated, it is available for international and domestic flights, general aviation, training, charter, VIP, special and special duty flights, aircraft maintenance and service, and emergency operations. The airport can accommodate aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 737.

Notable features or history: Established as Buyant-Ukhaa Central Airport on February 19, 1957, it began international flights in 1958 to Irkutsk and Beijing,. Between 1994 and 1997, a major upgrade, assisted by the Asian Development Bank, made the airport compliant with ICAO standards,. In 2005, it was renamed Chinggis Khaan International Airport to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the establishment of a Mongolian State,. Passenger numbers peaked at 1.6 million in 2019,.

Current status: Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport largely functions as a backup airport for the new Ulaanbaatar International Airport (also named Chinggis Khaan International Airport), which opened in 2021,,. On July 1, 2020, it reverted to its former name, Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport,. It is used for flight training, special, charter, and government flights,.

*Sources researched: ais.mn, en.wikipedia.org, airportmap.de, centreforaviation.com, ikimili.com*