Editing Transport in Mongolia (section)

==Air transport==
[[File:New Ulaanbaatar International Airport.jpg|thumb|[[Chinggis Khaan International Airport]]]]
[[File:Aircrafts of two Mongolian domestic airlines in ULN.JPG|thumb|Aircraft of two Mongolian domestic airlines at ULN]]{{See also|MIAT Mongolian Airlines}}
[[MIAT Mongolian Airlines]] is the country's flag carrier and first airline, operating since 1956. It conducted scheduled domestic flights in the communist era with its hub at [[Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport]] (built 1961), and started international routes in 1987. With the onset of [[Mongolian Revolution of 1990|the democratic revolution]], the airline gradually adopted modern jet airliners and expanded its international operations. Since the 2000s, private operators such as [[Aero Mongolia]], [[Hunnu Air]], and [[Eznis Airways]] commenced flights, dominating domestic air routes in the country. In 2023, [[MIAT Mongolian Airlines]] resumed domestic flights after 15 years under the brand name MIAT Regional.

Mongolia opened the new [[Chinggis Khaan International Airport]] (UBN) in July 2021, located about 50 km from the center of Ulaanbaatar. Replacing Buyant-Ukhaa, it is the country's only international airport. Most airports of the 21 [[Provinces of Mongolia|aimag centers]] of Mongolia have paved [[runways]], but those closest to Ulaanbaatar lack scheduled air service.

Ulaanbaatar can be accessed with direct flights to various locations in Europe and Asia,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ulaanbaatarshuttle.com/blog/how-to-get-to-mongolia.html|title = International flight schedule}}</ref> with future direct routes planned to North America and Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-08-11 |title=С.Бямбацогт: Боинг-787-9 онгоц эхний ээлжинд Сөүл, Франкфурт, Стамбул чиглэлд нислэг үйлдэнэ |url=https://ubn.mn/p/48008 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Улаанбаатар ньюс |language=mn-MN}}</ref>