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Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport,Template:Efn formerly called Chinggis Khaan International AirportTemplate:Efn from 2005 to 2020<ref name="revert-old-name">Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Airport codes, is a semi-operational<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref> international airport serving Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, situated Template:Convert southwest of the capital.<ref>Template:Cite bookp</ref> Largely replaced by a new airport, it currently functions as a backup airport for the former, with a view to being used for flight training as well as for special, charter, and government flights.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />

History

Development

The airport was first established as Buyant-Ukhaa Central AirportTemplate:Efn on 19 February 1957. In 1958, international flights began with flights to Irkutsk and Beijing using Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft. Regular flights from the airport started in 1961.

The terminal was upgraded to make it suitable for international traffic in 1986.

Following the Mongolian Revolution of 1990 and between 1994 and 1997 a further major upgrade of construction and air navigation was achieved with the assistance of the Asian Development Bank,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> making the airport compliant with ICAO standards. The US$50 million construction project was carried out by the successful bidder: a German / English joint venture of Philipp Holzmann and Wimpey Asphalt.

The airport was renamed after Chinggis Khaan (Genghis Khan) to Chinggis Khaan International Airport to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the establishment of a Mongolian State on 21 December 2005. The airport achieved steady growth during the 2000s, with passenger numbers first reaching 1 million in 2012, and reaching a peak of 1.6 million in 2019, before collapsing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Replacement airport

The airport was replaced by the opening of the new Ulaanbaatar International Airport in 2021.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Buyant-Ukhaa is somewhat restricted, the single runway is used in one direction for arriving aircraft and in the opposite direction for departures.<ref>AIP Mongolia. Version 05/17 (2017, June 22). ZMUB AD 2.22.</ref> The new airport significantly expands capacity, and is located at the Khoshigt Valley, Template:Convert south of Ulaanbaatar city center. With the new airport named Chinggis Khaan International Airport, Buyant-Ukhaa reverted to its former name on July 1, 2020.<ref name="revert-old-name" />

In May 2023, it hosted the Buyant-Ukhaa Airshow, the first airshow exhibited in the country.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Former airlines and destinations

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Statistics

Traffic figures

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Two MIAT Mongolian Airlines Boeing 737-800s at Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport

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Aerial view of Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport

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Interior of domestic terminal

Annual traffic
	Passengers	Change	Movements	Cargo (tons)	Change
2007	599,555	Template:Increase Template:0+9.6%	9,297	3,299	Template:Increase Template:0+11.2%
2008	596,765	Template:Decrease Template:0-0.5%	9,552	3,500	Template:Increase Template:0+2.7%
2009	532,861	Template:Decrease Template:0-10.7%	8,330	2,970	Template:Decrease Template:0-12.8%
2010	665,055	Template:Increase Template:0+24.8%	11,678	3,922	Template:Increase Template:0+40.2%
2011	885,885	Template:Increase Template:0+33.2%	14,940	5,452	Template:Increase Template:0+27.9%
2012	1,098,865	Template:Increase Template:0+24.0%	17,465	5,709	Template:Increase Template:0+16.9%
2013	1,106,704	Template:Increase Template:0+0.7%	16,468	5,825	Template:Decrease Template:0-5.7%
2014	1,019,102	Template:Decrease Template:0-7.9%	13,178	4,955	Template:Decrease Template:0-20.0%
2015	955,867	Template:Decrease Template:0-6.2%	10,985	4,710	Template:Decrease Template:0-4.9%
2016	1,023,045	Template:Increase Template:0+7.0%	11,682	4,852	Template:Increase Template:0+3.0%
2017	1,251,775	Template:Increase Template:0+22.3%	13,594	5,022	Template:Increase Template:0+15.0%
2018	1,422,498	Template:Increase Template:0+13.6%	14,899	5,339	Template:Increase Template:0+6.3%
2019	1,621,571	Template:Increase Template:0+14.0%	18,109	5,406	Template:Increase Template:0+1.3%
2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	447,478	Template:Decrease Template:0-72.4%	7,284	2,501	Template:Decrease Template:0-53.7%
Sources: Civil Aviation Administration of Mongolia<ref name="mcaa.gov.mn"/>

Top destinations

**Busiest domestic routes from Ulaanbaatar (2019)**
Rank	Airport	Passengers	Airlines
1	Oyu Tolgoi, Ömnögovi	275,466	Aeromongolia, Hunnu Air, MIAT
2	Ölgii, Bayan-Ölgii	23,960	Aeromongolia, Hunnu Air
3	Khovd, Khovd	23,650	Aeromongolia, Hunnu Air
4	Mörön, Khövsgöl	16,863	Aeromongolia, Hunnu Air
5	Ulaangom, Uvs	15,177	Aeromongolia, Hunnu Air
6	Ovoot, Ömnögovi	14,873	Aeromongolia, Hunnu Air
7	Dalanzadgad, Ömnögovi	13,324	Aeromongolia, Hunnu Air
8	Altai, Govi-Altai	11,055	Aeromongolia, Hunnu Air
9	Choibalsan, Dornod	6,121	Aeromongolia, Hunnu Air
10	Uliastai, Zavkhan	3,409	Aeromongolia
Sources: Civil Aviation Administration of Mongolia<ref name="mcaa.gov.mn"/>

**Busiest international routes from Ulaanbaatar (2019)**
Rank	Airport	Scheduled passengers	Carriers
1	Template:Flagicon Seoul–Incheon, Korea	387,740	MIAT, Asiana, Korean Air
2	Template:Flagicon Beijing, China	214,567	MIAT, Air China
3	Template:Flagicon Moscow, Russia	94,890	MIAT, Aeroflot
4	Template:Flagicon Hong Kong	88,846	Eznis, MIAT
5	Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan	79,118	MIAT
6	Template:Flagicon Busan, South Korea	64,498	MIAT, Air Busan
7	Template:Flagicon Erenhot, China	50,608	Hunnu Air
8	Template:Flagicon Istanbul, Turkey	36,881	Turkish Airlines
9	Template:Flagicon Berlin, Germany	17,072	MIAT
10	Template:Flagicon Hohhot, China	15,913	Aeromongolia
Sources: Civil Aviation Administration of Mongolia<ref name="mcaa.gov.mn"/>

Other facilities

The airline Aero Mongolia has its head office on the third floor of the main airport building.<ref>"Ulanbator Template:Webarchive." Aero Mongolia. Retrieved on 21 September 2011. "Head office 3rd floor, Chinggis Khaan International Airport, Ulaanbaatar" – Address in Mongolian : "Чингис хаан олон улсын нисэх буудал, Улаанбаатар 34, ш/х-105"</ref> The Air Accident Investigation Bureau Mongolia has its head office on the airport property.<ref>"Address of Accident Investigation Authorities as of March 2010 Template:Webarchive." Air Accident Investigation Bureau. Retrieved on 11 May 2011. "Mongolia Air Accident Investigation Bureau Mongolia Ministry of Road, Transportation, Construction and Urban Development of Mongolia Chinggis Khaan International Airport Ulaanbaatar 34 Mongolia"</ref> There is also one cargo hangar.

Notes

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References

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