Current international air access to Mongolia from East Asia and the West is via the only international airport in Mongolia, Buyant Ukhaa, located 18 km southwest of Ulaanbaatar, which was expanded and upgraded with a $36 million loan and technical assistance from the Asian Development Bank. Mongolian Airlines (MIAT), the national carrier of Mongolia, is responsible for 95 per cent of all air transportation in Mongolia and operates scheduled flights to overseas destinations: Moscow, Beijing, Berlin, Irkutsk, Huhhot, Seoul and Osaka. Aeroflot, Korean Airlines and Air China also fly into Buyant Ukhaa Airport. The carrying capacity of passengers has increased by 40.6 per cent in 2003 as compared to 2001. There are currently 21 domestic airports and six more are planned.
Air access in Mongolia
