Ulaangom Airport
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Ulaangom Airport is a public airport
located 1.5 km southeast of Ulaangom
, a city in the Uvs Province
of Mongolia
. It handled 14,669 passengers in 2001. The construction of the new airport with paved runway started in February 2007. It is expected to be completed in 2009.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located 1.5 km southeast of Ulaangom
Ulaangom
Ulaangom is the capital of Uvs Province in Mongolia. It is located 26 km South-West from the lake Uvs Nuur shore and on the slopes of the Kharkhiraa mountain, 120 km South to the Russian border.- Description :...
, a city in the Uvs Province
Uvs Province
Uvs is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. It is located in the west of the country, 1336 km away from the national capital Ulaanbaatar.Its capital is Ulaangom which lies 936m above the Sea level....
of Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
. It handled 14,669 passengers in 2001. The construction of the new airport with paved runway started in February 2007. It is expected to be completed in 2009.