The international airport of Ulaanbaatar, which was built by the former Soviet Union’ assistance, has been rehabilitated to the international standards. The rehabilitation of the local airports in Khovd, Dornod and Sukhbaatar Aimags have been successfully completed and at persent the local airport in Bayan-Ulgii Aimag has being rehabilitated.

Both international and local flights were carried out by Russian made aircrafts as well as post deliveries to all aimags’ centres (provinces) and majority of soums (villages) and certain number of bags (smaller settlements). Nevertheless the air passenger and freight transportations are shared by private air companies, the main role has been still palyed the state-owned MIAT company. Nowadays, the MIAT company uses 2 no of aircrafts of A310- 300 and B737-800 models for international flights. The A310-300 model airplane is being leased and it shall be a Mongolian property in 3 years.

Transportation by Mongolian air companies:



Out of 5 private air companies, the Aeromongolia Company has started operating in civil aviation services from June 2003 and at present it carries approximately 40 per cent of local passenger transportation. Compared to the previous year’s performances figures of local flights, the numbers of flights and passengers have increased by 15 per cent and 14 per cent respectively in 2004.

Further, a policy within the civil aviation sector shall be undertaken for increasing number of crafts, assuring quality of services and satisfying local demands by means of constructing new airports, improving existing local airports, paving runways and encouraging domestic and foreign investments.