Choibalsan Airport
Choibalsan Airport Чойбалсан нисэх буудал | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia | ||||||||||
| Serves | Choibalsan, Mongolia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,454 ft / 748 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°08′08″N 114°38′46″E / 48.13556°N 114.64611°E | ||||||||||
| Website | http://choibalsannisekh.mn | ||||||||||
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COQ Location of airport in Mongolia COQ COQ (Asia) COQ COQ (Earth) | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2013 COQ) | |||||||||||
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Sources: Civil Aviation Administration of Mongolia[1] | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 乔巴山机场 | ||
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Choibalsan Airport (Mongolian: Чойбалсан нисэх буудал, IATA: COQ, ICAO: ZMCD) is a public airport located in Choibalsan, the capital of Dornod Province in Mongolia. A new passenger building was completed in 2001.
The Soviet 43rd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment was located here from 1968 to 1990.[2] It principally flew Sukhoi Su-7s and Sukhoi Su-17s. In June 1990 it moved to Hvardiiske, Simferopol Raion, in Ukraine.
See also
References
- ^ "Монголын иргэний нисэхийн статистикийн эмхтгэл 2013". Civil Aviation Administration of Mongolia.
- ^ "43rd Sevastopolskiy Red Banner order of Kutuzov Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment".
External links
- "Descriptions of 22 Domestic Airports" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. from Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia
- Accident history for COQ at Aviation Safety Network