(TAN): Mitsubishi Corporation, Narita International Airport Corporation, Japan Airport Terminal and JALUX have announced that the New Ulaanbaatar International Airport, officially called Chinggis Khaan International Airport, will be formally opened to the public on July 4, 2021.
The new airport will be operated by the partners’ joint venture with the Mongolian government that was established in 2019. Under the terms of its concession agreement with the government, New Ulaanbaatar International Airport LLC (NUBIA) will be in charge of airport operations for the next 15 years.
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The New Ulaanbaatar International Airport was originally scheduled to commence operations in 2020, but the opening was delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. All assets have now been safely transferred from the old airport (Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport), thereby readying the new airport for flights and passenger traffic.
Although the pandemic has significantly reduced air travel in Mongolia, demand for flights is expected to increase over the medium to long term, particularly in Ulaanbaatar, the country’s capital and center of its political and economic activity. The new airport will likely play an increasingly prominent role over the coming years.
