Originally scheduled to open in 2016, the Khushig Valley International Airport is now, finally, ready to open. According to officials, the airport is planning to conduct its first flight; this will be a direct MIAT, Mongolian Airlines flight enroute Ulaanbaatar-Tokyo-Ulaanbaatar on 4 July.

In May, 2020, air border checking at the old “Chinggis Khaan International Airport” at Buyant-Ukhaa airport was officially moved to the new airport in the Sergelen Soum of Tuv Province. Also, being transferred was the name: Khushig Valley Airport will now bear the name of the Great Khaan.

Located 52 km south of Ulaanbaatar, the new “Chinggis Khaan International Airport” will provide excellent safety and reliability standards, good links to the city and will contribute to the economic development of Mongolia.

Initial planning for Mongolia’s new airport was budgeted at USD 247 million in 2006 with Japanese assistance. Now, 15 years on, the cost of construction has ballooned to nearly USD 1 billion.

With the new international airport in Khushig Valley coming into operation this year, the national capacity for air traffic is expected to increase by over 40 percent.