Choibalsan Airport
Airport in Dornod, Mongolia
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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.
AirporttypePublic / Military
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Mongolia
ServesChoibalsan, Mongolia
ElevationAMSL2,454 ft (748 m)
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 | ||||||||||
| Website | http://choibalsannisekh.mn | ||||||||||
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  COQ Location of airport in Mongolia  COQ COQ (Asia) .svg) COQ COQ (Earth) | |||||||||||
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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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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.
