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Name
Choibalsan Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
ZMCD / COQ / ZMCD
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- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
2:24 am (CHOT)
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Coordinates
48° 8′ 8″ N 114° 38′ 45″ E
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Elevation
2’454 ft (748 m MSL)
About Choibalsan Airport
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. It principally flew Sukhoi Su-7s and Sukhoi Su-17s. In June 1990 it moved to Hvardiiske, Simferopol Raion, in Ukraine.
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