Nalaikh Airfield — Soviet Air Garrison in Mongolia (1968–1990)

Аэродром Налайх — гарнизон советской авиации в Монголии (1968–1990)

MongoliaНалайх1968–1990Military sites

The military airfield 35 kilometres east of Ulaanbaatar was built in 1968–1969. In 1968 a Soviet fighter-bomber aviation regiment and a helicopter regiment were moved here, and a housing estate for the airmen grew up beside it. The aviation regiment was withdrawn to Soviet territory in April 1990.

Военный аэродром в 35 километрах к востоку от Улан-Батора построен в 1968–1969 годах. В 1968 году сюда были переведены советский авиационный полк истребителей-бомбардировщиков и вертолётный полк, рядом вырос жилой городок авиаторов. Авиационный полк выведен на территорию СССР в апреле 1990 года.

Property abroad

EraUSSR

FunctionMilitary site (historical)

Present ownerMongolia (the state)

Acquisitionbuilt, 1968

StatusSold, transferred or lost

As of2022-07

According to an HSE University publication of 28 July 2022, a memorial — an aircraft on a pedestal — survives in the former Soviet airmen's township in Nalaikh.