Japan firms to build airport in Mongolia

Mitsubishi Corp. and Chiyoda Corp. stated yesterday that they will build a new international airport in Mongolia. Under their accord with the Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia, their roughly ¥50 billion project to create a new airport on the plains 50 km southwest of Ulan Bator will make use of Japanese technology and loans, the two firms said in a joint press release. The project will include creating a 3,600-meter runway for large aircraft and a terminal for 2 million passengers per year, and the supply of air traffic control systems, the two firms said. The only international airport currently