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Founded | 1992 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2001 | ||||||
Hubs | Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport (ULN) | ||||||
Alliance | None | ||||||
Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
Destinations | 5 | ||||||
Parent company | Hangard Travel Agency | ||||||
Headquarters | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ||||||
Key people | Unknown | ||||||
Website | unknown |
Hangard Airlines was a Mongolian airline based in the capital, Ulaanbaatar. It operated charter flights inside Mongolia from its main base at Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport (ULN). It was privately owned, and ceased all operations in 2001.
The airline was established in 1992 by Hangard Travel Agency and started operations on 1 January 1993 using the Antonov 24. The airline ceased all operations in 2001.
Hangard operated the following services (at February 2000):
The Hangard fleet consisted of a single Antonov 24B aircraft (MT-7048). The aircraft paint scheme suggests the aircraft is either an ex-Aeroflot or ex-MIAT Mongolian Airlines aircraft.
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