Naval Air Station Keflavik Naval Air Station Keflavik Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF) is a U.S. Navy base at Keflavík International Airport, Iceland. It is located on the Reykjanes peninsula on the south-west portion of the island. Built during World War II by the United States Army as part of its mission to maintain the defense of Iceland and secure northern Atlantic air routes, it served to ferry personnel, equipment, and supplies to Europe. Intended as a temporary wartime base under an agreement with Iceland and the British, US forces withdrew by 1947, but returned in 1951 as the Iceland Defense Force, now operating
Chinggis Khaan International Airport Chinggis Khaan International Airport Chinggis Khaan International Airport (, "Çingis hán olon ulsîn niseh búdal", ) is the international airport serving Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, situated southwest of the capital. It is the largest international air facility in the country. The airport was first established as "Buyant-Ukhaa airport" (, "Buyant-Uhá niseh onğocnî töw búdal") on 19 February 1957. In 1958, international flights began with flights to Irkutsk and Beijing using Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft. Regular flights from the airport started in 1961. The terminal was upgraded to make it suitable for international traffic in 1986. Between 1994 and 1997 a further major upgrade