Queen Tamar Airport

Queen Tamar Airport
თამარ მეფის აეროპორტი
Airport runway
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner “United Airports of Georgia” LLC
Operator “United Airports of Georgia” LLC
Serves Mestia, Svaneti, Georgia
Elevation AMSL 4,778 ft / 1,456 m
Coordinates 43°03′30″N 042°45′02″E / 43.05833°N 42.75056°E / 43.05833; 42.75056
Map
Queen Tamar Airport
Location of airport in Georgia
Queen Tamar Airport
Queen Tamar Airport (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 1,158 3,800 Concrete
Source: Georgian Civil Aviation Agency (GCAA),[1] Skyvector.com[2]
Queen Tamar Airport (centre) amid the epic scenery surrounding Mestia

Queen Tamar Airport (ICAO: UGMS), or Mestia Airport, is a small airport serving Mestia, a town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia. It is named after the medieval queen regnant Tamar of Georgia.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Service Air Kutaisi,[3] Natakhtari[3][4][5]

Statistics

Annual passenger statistics[6]
YearTotal passengersChange from previous year
2017
7,256
Increase72.2%
2016
4,214
Decrease5.6%
2015
4,465
Increase232.5%
2014
1,343
Increase151.8%
2013
885
Decrease69.7%
2012
2,922
Decrease36.2%
2011
4,580
Increase10,177.8%
2010
45
Steady

See also

References

  1. ↑ gcaa.ge - Mestia Queen Tamar Airport
  2. ↑ skyvector.com - Mestia Airport
  3. 1 2 "New Domestic Flights". Vanilla Sky. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. ↑ hotel-svaneti-mestia.com - Tbilisi-Mestia flight
  5. ↑ http://travelsurfrepeat.com/how-to-fly-from-natakhtari-tbilisi-to-mestia/
  6. ↑ "Number of Passengers Served". gcaa.ge. Civil Aviation Agency of Georgia. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
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