Queen Tamar Airport

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Queen Tamar Airport

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Queen Tamar Airport Mestia.JPG
Airport main building
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner“United Airports of Georgia” LLC
Operator“United Airports of Georgia” LLC
ServesMestia, Svaneti, Georgia
Elevation AMSL4,778 ft / 1,456 m
Coordinates43°03′30″N 042°45′02″E / 43.05833°N 42.75056°E / 43.05833; 42.75056
Map
Queen Tamar Airport is located in Georgia
Queen Tamar Airport
Queen Tamar Airport
Location of airport in Georgia
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 runway

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, who is a popular symbol in Georgian popular culture.

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
Vanilla Sky Airlines Kutaisi,[3] Natakhtari[3][4][5]

Statistics[]

Annual passenger traffic at UGMS airport. See source Wikidata query.
Annual passenger statistics[6]
Year Total passengers Change from previous year
2019 8,625 Increase00025.77%
2018
6,858
 Decrease00005.49%
2017
7,256
 Increase00072.2%
2016
4,214
 Decrease00005.6%
2015
4,465
 Increase00232.5%
2014
1,343
 Increase00151.8%
2013
0885
 Decrease00069.7%
2012
2,922
 Decrease00036.2%
2011
4,580
 Increase10,177.8%
2010
0045
 Steady

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "gcaa.ge - Mestia Queen Tamar Airport". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  2. ^ skyvector.com - Mestia Airport
  3. ^ a b "New Domestic Flights". Vanilla Sky. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. ^ hotel-svaneti-mestia.com - Tbilisi-Mestia flight
  5. ^ "How to fly to Mestia from Natakhtari (Tbilisi) and Kutaisi". 22 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Number of Passengers Served". gcaa.ge. Civil Aviation Agency of Georgia. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

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