Queen Tamar Airport

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.

Queen Tamar Airport

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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
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

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

Statistics
Annual passenger statistics[6]
YearTotal passengersChange from previous year
2019 8,625 00025.77%
2018
6,858
 00005.49%
2017
7,256
 00072.2%
2016
4,214
 00005.6%
2015
4,465
00232.5%
2014
1,343
00151.8%
2013
0885
00069.7%
2012
2,922
00036.2%
2011
4,580
10,177.8%
2010
0045

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. "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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