Batumi Aleksandre Kartveli International Airport is an airport located 2 km  south of Batumi a city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, in southwest Georgia. 

IATA Code: BUS

ICAO Code: UGSB 

Batumi is one of three international airports in operation in Georgia.The new airport terminal has been in operation since 26 May 2007. With a total area of 4,256 square meters, it is capable of handling 600,000 passengers a year.

Batumi International Airport has noted a significant growth in the number of passengers since its renovation carried out by TAV AIRPORTs  holding in 2007. In 2011, the airport handled 134,000 passengers, an increase of 51% over the previous year.

Airport type: Civil

Batumi Tower : 118.600

Batumi Approach : 124.42

Dimensions : 8202 x 148 feet / 2500 x 45 meters

Surface : Hard

Coordinates /Elevation/Runway Heading:

Runway 13          N41°37.02' / E41°35.33'                / 89        / 126°

Runway 31          N41°36.14' / E41°36.69'                /108       /306°

Airport operation hours: 24/7 for any temporerry restrictions please check NOTAMs

Customs/Immigration: 24/7

Available Services : Aircraft Cleaning (External Internal), ASU, De-icing, GPU, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Toilet Service, Portable Water Service

Ground Handling in BUS, UGSB, BATUMI International Airport, is provided by VIP Aviation Handling Company

Handling company contacts:

Tbilisi International Airport, 0158, Tbilisi, Georgia
Tel: +995 322 111 922 (24/7)
Urgent call: +995 599 511 922 / +995 597 511 922
AFTN: UGGGVIPX
VHF: 131.575 MHz
E-mail:  ops@vipaviation.ge info@vipaviation.ge
Web: www.vipaviation.ge

Entry Rules for Foreign Citizens Traveling to Georgia

Citizens of any foreign countries, traveling to Georgia via any route (by ✈ air, 🚗 land and ⛵sea) are no longer obliged to present either Covid-vaccination certificate or PCR-examination negative result report from June 15, 2022.

All crew members (regardless of nationality) are allowed to be entered in the country on GENDEC’s base.

Georgian Civil Aviation Agency is main civil aviation body in Georgia, to contact them, please use below details:

Address: Beginning of I Kheivani Street, 0114, Tbilisi, Georgia

Phone: (+995 32) 2 94 80 14

             (+995 32) 2 94 80 02

E-Mail: office@gcaa.ge

Web: www.gcaa.ge

24 Hour Operating Duty Group of Air Transportation Department

Tel./Fax: + (995 32) 236 40 51

Air Navigation services is provided by “Saqaeronavigatsia” (Georgian Air Navigation), Detail information about current restriction can be find in Georgian AIP, in published NOTAM’s, or on web: http://www.airnav.ge/index.php

Fuel is supplied by:

Georgian Petroleum www.airgp.ge and 

Gulf Aviation  http://gulfaviation.ge/

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We are providing also full handling support at Kutaisi Inenational Airport and at Tbilisi Inernational Airport