UGTB
Tbilisi International Airport
VFR
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Name
Tbilisi International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
UGTB / TBS / UGTB
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
6:17 pm (GET)
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Municipality
Tbilisi
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Coordinates
41° 40′ 9″ N 44° 57′ 16″ E
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Elevation
1’578 ft (481 m MSL)
About Tbilisi International Airport
Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport (Georgian: თბილისის შოთა რუსთაველის სახელობის საერთაშორისო აეროპორტი) (IATA: TBS, ICAO: UGTB), is the busiest international airport in Georgia, located 17 km (11 mi) southeast of capital Tbilisi. The airport handled 3.7 million passengers in 2019.
Over 45 airlines operate from the airport, with nonstop or direct flights to over 25 countries.
Tbilisi Airport is a hub for Georgian Airways, flag carrier of Georgia, as well as for Georgian Wings, MyWay Airlines and Camex.
In 2015, Tbilisi City Assembly named the airport after famous medieval Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli.