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 თამარ მეფის აეროპორტი | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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Queen Tamar Airport (centre) amid the epic scenery surrounding Mestia
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Vanilla Sky Airlines | Kutaisi,[3] Natakhtari[3][4][5] |
Statistics
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| 2019 | 8,625 |  |
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References
- "gcaa.ge - Mestia Queen Tamar Airport". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
- skyvector.com - Mestia Airport
- "New Domestic Flights". Vanilla Sky. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- hotel-svaneti-mestia.com - Tbilisi-Mestia flight
- http://travelsurfrepeat.com/how-to-fly-from-natakhtari-tbilisi-to-mestia/
- "Number of Passengers Served". gcaa.ge. Civil Aviation Agency of Georgia. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
External links
- Queen Tamar Airport page on GCAA website (in English and Georgian)
- United Airports of Georgia (in English and Georgian)
- Current weather for UGMS at NOAA/NWS
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