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
Airport main building
IATA: none ICAO: UGMS
Summary
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
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

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

Statistics

Annual passenger statistics[6]

Year	Total passengers	Change 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

• List of airports in Georgia
• Transport in Georgia
• Georgian Civil Aviation Administration

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.

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