Mestia Queen Tamar Airport
Mestia, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia
UGMS is the ICAO airport code for Mestia Queen Tamar Airport, located in Mestia, Georgia. The airport is classified as a Small Airport with scheduled commercial passenger service. It operates in the Asia/Tbilisi timezone at an elevation of 4,778 ft (1,456 m) above sea level.
About Mestia Queen Tamar Airport
Wikipedia ↗Queen Tamar Airport, or Mestia Airport, is a small domestic airport serving Mestia, a town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia. Since its reopening in 2010 it is named after the medieval "queen king" regnant Tamar of Georgia, who is a popular symbol in Georgian popular culture. The airport is owned and operated by United Airports of Georgia, a state-owned company. The airport is located at 1,456 m (4,777 ft) above sea level in the valley near Mestia, wedged between the mountains of the Greater Caucasus.
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- ICAO Code
- UGMS
- Type
- Small Airport
- City
- Mestia
- Country
- Georgia
- Region
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
- Timezone
- Asia/Tbilisi
- Local Time
- —
- Elevation
- 4,778 ft (1,456 m)
- Coordinates
- 43.0536°N, 42.7490°E
- Annual Passengers
- 9,385
- Opened
- 2010
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