Queen Tamar Airport
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 / 43.05833°N 42.75056°E | ||||||||||
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  Queen Tamar Airport Location of airport in Georgia  Queen Tamar Airport Queen Tamar Airport (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti) | |||||||||||
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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.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Vanilla Sky Airlines | Kutaisi,[3] Natakhtari[3][4][5] |
Statistics
| Year | Total passengers | Change from previous year |
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| 2019 | 8,625 |  25.77%
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| 2018 |  5.49%
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| 2017 | 72.2%
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| 2016 | 5.6%
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| 2015 | 232.5%
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| 2014 | 151.8%
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| 2013 | 69.7%
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| 2012 | 36.2%
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| 2011 | 10,177.8%
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| 2010 | 
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See also
References
- ^ "gcaa.ge - Mestia Queen Tamar Airport". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
- ^ skyvector.com - Mestia Airport
- ^ a b "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
