Queen Tamar Airport

Queen Tamar Airport

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Airport main building
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerUnited Airports of Georgia” LLC
Operator“United Airports of Georgia” LLC
ServesMestia, Svaneti, Georgia
Elevation AMSL4,778 ft / 1,456 m
Coordinates43°03′30″N 042°45′02″E / 43.05833°N 42.75056°E / 43.05833; 42.75056
Map
Queen Tamar Airport is located in Georgia
Queen Tamar Airport
Queen Tamar Airport
Location of airport in Georgia
Queen Tamar Airport is located in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Queen Tamar Airport
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 runway

Queen Tamar Airport (ICAO: UGMS), 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.

  1. ^ "gcaa.ge - Mestia Queen Tamar Airport". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  2. ^ skyvector.com - Mestia Airport