Sokhumi Babushara Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sukhumi | ||||||||||
| Location | Abkhazia / Georgia[1] | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 53 ft / 16 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°51′29″N 041°07′41″E / 42.85806°N 41.12806°E | ||||||||||
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Sukhumi Babushara Airport (IATA: SUI, ICAO: UGSS),[3] previously known as Sukhumi Dranda Airport, and also known as Vladislav Ardzinba Sokhumi International Airport (ICAO: URAS),[4] is the main airport of Abkhazia. It is located in the village of Babushara next to the larger village of Dranda and some 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Sukhumi, the capital of the autonomous republic.
- ^ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
- ^ Airport information for Sukhumi Dranda Airport (UG29)[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Accident history for Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI / UGSS) at Aviation Safety Network
- ^ "Russia Occupied Abkhazia Plans to Open Sokhumi Airport". Civil.ge. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.