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