Batumi International Airport

Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (IATA: BUS, ICAO: UGSB) is an airport located 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Batumi, a city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia.

The airport is named after Alexander Kartveli, an aeronautical engineer and aviation pioneer.

With a total area of 4,256 square metres (45,810 sq ft), it is capable of handling 600,000 passengers a year.

[5] On 25 October 2000, Il-18 aircraft with registration number RA-74295 crashed into the Mtirala mountain northeast of Batumi during the final approach to the airport.

[7] Batumi International Airport has noted a significant growth in the number of passengers since its renovation in 2007.

Batumi Airport