Ambrolauri Airport
Ambrolauri Airport is a small airport serving Ambrolauri, a town in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Georgia. As of 2017, the airport can serve airplanes with 30-50 passengers capacity. There are plans to further enlarge the airport.[2]
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ambrolauri, Racha, Georgia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,784 ft / 544 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°31′34″N 43°08′09″E | ||||||||||
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  Ambrolauri Airport Location of airport in Georgia  Ambrolauri Airport Ambrolauri Airport (Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti) | |||||||||||
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History
Building of the airport started in August 2016, the runway was completed in four months and the terminal was opened in January 2017.[3]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Vanilla Sky Airlines | Natakhtari[4] |
Statistics
| Year | Total passengers | Change from previous year |
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| 2019 |  24.27% | |
| 2018 |  8.18% | |
| 2017 |  |
References
- პრემიერ-მინისტრის პრესსამსახური (14 January 2017). "პრემიერ-მინისტრმა ამბროლაურის აეროპორტი გახსნა". საქართველოს მთავრობა. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- "ამბროლაურის ახალ აეროპორტში პირველი თვითმფრინავი დაეშვა". businesscontract.ge. 14 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-02-19. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- "Из Тбилиси в регион Рача начали летать самолеты". newsgeorgia.ge. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- "New Destination". VanillaSky. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- "სამოქალაქო ავიაციის სააგენტო GCAA". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
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
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