Batumi International Airport
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Overview
Batumi is one of three international airports in operation in Georgia (along with Tbilisi International Airport serving the Georgian capital and Kutaisi International Airport in Georgia's second largest city Kutaisi). The new airport terminal has been in operation since 26 May 2007. With a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., it is capable of handling 600,000 passengers a year.[3]
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. The plane was returning personnel and their relatives to the Russian 12th Military Base in Batumi.[4] All 84 people (73 passengers and 11 crew members) on board were killed. The cause of the disaster was the navigation error of the pilots and the lack of control on the part of air traffic control services.[5]
Batumi International Airport has noted a significant growth in the number of passengers since its renovation in 2007. In 2011, the airport handled 134,000 passengers, an increase of 51% over the previous year.[3]
In 2019, the terminal was expanded because the existing capacities were no longer sufficient. The work was completed in spring 2021. The airport's area was doubled to 8000 square meters, which allows the handling of 1,200,000 passengers a year. Part of the work was to expand the number of bus gates, the check-in area, and passport control counters as well as the expansion of duty-free areas and the car park. Additionally, the luggage handling area was partially expanded, where an automatic conveyor system was introduced and an additional one luggage carousel was installed. A total of USD$17 million were invested.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
| Annual passenger statistics Batumi International Airport[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Passengers | Change | Template:Airport-Statistics |
| 2024 | 951,766 | Increase53% | |
| 2023 | 621,514 | Increase0.75% | |
| 2022 | 616,885[7] | Increase19.5% | |
| 2021 | 516,017 | Increase906% | |
| 2020 | 51,412 | Decrease91.8% | |
| 2019 | 624,178 | Increase4.2% | |
| 2018 | 598,891 | Increase20.8% | |
| 2017 | 495,668 | Increase58.7% | |
| 2016 | 312,343 | Increase37.9% | |
| 2015 | 226,476 | Increase5.9% | |
| 2014 | 213,439 | Increase2.2% | |
| 2013 | 208,977 | Increase24.0% | |
| 2012 | 168,510 | Increase25.9% | |
| 2011 | 133,852 | Increase51.1% | |
| 2010 | 88,562 | Increase92.3% | |
| 2009 | 46,044 | Decrease28.8% | |
| 2008 | 64,656 | Increase67.4% | |
Most popular routes in summer 2021
| Country | Destination | Airport | Weekly flights[8] | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | Kyiv | Boryspil International Airport, | 21 | Bees Airline (7 weekly) SkyUp Airlines (7 weekly) Yanair (7 weekly) |
| File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | Tel Aviv | Ben Gurion Airport | 15 | Israir (10 weekly); Arkia (3 weekly); El Al/Sundor (2 weekly) Georgian Airways (2 weekly) |
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | Istanbul | Istanbul Airport, | 10 | Turkish Airlines (7 weekly) Pegasus Airlines (3 weekly) |
| File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus | Minsk | Minsk National Airport | 4 | Belavia (4 weekly) |
| File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | King Khalid International Airport | 4 | Flynas (4 weekly) |
See also
- List of the busiest airports in the former Soviet Union
- List of airports in Georgia
- Transport in Georgia
References
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- ↑ Batumi airport named after Alexander Kartveli Government of Georgia
- ↑ Encyclopaedia Georgia, vol. 2, Tbilisi , 2012., p. 63.
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External links
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