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| Batumi airport | ||
| height | 32 m | |
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| IATA code | BUS | |
| ICAO code | UGSB | |
| Number of passengers | 598.891 (2018) | |
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The Batumi airportბათუმის საერთაშორისო აეროპორტი, international: Batumi International Airport, Batumis saertaschorisso aeroporti, located a few kilometers south of the Ajarian Capital Batumi near the settlement of Kachaberi, directly on the trunk road ს 2 to Sarpi. It is also used as the Turkish domestic airport for the region Hopa-Artvin used.
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Batumi is one of the three Georgian international airports. After the renovation of the terminal and the taxiway in 2007, it has a capacity of 600,000 passengers per year, of which 209,000 in 2013 were only used up to a third.
Important NOTE: Batumi Airport is called "Hopa Airport"Also a Turkish domestic airport, even if it is in Georgia. Tickets to and from" Hopa "can only be booked if the start or destination of the flight is in Turkey. Then the Turkish airport departure tax is not applicable and you can fly without a passport.
If the flight starts in "Hopa" (airport code XHQ, look at the ticket!), You have to check in at least three hours before departure at the bus station in Hopa, you will be taken to Batumi by bus (without border control). You cannot check into Batumi. Likewise, if the destination is Hopa according to the ticket, you have to take the bus from Batumi to Hopa and collect your luggage there. You can't go straight to Batumi! See the Notice from Turkish Airlines or an entry on a blog "The Sneaky Traveler"(English).
getting there
The airport is about 5 km south of Batumi city center on the trunk road to the Sarpi border crossing. City buses and minibuses to Sarpi pass the airport, just ask the driver. Travel time from Batumi or Sarpi by bus: approx. 30 minutes.
A taxi from the city center costs 7-10 GEL and takes less than 20 minutes.
Airlines and Destinations
As a Turkish "domestic airport", Batumi is mainly served by Turkish airlines:
- Pegasus. Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen (5 times a week).
- Turkish Airlines. Istanbul Ataturk (daily).
- Anadolujet. Ankara.
Further:
- ATA Airlines. Tehran Imam Khomeini.
- Iraqi Airways. Suleymania.
- Belavia. Minsk.
- Airzena. Tbilisi (1 time a week, every Friday).
Furthermore, there are seasonal flights to, among others, especially in summer Moscow Domodedovo (S7) and Kiev (Ukraine International).
Terminals
There is only one small terminal building. It was opened in 2007 and is modernly equipped.
security
You also have to go through a security gate when entering the terminal, this also applies to visitors or those collecting them.
mobility
activities
Lounges
Planespotting
On the street that runs parallel to the runway, you have a good view of planes taking off and landing. But due to the low volume of traffic, Batumi is definitely not a spotter destination.
shop
kitchen
accommodation
There are no accommodations at the airport. In the city however there is a wide range of hotels of all types and price ranges.
health
Practical advice
There is a tourist information office at the airport.
Web links
- http://www.batumiairport.com/en-EN/ (en) - Official website of Batumi Airport
