Batumi International Airport

Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport ბათუმის ალექსანდრე ქართველის სახელობის საერთაშორისო აეროპორტი
IATA: BUS ICAO: UGSB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	TAV Airports Holding
Serves	Batumi, Georgia Artvin, Turkey
Location	Batumi, Georgia
Elevation AMSL	105 ft / 32 m
Coordinates	41°36′37″N 41°35′58″E / 41.61028°N 41.59944°E / 41.61028; 41.59944Coordinates: 41°36′37″N 41°35′58″E / 41.61028°N 41.59944°E / 41.61028; 41.59944
Website	www.batumiairport.com
Map
BUS Location of airport in Adjara
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Source: AIP Georgia, DAFIF

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 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Hopa, Turkey, and serves as a domestic and international airport for Georgia and northeastern Turkey.

Batumi is one of three international airports in operation in Georgia (along with Tbilisi International Airport serving Georgian capital and David the Builder 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 4,256 square metres (45,810 sq ft), it is capable of handling 600,000 passengers a year.

Batumi International Airport has noted a significant growth in the number of passengers since its renovation carried out by TAV Airports Holding in 2007. In 2011, the airport handled 134,000 passengers, an increase of 51% over the previous year.

According to Department of Tourism the amount of 11792 visitors at Batumi International Airport in September 2015 were of foreign origin, which is 54% more comparing to the previous year.