Kutaisi International Airport ქუთაისის საერთაშორისო აეროპორტი |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | “United Airports of Georgia” LLC | ||||||||||
Serves | Kutaisi, Georgia | ||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 223 ft / 68 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°10′35″N 042°28′57″E / 42.17639°N 42.48250°E | ||||||||||
Website | kutaisiairport.ge | ||||||||||
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Location of airport in Georgia | |||||||||||
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Source: DAFIF
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Kutaisi International Airport (IATA: KUT, ICAO: UGKO) also known as David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport is an airport located 14 km (8.7 mi) west of Kutaisi, the third largest city in Georgia and capital of the western region of Imereti. It is one of three international airports currently in operation in Georgia, along with Tbilisi International Airport serving the Georgian capital and Batumi International Airport near the Adjara Black Sea resort. The airport is operated by United Airports of Georgia, a state-owned company.
The airport was closed for renovation in November 2011. Its reopening ceremony was held on 27 September 2012. It was attended by President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán and Wizz Air CEO József Váradi.
For preparation works for the commissioning of the airport and training of staff, the French company Vinci Airports was contracted. Some construction work around the airport continues. There is one duty-free shop and two coffee shops operating at the airport. The airport is currently connected to scheduled marshrutkas operated by Georgian Bus, with services to Kutaisi, Tbilisi and Batumi after each arrival. The airport terminal is located next to the main road between Kutaisi and Batumi, so it is possible to transfer to those cities also by marshrutka.