AviatDataAlexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport BUS / UGSB
Batumi, Adjara · Georgia · TAV Georgia (TAV Airports Holding, a Groupe ADP member) operates under a concession renewed in February 2023 and now running 2025-2050; this is separate from TAV's Tbilisi concession, which was extended to 2031 with a USD 150 million investment announced in January 2026. The airport itself is owned by state enterprise United Airports of Georgia LLC.
952kpax · 2024
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAUGSB / BUS
OperatorTAV Georgia (TAV Airports Holding, a Groupe ADP member) operates under a concession renewed in February 2023 and now running 2025-2050; this is separate from TAV's Tbilisi concession, which was extended to 2031 with a USD 150 million investment announced in January 2026. The airport itself is owned by state enterprise United Airports of Georgia LLC.
Coordinates41.6103°N, 41.5994°E
Elevation37 ft · 11 m
Time zoneGET (UTC+4, no DST)
Passengers / yr951,766 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceUGSB - Georgia eAIP AD 2-UGSB (Sakaeronavigatsia / Georgian Air Navigation)
Operating hoursH24 - aerodrome, ATC, customs/immigration, AIS briefing, fuelling, handling and security all published as H24 in the Georgia eAIP
TerminalsSingle passenger terminal, expanded 2019-2021 (USD 17m project) to about 8,000 sqm with a rated capacity near 1.2 million passengers/year; TAV reported further Batumi infrastructure spending of up to GEL 25m (about USD 9m) in September 2025 and presented a new expansion plan to Georgian officials in February 2026. Apron (walk/bus) boarding, no jet bridges reported.
Runways (1)
- 12/30 · 2,500 m / 8,202 ft · 45 m wide · Concrete/Asphalt (PCN 35) · ILS ILS (LOC 110.3/GP 335.0) serves RWY 12 only; AIP lists the facility classification as NIL/NIL/NIL, so no ICAO CAT I/II/III rating is published - treat as a basic ILS/DME approach, not a certified low-visibility CAT
Airport contact
Georgia's fastest-growing airport by far: 2024 traffic of 951,766 was up 53% on 2023 (621,514), and the airport served its first-ever millionth passenger on 9 October 2025 with y/y growth still running near 32% at that point; Georgian officials and BM.GE reported 2025 as a record year for both Tbilisi and Batumi, with national traffic across all Georgian airports reaching about 8.5 million passengers in 2025 (+14% y/y) - the exact audited full-year 2025 total for Batumi alone was not found, so 2024's 951,766 remains the latest confirmed annual figure here. The field has a single 2,500 m runway (12/30) limiting it to narrow-body/regional jets, with a certified ILS approach only to RWY 12 and no published low-visibility CAT rating, so expect diversions or delays to Kutaisi/Tbilisi in poor visibility or crosswind on RWY 30. No closure, sanctions, or airspace-access issues affect the airport itself.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 6 providers
AFS Ground Handling Ltd
Full-scale ground handling (marshalling, pushback, check-in, boarding, baggage) at Batumi as one of AFS's three Georgian stations (Tbilisi/Kutaisi/Batumi, operating since 1997); the Acukwik FBO/handler database lists AFS Ground Handling Ltd directly at Batumi International (phone •••) for FBO/handler, pilot and aircraft services. · 24/7
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Avianet LTD
Confirmed branch office at Batumi Airport per Avianet's own contacts page and independent Georgian business directories (BIA, Yell.ge); phone ••• matches Avianet's own listed number. Passenger check-in supervision, baggage handling and ground-service control offered per avianet.ge; company describes itself as providing supervision at all airports in Georgia.
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Euro Jet Intercontinental
Full ground-handling support at Batumi as one of Euro Jet's three Georgian stations (Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi), per the company's own Georgia-locations page and its Georgia operation announcement; also listed as a Batumi agent (phone •••) in the Business Air News international handlers directory for Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport. · 24/7
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Discovery Group
Ground handling with a dedicated airport office at Batumi Airport's departure terminal; IATA member and Ground Handling Council member, operating since 2001, GSA/ticketing partner of Lufthansa City Center since 2011. Company confirms 7 offices across Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi airports.
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Verified 13 days ago · unconfirmed source
TAV Georgia / Batumi Airport Ltd
Self-handled, TAV Georgia: Batumi Airport itself is listed as a handler/FBO contact (•••) in the Business Air News international handlers directory for Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport, separate from the third-party agents (Euro Jet, VIP Aviation Handling Company and others) also based at the field. · 24/7
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VIP Aviation Handling Company
Named directly as Batumi's ground handler on the airport's own handling-information portal (bushandling.ge), which states ground handling at Batumi International Airport is provided by VIP Aviation Handling Company; also listed as a Batumi agent in the Business Air News international handlers directory (phone •••). Company also operates at Tbilisi and Kutaisi. · 24/7
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Aircraft fuel
Available · 5 providers
AFS Ground Handling Ltd
Acukwik's Batumi FBO listing credits AFS Ground Handling with fuel service at Batumi International alongside its FBO/handler role; agent/coordination role only, as AFS does not itself import or store fuel (the physical into-plane suppliers at Batumi are Gulf Aviation Georgia and Georgian Petroleum, listed separately below). · 24/7
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Avianet LTD
Refuelling-service coordination and support for signing ground-fuel/maintenance contracts, per Avianet's own site; agent role, not a fuel supplier.
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Euro Jet Intercontinental
Competitive fuel-rate arrangement as trip-support/handling agent at Batumi; agent role, not a fuel supplier.
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Gulf Aviation Georgia (Petrocas Energy Group)
Into-plane Jet A-1 and TS-1 refuelling at Batumi International Airport, confirmed on Gulf Aviation Georgia's own dedicated Batumi location page; company states it has operated at Batumi since 2009 under the Gulf Aviation brand (Petrocas Energy Group), and has tendered a 26,000-litre JET A1 refueler for the Batumi station (tender ref. PFSG0027).
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Georgian Petroleum
Georgian Petroleum's own site (airgp.ge) lists Batumi International Airport (BUS/UGSB) as a branch alongside its Tbilisi head office and Kutaisi branch, supplying Jet A-1 and TS-1 with own storage, laboratory-checked delivery and technical refuelling staff; LLC founded 2001, Georgian-capital company. The airport's own handling-information portal (bushandling.ge) separately names Georgian Petroleum, alongside Gulf Aviation, as Batumi's fuel suppliers.
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De-icing
Seasonal
TAV Georgia / Batumi Airport Ltd
Confirmed by Georgia's official AIP (Sakaeronavigatsia eAIP, AD 2.UGSB, current edition effective 9 Jul 2026): de-icing facilities Yes, with aircraft parking stands 12-12A allocated for de-icing treatment of aircraft, restricted to 18:00-08:00 local time and Saturdays. TAV Georgia (which manages both Tbilisi and Batumi airports) is separately reported to have invested over GEL 3 million in new ground equipment across its network including de-icing capability (BM.GE, Nov 2022), though that investment was not itemised by airport. · seasonal, winter months
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Part-145 line maintenance
Unconfirmed
Discovery Group
Discovery Group's own LinkedIn company description lists line maintenance among its Georgia-wide service lines alongside ground handling/GSA, but a separate company source states Discovery Maintenance LLC (est. 2024) was still Tbilisi-based with Batumi expansion only planned for 2025; current Batumi line-maintenance capability could not be independently confirmed live.
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Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
On request · 3 providers
AFS Ground Handling Ltd
Catering arranged for based/transiting aircraft at Batumi as part of AFS's full-service handling package, per company microsite.
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Euro Jet Intercontinental
VIP catering arranged for aircraft at Batumi, per company service description.
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VIP Aviation Handling Company
Catering sourced from local restaurants arranged for crew and passengers, per VIP Aviation's own site; not confirmed as a dedicated in-flight catering kitchen.
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Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Available
TAV Georgia / Batumi Airport Ltd
Airport operator TAV Georgia owns and operates the ground support equipment fleet used at Batumi, consistent with its self-handler status and its reported network-wide GSE investment (BM.GE, Nov 2022); no separate third-party GSE supplier/rental company identified for Batumi.
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Cargo handling
On request · 2 providers
AFS Ground Handling Ltd
Cargo and freighter handling, dangerous-goods handling and customs coordination is one of six service lines AFS advertises group-wide, but AFS's own description of the Batumi station calls it a coastal charter/business-aviation post rather than a freighter station; no Batumi-specific cargo activity was independently confirmed, so treated as available on request rather than a standing service.
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Avianet LTD
Cargo handling at company offices per Avianet's own service description; not confirmed as a dedicated Batumi cargo-terminal operator.
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Aviation security
Available
TAV Georgia / Batumi Airport Ltd
Passenger and baggage security screening operated for all departures per the airport's own website (Security Check under Departures); airport is operated by TAV Georgia (a TAV Airports/Groupe ADP company per the airport's own site branding) with no separate third-party security contractor identified, so treated as self-provided by the airport operator.
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Passenger & crew transport
On request · 3 providers
AFS Ground Handling Ltd
Crew and passenger meet-and-assist and ground transport arranged as part of AFS's full handling package at Batumi; unconfirmed vehicle fleet details.
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Euro Jet Intercontinental
Crew transportation arranged at Batumi as part of Euro Jet's trip-support package.
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VIP Aviation Handling Company
Crew and passenger ground transport, luxury car/limousine service and airport meet-and-assist offered per VIP Aviation's own site; vehicle fleet details unconfirmed.
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Flight support
Available · 2 providers
AFS Ground Handling Ltd
Flight-plan filing, landing-permit and ATC coordination plus a 24/7 operations desk for Batumi, per AFS's own Georgia-operations page; dedicated ticketing line ••• (•••) and ops line ••• (•••). · 24/7
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Euro Jet Intercontinental
Urgent overflight/landing permit handling and trip-support coordination for Batumi, per company's Georgia operations page. · 24/7
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Hotel & travel
On request · 4 providers
AFS Ground Handling Ltd
Crew hotel booking arranged as part of AFS's handling contract at Batumi; broker/arrangement service rather than a named hotel operator.
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Avianet LTD
Crew accommodation and hotel arrangement listed among Avianet's ground-service offerings.
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Euro Jet Intercontinental
Discounted crew hotel arrangements at Batumi, per company service description.
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VIP Aviation Handling Company
Crew hotel reservation service listed among VIP Aviation's ground-service offerings; broker/arrangement role, not a named hotel operator.
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