AviatDataShota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport TBS / UGTB
Tbilisi · Georgia · TAV Urban Georgia LLC (subsidiary of TAV Airports Holding, part of Groupe ADP) — concession through end of 2031
5.4Mpax · 2025
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1 · TS-1
ICAO / IATAUGTB / TBS
OperatorTAV Urban Georgia LLC (subsidiary of TAV Airports Holding, part of Groupe ADP) — concession through end of 2031
Coordinates41.6692°N, 44.9547°E
Elevation1,578 ft · 481 m
Time zoneGET (UTC+4, no DST)
Passengers / yr5,400,000 (2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · TS-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceUGTB — Georgia eAIP (Sakaeronavigatsia), AD 2-UGTB, effective 07 AUG 2025
Operating hoursH24 — AD operator, ATC, customs, immigration, fuelling, handling and de-icing services all operate H24 per AIP; no published curfew
Terminals1 unified passenger terminal handling both international and domestic flights (arrivals on ground floor, departures on upper level)
Runways (1)
- 13R/31L · 3,000 m / 9,843 ft · 45 m wide · Concrete/Asphalt · ILS ILS CAT I (RWY 31L); RWY 13R has LOC/DME but AIP lists class NIL/NIL/NIL (no certified CAT)
Airport contact
Georgia's busiest airport and principal international gateway, hub for flag carrier Georgian Airways; TAV Georgia holds the concession to 2031 and in Jan 2026 committed USD 150M (2026-2028) to expand the terminal and lift capacity above 10M passengers/year — boarding bridges doubling to 10, added check-in/passport-control/baggage capacity. The second runway (13L/31R) remains closed: an earlier 2012 deal to rebuild it in exchange for a concession extension to 2037 was suspended by the Georgian government in Jan 2013 and was never revived; it is not part of the 2026 investment plan.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 5 providers
TAV Georgia
Airport operator's site (tbilisiairport.com) has a 'Ground Handling Services' page, but its body content is JS-rendered and could not be retrieved by fetch tools despite repeated attempts, so the claim that TAV Georgia self-handles check-in/ramp/baggage could not be verified. TBS also has four confirmed independent, competing ground handlers (VIP Aviation, AFS Ground Handling, ATS Ground Handling, TBS Ground Handling Company), which weighs against a fifth self-handling operator; downgraded from available.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
VIP Aviation Ground Handling Company
24/7 ramp and passenger handling supervision with CIP/Primeclass option; AFTN UGGGVIPX, VHF 131.575 MHz; confirmed as TBS's listed ground handling provider on the airport's own handling-request page (tbshandling.ge) as well as vipaviation.ge (company established September 2008). · 24/7
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
AFS Ground Handling
24/7 handling for private jet charter, scheduled, cargo, medical repatriation, government and military flights at TBS; AFTN UGTBYMYX; confirmed on afsgh.com.ge (also operates at Kutaisi UGKO and Batumi UGSB). · 24/7
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
ATS Ground Handling
Station management covering passenger check-in/baggage supervision and airline representation at TBS (also Batumi UGSB and Kutaisi UGKO); confirmed on atsgh.ge, including handling of private, cargo, military, government, charter and ambulance flights.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
TBS Ground Handling Company
Full ground handling at TBS since 1999 (also Batumi UGSB, Kutaisi UGKO); ARINC TBSTSXH, AFTN UGTBTSXX; confirmed on www.tbs.aero. · 24/7
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available · 3 providers
VIP Aviation Ground Handling Company
Fuel provision arranged via its afshandling.ge brand (confirmed as 'Aviation Flight Support and Handling Arrangement powered by VIP Aviation Handling Company', distinct from the unrelated company AFS Ground Handling), citing direct agreements with fuel providers and volumes up to 1000 tons annually; functions as arranging agent rather than the into-plane supplier (see Georgian Petroleum / Petrocas Fuel Services Georgia).
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Georgian Petroleum
Imports, stores and delivers Jet A-1/TS-1 into-plane 24h at TBS for all aircraft types using its own facilities and technical staff, including aircraft preparation and refuelling supervision; confirmed on airgp.ge and listed as a TBS fuel supplier on the airport's own handling-request page (tbshandling.ge); based at Tbilisi Airport (Terminal GP). · 24/7
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Petrocas Fuel Services Georgia (Gulf Aviation Georgia)
Into-plane Jet A-1/TS-1 supplier at TBS operating under the Gulf Aviation brand as part of Petrocas Energy Group; listed as a TBS fuel supplier on the airport's own handling-request page (tbshandling.ge) alongside Georgian Petroleum. Company site confirms JIG associate membership from 2019; the draft's more specific claims (founding 2007, sole hydrant operator, IATA-certified terminal) could not be independently verified and have been removed pending confirmation. Sales office located opposite Tbilisi International Airport.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Seasonal
VIP Aviation Ground Handling Company
De-icing confirmed on both company services page and airport handling-request page; justified by Tbilisi's cold continental winters (Dec-Feb, sub-zero temperatures and snow common).
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 line maintenance
Available
Georgian Airways Technical Maintenance
EASA Part 145-certified organisation performing technical maintenance (A-check level, confirming line- rather than base-maintenance scope) on Boeing 737-300/400/NG and CRJ types at TBS, servicing third-party carriers Turkish Airlines, Belavia, Ukraine International Airlines, Lufthansa, SCAT, S7 and Air Baltic; confirmed on georgian-airways.com.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Available · 3 providers
ATS Ground Handling
Arranges in-flight meals for operators ('catering and meal organization'); coordinating function rather than an in-house flight kitchen.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Sky Inn (CDC-UIS Group)
In-flight kitchen located at Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport (confirmed company address is on-airport, not merely adjacent); client roster confirmed to include British Airways, Air France, Air China and IndiGo among others (Qatar Airways was in the draft but could not be independently confirmed and has been removed). Site references a dedicated certifications page for its HACCP/ISO 22000 claims, but the certificate details themselves were not independently viewed.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Kakhelebi Restaurant
Named as a catering partner both on VIP Aviation's TBS handling page (tbshandling.ge) and its vipaviation.ge listing, alongside Sky Inn; both mentions trace to the same VIP Aviation ecosystem rather than an independent source, and it remains primarily an airport-area restaurant with no separate flight-kitchen certification confirmed.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning
Available
VIP Aviation Ground Handling Company
Aircraft cleaning (external/internal) confirmed on both company services page and airport handling-request page.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Ground support equipment
Available
VIP Aviation Ground Handling Company
ASU, ACU, GPU, nitrogen/oxygen servicing and portable water/toilet service confirmed on both company services page and airport handling-request page.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Cargo handling
Available · 3 providers
AFS Ground Handling
Handles cargo flight operations at TBS per company services page.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
ATS Ground Handling
Handles cargo flights among other aircraft types per company site.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
JSL Logistics / Lasare Cargo Terminal
Operates the private Lasare air cargo terminal on TBS airport territory, confirmed on jsl.ge; handles air/sea/land freight, customs brokerage and specialised (fragile/hazardous/high-value) cargo for roughly 100 clients including diplomatic missions. Explicit IATA cargo-agent accreditation was not stated on the company site and has been softened accordingly.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Unconfirmed
TAV Georgia
TAV Security, the security arm of parent TAV Airports Holding, was established for airport security when TAV won the TBS concession; screening presumed self-operated by TAV Georgia but exact scope/entity not confirmed on airport site.
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Passenger & crew transport
Available · 2 providers
VIP Aviation Ground Handling Company
Crew and passenger transport in/from/to the airport plus limousine and luxury car rental, per company services page.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
TBS Ground Handling Company
Ground transfers via minivan or luxury vehicle for crew and passengers; company site.
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Flight support
Available · 3 providers
VIP Aviation Ground Handling Company
Arranges overflight/landing permits, flight-plan/weather/NOTAM briefing, customs, immigration and visa assistance; covers TBS plus five other Georgian airports and Armenia/Azerbaijan.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
ATS Ground Handling
Flight planning with weather/NOTAM data, slot coordination, customs and immigration assistance; company site.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
TBS Ground Handling Company
Flight planning, weather briefing, NOTAM, slot coordination and landing permissions; company site.
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Hotel & travel
Unconfirmed
ibis Tbilisi Airport
72-room hotel roughly 500m/5-minute walk from the TBS terminal per Accor/Fujin Silk Properties opening announcement, described as suited to transit passengers and flight crews; could not independently re-confirm via Accor's site during (page not found), and no confirmed airline crew-rate contract was found. Kept as unconfirmed rather than dropped since it is a real, named property at the airport.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source