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Kutaisi International Airport (IATA: KUT, ICAO: UGKO) also known as David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport[3] 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.[4]

Kutaisi International Airport ქუთაისის საერთაშორისო აეროპორტი
IATA: KUT ICAO: UGKO
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	“United Airports of Georgia” LLC
Serves	Kutaisi, Georgia
Focus city for	Wizz Air
Elevation AMSL	223 ft / 68 m
Coordinates	42°10′35″N 042°28′57″E
Website	kutaisi.aero
Map
KUT Location of airport in Georgia Show map of Georgia KUT KUT (Imereti) Show map of Imereti
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 873,616 Passenger change 18–19 41.51%
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

History

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[5] and Wizz Air CEO József Váradi.[6]

For preparation works, for the commissioning of the airport and training of staff, the French company Vinci Airports was contracted.[7] There is one duty-free shop and two coffee shops operating at the airport. The airport is currently connected to scheduled buses operated by Georgian Bus [8] and Omnibus Express [9] , 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.[10]

The priority of Kutaisi airport is to attract low-cost airlines. A significant growth in the number of passenger has been noted soon after the reopening of the airport in 2012, mainly due to Wizz Air operations linking Kutaisi with European airports. For 2013, the airport reported 187,939 passengers.[11] In February 2016, Wizz Air announced a new base at Kutaisi Airport and is planning to add a second base in 2018.

Currently, major expansion works of the airport are underway[12] as the airport is expecting 1 million passengers in 2020. A plan to build a railway station in the vicinity of the airport which would connect the airport to Tbilisi, Batumi and any other cities of Georgia served by Georgian Railways was announced in 2018.[12] In April 2022 the modernization of the Kopitnari station was finished.[13]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Belavia	Minsk[14]
FlyArystan	Aktau, Atyrau, Nur-Sultan, Shymkent[15]
Vanilla Sky Airlines	Mestia[16]
Wizz Air	Abu Dhabi,[17] Athens,[18] Barcelona,[19] Beauvais (begins 4 August 2022), Berlin,[17] Budapest, Dortmund,[20] Gdańsk,[21] Katowice,[21] Kraków,[21] Larnaca, Memmingen,[18] Milan–Malpensa,[18] Prague,[18] Riga,[20] Rome–Fiumicino, Tallinn (resumes 1 August 2022), Thessaloniki,[18] Vienna,[19] Vilnius,[20] Warsaw–Chopin,[20] Wrocław[18]

Statistics

Annual passenger statistics Kutaisi International Airport[11]
Year	Passengers	Change	Annual passenger traffic at KUT airport. See source Wikidata query.
2021	282,514	53.6%
2020	183,873	0078.9%
2019	873,616	0041.5%
2018	617,373	0052.4%
2017	405,173	0049.3%
2016	271,363	0048.3%
2015	182,954	0016.1%
2014	218,003	0016.0%
2013	187,939	1,353%
2012	012,932	0186%
2011	004,527	0040.3%
2010	007,446

Routes

Top 5 scheduled destinations (2019)[22]

Rank	Airport	Passengers	Carriers
1	Warsaw Chopin Airport	54,722	Wizz Air
2	Vienna International Airport	52,319	Wizz Air
3	Berlin Schönefeld Airport	50,804	Wizz Air
4	Dortmund Airport	42,339	Wizz Air
5	Katowice Airport	42,081	Wizz Air

See also

• List of the busiest airports in the former USSR
• List of airports in Georgia
• Transport in Georgia

References

External links

• Kutaisi Airport Official Website (in English, Georgian, and Russian)
• Kutaisi Airport Unofficial Website (in English)
• United Airports of Georgia LLC (in English and Georgian)
• Current weather for UGKO at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for KUT at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Kopitnari

Der Flughafen Kopitnari (georgisch ქუთაისის საერთაშორისო აეროპორტი, Kutaissis saertaschorisso aeroporti, übersetzt Internationaler Flughafen Kutaissi; auch Internationaler Dawit-der-Erbauer-Flughafen) ist der zweitgrößte Verkehrsflughafen in Georgien. Er liegt 14 Kilometer westlich von Kutaissi, der drittgrößten Stadt Georgiens, und 12,5 Kilometer östlich von Samtredia und ist derzeit (Stand November 2019) der zweitgrößte von drei internationalen Flughäfen in Georgien.

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- [en] David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto de Kopitnari

El Aeropuerto de Kopitnari (IATA: KUT, OACI: UGKO) es un aeropuerto ubicado a 14 kilómetros al oeste de Kutaisi, Georgia. Es uno de los tres aeropuertos internacionales operativos del país.

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[fr] Aéroport international David-IV de Koutaïssi

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[it] Aeroporto internazionale di Kutaisi

L’Aeroporto internazionale di Kutaisi, intitolato a re Davide IV di Georgia, è un aeroporto internazionale che si trova a 14 km ad ovest di Kutaisi, capitale legislativa della Georgia. È uno dei tre aeroporti internazionali attualmente in funzione in Georgia, insieme all'aeroporto Internazionale di Tbilisi che serve la capitale georgiana e all'aeroporto internazionale di Batumi vicino al Mar Nero. L'aeroporto è gestito dalla United Airports of Georgia, una società di proprietà statale. È stato inaugurato nel settembre 2012.[1]

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[ru] Кутаиси (аэропорт)

Аэропорт Кутаиси (груз. ქუთაისის საერთაშორისო აეროპორტი) (ИАТА: KUT, ИКАО: UGKO) — международный аэропорт в 14 км к западу от Кутаиси, Грузия. Носит имя Давида Строителя (Давида Агмашенебели).

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