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Bolshiye Shiraki Air Base
UG28Bolshiye Shiraki, GeorgiaELEV 1,795 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
17 nm
To the nearest alternate
Zaqatala International Airport (ZTU) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Bolshiye Shiraki Air Base (UG28) is a mid-sized airport serving Bolshiye Shiraki, Georgia. The airport sits 1,795 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into UG28 for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Zaqatala International Airport (ZTU, 17 nm), Dollyar Air Base (UG11, 35 nm), and Ganja International Airport (GNJ, 39 nm).
Charter pricing from UG28 depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Bolshiye Shiraki.
Field capability
ICAO
UG28
IATA
—
FAA / Local
—
Elevation
1,795 ft
Coordinates
41.3795° N · 46.3673° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Georgia fields
state range 53–1,795 ft
At 1,795 ft, UG28 sits higher than 90% of the 10 Georgia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 17nmZTUZaqatala International AirportZaqatala
- 35nmUG11Dollyar Air BaseDollyar
- 39nmGNJGanja International AirportGanja
- 62nmUG27Vaziani Air BaseGamarjveba 1
- 66nmTBSTbilisi International AirportTbilisi
- 66nmUG24Tbilisi Soganlug Air BaseTbilisi
Location
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