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Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport
UGSB / BUSBatumi, GeorgiaELEV 105 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
23 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ozurgeti Air Base (GE-0007) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport, listed as UGSB / BUS, is a large commercial airport in Batumi, Georgia. The airport sits 105 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BUS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Ozurgeti Air Base (GE-0007, 23 nm), Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV, 43 nm), and Senaki Air Base (GE-0010, 43 nm).
Charter pricing from BUS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Batumi and batumi. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Batumi.
Field capability
ICAO
UGSB
IATA
BUS
FAA / Local
UGSB
Elevation
105 ft
Coordinates
41.6094° N · 41.6003° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Georgia fields
state range 53–1,795 ft
At 105 ft, BUS sits lower than 70% 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.
- 23nmGE-0007Ozurgeti Air BaseOzurgeti
- 43nmRZVRize–Artvin AirportRize
- 43nmGE-0010Senaki Air BaseSenaki
- 52nmKUTDavid the Builder Kutaisi International AirportKopitnari
- 78nmSUIVladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International AirportSukhumi
- 88nmUGAMAmbrolauri AirportAmbrolauri
Location
Open the full mapUGSB · Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport · Batumi, Georgia