Airports / Georgia / SUI
Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport
UGSS / SUISukhumi, GeorgiaELEV 53 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
28 nm
To the nearest alternate
Gudauta Air Base (UG0U).
Overview
Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (UGSS / SUI) is a mid-sized airport serving Sukhumi, Georgia. The airport sits 53 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 SUI for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Gudauta Air Base (UG0U, 28 nm), Senaki Air Base (GE-0010, 55 nm), and Sochi International Airport (AER, 62 nm).
Charter pricing from SUI depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Babushara Airport and Sukhumi Dranda. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Sukhumi.
Field capability
ICAO
UGSS
IATA
SUI
FAA / Local
UGSS
Elevation
53 ft
Coordinates
42.8582° N · 41.1281° 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
Yes
Elevation vs Georgia fields
state range 53–1,795 ft
At 53 ft, SUI sits lower 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.
- 28nmUG0UGudauta Air BaseGudauta
- 55nmGE-0010Senaki Air BaseSenaki
- 62nmAERSochi International AirportSochi
- 65nmGE-0007Ozurgeti Air BaseOzurgeti
- 73nmKUTDavid the Builder Kutaisi International AirportKopitnari
- 78nmBUSAlexander Kartveli Batumi International AirportBatumi
Location
Open the full mapUGSS · Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport · Sukhumi, Georgia