AirportsVladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport is a large airport serving Sukhumi, in Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SUI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SUI
- ICAO code
- UGSS
- City
- Sukhumi
- State or region
- Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia
- Country
- Georgia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 42.8582° N, 41.1281° E
- Elevation
- 16 m (53 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,661 m (12,012 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SUI means Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UGSS. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 42.8582° N, 41.1281° E. It stands 16 metres (53 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Sochi, about 140 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Moscow, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,661 metres (12,012 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,661 m 12,012 ft | 52 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sochi International AirportSochi, Russia | AER | 116 km |
| David the Builder Kutaisi International AirportKopitnari | KUT | 135 km |
| Alexander Kartveli Batumi International AirportBatumi | BUS | 144 km |
| Rize–Artvin AirportRize, Turkey | RZV | 188 km |
| Nalchik AirportNalchik, Russia | NAL | 216 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,580 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,975 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,350 km | 3 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,238 km | 4 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,668 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,225 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,728 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,028 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,015 km | 17 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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