AirportsTbilisi International Airport is a large airport serving Tbilisi, in Georgia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TBS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TBS
- ICAO code
- UGTB
- City
- Tbilisi
- State or region
- Tbilisi
- Country
- Georgia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 41.6692° N, 44.9547° E
- Elevation
- 495 m (1,624 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TBS means Tbilisi International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UGTB. 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 41.6692° N, 44.9547° E. It stands 495 metres (1,624 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tbilisi, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Tbilisi International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13R/31L | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shirak International AirportGyumri, Armenia | LWN | 137 km |
| Ganja International AirportGanja, Azerbaijan | GNJ | 154 km |
| Vladikavkaz Beslan International AirportBeslan, Russia | OGZ | 173 km |
| Zvartnots International AirportYerevan, Armenia | EVN | 175 km |
| Magas AirportSunzha, Russia | IGT | 184 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,241 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,640 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,062 km | 3 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,574 km | 4 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,981 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,437 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,387 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,829 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,675 km | 17 h 00 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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