Alexander Kartveli Alexander Kartveli, born Aleksandre Kartvelishvili, ( ka, ალექსანდრე ქართველიშვილი) (September 9, 1896 – July 20, 1974) was a Georgian aeronautical engineer and an aviation pioneer in the United ...

Batumi International Airport is an airport located south of

Batumi Batumi (; ka, ბათუმი ) is the second largest city of Georgia and the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, located on the coast of the Black Sea in Georgia's southwest. It is situated in a subtropical zone at the foot of th ...

, a city on the

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coast and capital of

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, an

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in southwest

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. The airport is northeast of

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, and serves as a domestic and international airport for Georgia and northeastern Turkey.

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Batumi is one of three international airports in operation in Georgia (along with

Tbilisi International Airport Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport ( ka, თბილისის შოთა რუსთაველის სახელობის საერთაშორისო აეროპორტი) , formerly ''Novo Alexeyevka In ...

serving the Georgian capital and David the Builder International Airport in Georgia's second largest city

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). The new airport terminal has been in operation since 26 May 2007. With a total area of , it is capable of handling 600,000 passengers a year. Batumi International Airport has noted a significant growth in the number of passengers since its renovation carried out by

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Holding in 2007. In 2011, the airport handled 134,000 passengers, an increase of 51% over the previous year.batumiairport.com – Airport profile (p.15)
/ref> In 2019, it was decided to expand the terminal because the existing capacities were no longer sufficient. The work was completed in spring 2021. The area has been doubled to 8000 square metres, which allows the handling of 1,200,000 passengers a year. Part of the work was to expand the number of bus gates, check-in and passport control counters as well as the expansion of duty-free areas and the car park. Additionally, the luggage handling area was partially expanded, where an automatic conveyor system was introduced and an additional one luggage carousel was installed. A total of 17 million US-dollar were invested.

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* * * {{authority control Buildings and structures in Adjara Airports in Georgia (country)

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Most popular routes in summer 2021

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