# Tbilisi International Airport (TBS)

> Tbilisi, GE · IATA: TBS · ICAO: UGTB · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `TBS` |
| ICAO | `UGTB` |
| City | Tbilisi |
| Country | GE |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 495 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 41.66920, 44.95470 |

## Description

Pharmaceuticals, electronics, machinery and fresh fruit and vegetables make up the bulk of what moves through Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport (TBS/UGTB), Georgia's busiest air gateway. Industry figures put throughput at roughly 35,000 tonnes in 2023, growing at around 7% a year. Three private operators — Tbilisi Cargo Service, Lasare and Georgian Post — run separate air freight terminals for import, export and transit, with Lasare offering bonded warehousing, customs clearance and handling for perishables and dangerous goods. Most tonnage travels as belly cargo, since TBS is primarily a passenger airport: it handled about 4.75 million passengers in 2024 and more than 5.4 million in 2025, up 13.7%. Concessionaire TAV Airports has extended its contract and committed roughly USD 150 million to an expansion that also touches ground-handling infrastructure. Georgia's position on the Middle Corridor between China and Europe makes multimodal routings practical, with the Black Sea ports of Poti and Batumi around 300 to 370 km away by road. Kutaisi (KUT) serves western Georgia, while Yerevan (EVN) in Armenia and Baku (GYD) in Azerbaijan are the regional fallbacks. Anyone planning freighter charters or outsize volumes should confirm terminal capacity with a handler well in advance, as facilities in Tbilisi remain modest.

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