# Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI / UGSS)

**Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport** (IATA: SUI, ICAO: UGSS) is a large airport in Sukhumi, Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia. It has one runway, 3,661 m (12,012 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Novaport.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugss

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SUI / UGSS
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Novaport
- Serves: Sukhumi, Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia
- Elevation: 16 m / 53 ft
- Coordinates: 42.8582, 41.1281
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,661 m / 12,012 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Moscow
- Website: https://sukhumaero.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhum_International_Airport (23 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2347363
- Ident: UGSS

## Timeline

- 8 Jul 1977: Q16662387.
- 14 Aug 1982: 1982 Sukhumi Dranda Airport runway collision. 11 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 3,661 m / 12,012 ft | 52 m / 172 ft | Concrete | 123° / 303° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,661 m / 12,012 ft | =300 of 29,858 | #88 in Asia | #1 in GE |
| Elevation | 16 m / 53 ft | =39,047 of 43,403 | =2,575 in Asia | #15 in GE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =1 in GE |

## Nearby airports

- [UG0U](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ug0u.md) Gudauta Air Base · 52 km / 33 mi
- [GE-0010](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ge-0010.md) Senaki Air Base · 102 km / 63 mi
- [AER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urss.md) Sochi International Airport · 116 km / 72 mi
- [GE-0007](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ge-0007.md) Ozurgeti Air Base · 120 km / 74 mi
- [KUT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugko.md) David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport · 135 km / 84 mi
- [BUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugsb.md) Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport · 144 km / 90 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugss/data