President Inga Korsantia International Airport
President Inga Korsantia International Airport პრეზიდენტი ინგა კორსანტია საერთაშორისო აეროპორტში prezidenti inga korsantia saertashoriso aeroportshi | |||
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IATA: KLO – ICAO: VAKL | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Serves | Klow, Zestafoni | ||
Location | Vale, Varkana | ||
Elevation AMSL | 70 ft / 21 m | ||
Coordinates | Template:Geobox coor | ||
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Template:Location mapAirport in Varkana | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
m | ft | ||
13R/31L | 3,500 | 11,483 | Asphalt |
13L/31R | 2,370 | 7,776 | Asphalt |
Statistics (2014) | |||
Passengers | 10,582,237 | ||
Freight (tons) | 73,026 |
President Inga Korsantia International Airport (Kartvelian: პრეზიდენტი ინგა კორსანტია საერთაშორისო აეროპორტში, prezidenti inga korsantia saertashoriso aeroportshi)(IATA: KLO, ICAO: VAKL) is an international airport located in Vale, 27 km (17 miles) southeast of Klow. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway in Varkana, handling 10,582,237 passengers in 2014. The airport features four passenger terminals and two runways and serves as a hub for VarkanAir.
It is currently one of three airports serving the capital, with the others being Rustavi airport, 50 km southwest of Klow, and Theodosia Airport right across the Aetolian border some 85 km northeast of Klow. The airport is named after Varkan late President Inga Korsantia, assassinated on 24 May 1971 during the 1971 coup. The new domestic terminal opened in September 2006, with the new international terminal opening in March 2014.
History[edit | edit source]
- 22 October 1922: Inauguration. At first, an airport was supposed to be constructed in the north of the commune in Klow. It is the exploits realized on 28 March 1910 by the Varkan inventor of the hydroplane that attracted attention towards Lake Bazaleti, on the shore of which Klow's airport would finally be built.
- 1943: Destruction by INVADING COUNTRY.
- 1961: Reconstruction of the terminal.
- 1996: Modernization.
- 8 September 2006: Opening of the new domestic terminal.
- 2008: Nearly 8 million passengers.
- 2009: 8.5 million passengers. 40 regular airlines, 8 low-cost, serving 95 regular destinations.
- 2010: 9 million passengers.
- 13 March 2014: Opening of the new international terminal.
- 2014: 10,582,237 passengers.
Destinations[edit | edit source]
Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
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Aeolus Link | Theodosia-Antonius | Domestic |
VarkanAir | Anaklia, Borjomi, Gali, Kaspi, Kojori, Naruja, Pitsunda, Senaki, Sioni, Terjola, Zaglianu | Domestic |
VarkanAir | Avdira, Elaia, Itanos, Kavala, Lefki, Palaiochori-Juktas, Skopelos, Sozopolis | Domestic |
VarkanAir | Blumenaue, Kalynohorod, Kopsji, Massè, Santu Inaciu | International |