The basics
David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (IATA: KUT, ICAO: UGKO) sits about 14 km west of Kutaisi, Georgia's second-largest city. It has a single runway (07/25, 2,500 m, asphalt), one terminal, and 7 gates across 9 aircraft stands.
From military airfield to Europe's low-cost gateway
The site began as the Kopitnari military airfield, built after the Second World War for Soviet-era domestic and military flights. It closed for a full reconstruction in November 2011 and reopened on 27 September 2012 with a new terminal designed by UNStudio.
Passenger numbers
Kutaisi handled 1,722,809 passengers in 2024, up about 3% year-on-year, making it the second-busiest airport in Georgia by passenger count. That's a sharp climb from just 12,932 passengers in 2012, the year it reopened.
Wizz Air's focus city
Wizz Air made Kutaisi a focus city in February 2016, and now operates the large majority of the airport's scheduled routes — mostly to destinations across Europe — with several other carriers adding seasonal or point-specific service.
No curfew
Kutaisi has no night flight restrictions, which is part of why low-cost carriers schedule so many early-morning and late-night departures here.
