Summary of 2023 year

24.01.2024 2023 Summary

According to the data summarized by the State Civil Aviation Agency, in 2023 the airports of Georgia served 6,013,995 passengers in total with the regular and non-regular flights, which is a record figure for the country and a 36% increase compared to the same period of 2022.

Tbilisi International Airport served a total of 3,694,052 passengers in 2023, which is 23% more than in 2022. 1,671,203 passengers were transported through Kutaisi International Airport, and this figure represents a 110% increase compared to 2022. Batumi International Airport served a total of 621,514 passengers, which is a 0.75% increase compared to the same period of 2022.

As for the local destination airports, the data for 2023 looks like this: Mestia Airport served 10,217 passengers, which is 9% more than in 2022, Ambrolauri Airport received 2,225 passengers, which is 16% lower than in 2022, and Natakhtari Airport recorded 14,784 passengers, that is also a 16% decrease.

In 2023, a total of 26,290 flights were carried out at Georgian airports, form which the number of regular flights was 21,280, and the number of charter flights was 5,010. All this is a 23% increase compared to 2022. According to the mentioned data, Wizz Air is the leader in the aviation market of Georgia. The airline has a 21% market share and carried a total of 1,270,737 passengers in 2023.

As of January 2024, 43 airlines operate in Georgian International Airports with 89 different destinations.

Georgian airports international passenger traffic stats, 2014 – 2023: