Kopitnari Airport

UGKO / KUT

Description

Kutaisi International David the Builder Airport is located in the Imereti region in the central part of the country and is the third largest airport in Georgia. Due to its location in the center of the country, the airport allows travelers to go both to the ski resorts of neighboring Svaneti and Adjara, and to explore the natural and architectural attractions of the central regions of the country.

As the hub of the low-cost airline WizzAir Kutaisi Airport is connected to various cities throughout Europe. In addition, the airport has its own attraction - the control tower, 58 meters high, which allows it to be the 5th highest in the world.


Features

Before taxiing the aircraft crew is required to request an ATC departure clearence. ATC Clearence is to be requested not earlier than 10 minutes before the engines start. Taxiing to holding short, lining up is allowed only with the permission of the responsible ATC unit. Making 180-with a minimum radius is prohibited on the runway, taxiways and apron. Aircraft with a wingspan of more than 36 meters should make a 180-turn in a Runway only on the turnpad.

Aircraft of any type are prohibited from using the minimum turning radius on the Apron, taxiway and runway. Aircraft with a maximum take-off weight above 35 tonnes are allowed to turn 180 degrees on the runway only in designated areas. Taxiing on taxiways A and B is performed at a speed not exceeding 13 knots.

In the Kutaisi-Approach area of responsibility (on arrival and departure routes) below flightlevel 110, the crew must maintain a speed of no more than 250 knots, unless otherwise prescribed by the controller. When using radar surveillance, the horizontal separation minimum is 5 nautical miles. ATIS is not provided at the Kutaisi airport - all weather information is provided by the ATCO.

When flying on VFR in the area of responsibility of the ATC of Kutaisi constant two-way communication must be maintained. Communication is transmitted at an altitude of 1500 feet at the designated points: DIDRA, SOTUL, SONOS, ADGIL.

Weather
Management

Grigori Badalov *

Curator
Location
Region
Caucasus
FIR
Tbilisi*
APT coordinates
42.17670, 42.48260 
Elevation
223 ft / ≈68 m
Runways information
RWY MAG BRG Dimensions(m) Landing system
07/25 074° 2500x45 ILS CAT I (110.100)
254° ILS CAT I (108.700)
ATC positions
Position Designator Callsign Frequency
FSS  * RU-SC_CTR Caucasus Radar 136.000
Control UGGG_CTR Tbilisi-Control 125.125
Control * UGGG_W_CTR Tbilisi-Control 133.400
Approach UGKO_APP Kutaisi-Approach 127.100
Tower UGKO_TWR Kutaisi-Tower 125.500
Files
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Title Type Tags Addition time
UGKO Kutaisi AFCAD freeware
scenery FSX P3Dv2 P3Dv3  16.02.2017
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