The Georgian Civil Aviation Agency (GCAA), with the support of EUROCONTROL, hosted a workshop on airport capacity assessment. The Agency also hosted a working meeting on airspace and airports’ sustainability assessment.
The event was made possible by the support of the European Air Navigation Security Organization (EUROCONTROL), and it aimed to explore the European experience of assessing airspace and airports’ sustainability. Representatives of the agency, “Aeronavigation”, “Airports Union”, and “Tav Urban Georgia” took part in the working meeting.
During the two-day event, Eurocontrol experts visited the Air Traffic Service Center and Operations Office of Tbilisi International Airport, studied on the spot measures taken to ensure the organization of air traffic flow and sustainability, as well as other data necessary for assessing airspace and terminal sustainability.
At the working meeting, agency representatives discussed factors contributing to the growth of the Georgian aviation sector, forecasting indicators, and operational challenges.
Experts from EUROCONTROL shared with participants practical aspects of assessing the durability of airports, leading methodologies for conducting relevant research, and best practices for implementing such assessments at European airports. In addition, at the meeting, the parties assessed the primary results of the study of Tbilisi International Airport and set out ways for future cooperation.
Within the framework of the agreement on Unified Airspace with Europe, the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency (GCAA) adopted this year a rule for organizing air traffic streams, which is developed according to the requirements of the relevant European Regulation (EU) No 255/2010. This rule will allow existing international airports to perform periodic sustainability assessments in accordance with the demand of air traffic flow from 2026 to determine the current level of airports.
During the working meeting, specialists gained the necessary knowledge to conduct relevant research at airports and accurately analyze their current and future capabilities.
According to the chief of the Civil Aviation Agency, accurate and effective management of air traffic is critical amid the record growth of air traffic and ongoing aviation infrastructure projects. “At all three international airports, we see record growth in both airline and passenger services annually.”
Therefore, it is very important for Georgia to acquire knowledge and experience from European colleagues in this regard,” Givi Davitashvili said.
