The Sukhumi Babushara Airport in Abkhazia was built in the 1960s, but hasn't been used since the early 1990s after it was heavily damaged in a war with Georgia. Eerie photos of the abandoned ...

Some airports around the world have become abandoned due to financial woes, such as Ciudad Real Central Airport in Spain. Others, like Sukhumi Babushara Airport in Abkhazia, have been damaged in ...

In 2019, a Business Insider photographer explored the ruins of the Sukhumi Babushara Airport, closed now almost 30 years. He found heavily damaged buildings and planes rotting away on the runways.

Russia's Ministry of Economic Development is accepting applications for participation in the reconstruction of Sukhumi Babushara Airport and its operation (TASS, 04-Sep-2023).Applications are due by ...

Rostec announced (02-May-2025) Azimut will install 18 units of air traffic management equipment at Sukhumi Babushara Airport. Azimut will install Galaktika air traffic control system, instrumental ...

On the coast of western Asia's Black Sea lies an airport that has been abandoned for 25 years. The Sukhumi Babushara Airport in Abkhazia, a disputed region of Georgia, was built in the 1960s, when ...