Caucasus Curve
UGSB → UGTB · Batumi to Tbilisi
Departure: UGSB (Batumi)
- Elevation: 12 ft MSL
- Longest runway: 8,171 ft · hard surface
- Approach records: 15 · ILS runway ends: 1
- Comms: Tower 118600 | ATIS 129500
- MSFS mag variation: +6.9°
Arrival: UGTB (Lochini)
- Elevation: 1,547 ft MSL
- Longest runway: 9,841 ft · hard surface
- Approach records: 30 · ILS runway ends: 2
- Comms: Tower 119000 | ATIS 132800 | UNICOM 124150
- MSFS mag variation: +7.0°
- ILS: RWY 13R · 110.30 MHz · LOC 137°T
Dispatch Story
Passenger brief
A left-field Georgian charter from the Black Sea at Batumi to Tbilisi, crossing a compact country with dramatic terrain.
Booked load: 5–12 passengers · Mixed charter baggage. Use your aircraft’s simulator load manager for actual weights and balance.
Why fly this?
A short flight with a strong sense of place: humid coast, mountains and a completely different city environment at the other end.
Difficulty: Moderate
Visual Route Map & Navaid References
MSFS Radio Navigation References
Navigation & Dispatch Breakdown
| Ident | Type | Track | Nav / Frequency | Distance | Dispatch note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UGSB | Departure | — | Tower 118600 | ATIS 129500 | 0.0 NM | Start at Batumi. |
| BTM | VOR | Reference | BATUMI · 108.40 MHz | 0 NM from dep | Simulator navaid reference near the route; use the EFB/avionics for the active IFR clearance. |
| TBS | VOR | Reference | TBILISI · 113.70 MHz | 150 NM from dep | Simulator navaid reference near the route; use the EFB/avionics for the active IFR clearance. |
| TSN | VOR | Reference | TSNORI · 108.60 MHz | 198 NM from dep | Simulator navaid reference near the route; use the EFB/avionics for the active IFR clearance. |
| UGTB | Arrival | 81°M direct | ILS RWY 13R · 110.30 MHz · LOC 137°T | 151 NM total | Arrival at Lochini. |
Scenery & Flying Notes
What to watch for
Black Sea departure, Georgian mountain terrain and the broad Tbilisi area.
Weather character
Mountain cloud can complicate an otherwise straightforward distance; the western side may be much wetter than the east.
Digital Asset Pack
Suggested simulator route string
UGSB BTM TBS TSN UGTBThis is a simple simulator waypoint string built from the supplied navaid scenery data; it is not an airway clearance, SID or STAR.
MSFS .pln
Download the generated basic flight-plan file and then adjust the active procedure/route in the simulator or EFB as desired.
Download RFV024 .plnArrival ILS in supplied data: RWY 13R · 110.30 MHz.