Classification and Status of Aerodromes
By departmental subordination, aerodromes and heliports are divided into those of civil aviation and of state aviation. With respect to the aerodromes and heliports of civil and state aviation, the Code and the subordinate acts issued on its basis classify the airspace and establish the respective airspace and the type of air traffic service. The status of an international airport or heliport is conferred by the Government of Georgia — a decision that also determines the boundaries of flight operations: international status means the right to operate foreign carriage, and that is why its conferral is not a technical but a political decision — at the level of the Government. For the aerodrome this status widens the circle of possibilities, for the user the choice of routes.
Certification, Registration and Recording
It is noteworthy that classification also concerns the airspace: by the Code and the acts issued on its basis the airspace is classified and the type of service connected with each aerodrome is determined. This means the aerodrome's status does not concern only ground infrastructure: it determines which space and which service operate above it — and knowledge of the regulations is therefore necessary for pilots as well.
A civil aviation aerodrome and heliport are subject to certification; the procedure and conditions of certification are determined by an order of the director of the Agency. A state aviation aerodrome and heliport used for civil purposes are certified under the same procedure. The register of certified aerodromes, heliports and registered flying sites is kept by the Agency; the registration and recording of state aviation aerodromes is carried out by the Ministry of Defence, and the rules for both spheres are approved by the respective bodies. The mixed-regime rule also deserves note: a state aviation aerodrome used for civil purposes is certified under the civil procedure — at the intersection of the two spheres the law makes the civil safety standard a precondition.