Gudauta Air Base is a military airfield located near the town of Gudauta in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia that declared independence with Russian support following the 1992–1993 war. The base has historically served as a significant Russian military installation in the South Caucasus region. Following the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, Russia formally recognized Abkhazia as an independent state, and the base has since functioned as a permanent Russian military facility under a basing agreement with the Abkhazian authorities. Georgia and most of the international community regard the base as an illegal foreign military presence on Georgian sovereign territory. The airfield is not open to civilian commercial traffic and has no scheduled passenger services. Its primary function remains military, supporting Russian armed forces stationed in Abkhazia.