Fadiko Gogitidze (; 1916 – 20 October 1940) was a Georgian pilot. She is recognized as the country's first female aviator.
Biography Fadiko Gogitidze was born in Kobuleti Municipality in 1916.Encyclopaedia Georgia, vol. 2, Tbilisi , 2012., p. 63. The Tbilisi Flight School opened in 1934 and Gogitidze graduated from there in 1936,მოისწრაფიშვილი, ნათია. "ქართული სკულპტურის განვითარების მხატვრული ტენდენციები." [in English: Moipurishvili, Natia. "Artistic trends in the development of Georgian sculpture." PhD diss., 2021, pp.13-14] and began working as an instructor at the Batumi Aeroclub. She was the first woman in the country to become a pilot, overcoming sexism to enroll for training and to graduate. Her first flight was on 18 August 1936.
Fadiko Gogitidze died while on undertaking a test flight in Batumi on 20 October 1940. She had a three month old daughter named Julieta.ფადიკო გოგიტიძის შვილთაშვილები სტუმრად ქობულეთის მუზეუმში , Kobuleti Museum: 11 July 2025 Quote: "იმ დროისთვის მისი შვილი ჯულიეტა მხოლოდ 3 თვის იყო"
Legacy There is a sculpture dedicated to her in a park in Batumi. It is an example of Soviet art, depicting a female pilot, with a small child at her feet admiring the airplane. Popov Street in Kobuleti was renamed after her in 2014. A sculpture dedicated to Gogitidze was unveiled at the entrance to Batumi International Airport.
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