Craiova International Airport
Craiova International Airport Aeroportul Internaţional Craiova | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Consiliul Judeţean Dolj | ||||||||||
Serves | Craiova, Romania | ||||||||||
Focus city for | Wizz Air | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 626 ft / 191 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 44°19′05″N 023°53′19″E / 44.31806°N 23.88861°ECoordinates: 44°19′05″N 023°53′19″E / 44.31806°N 23.88861°E | ||||||||||
Website | www.aeroportcraiova.ro | ||||||||||
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CRA Location of airport in Romania | |||||||||||
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Craiova International Airport (IATA: CRA, ICAO: LRCV) is located in the south-western part of Romania, 7 km (4.3 mi) east[1] of Craiova municipality, one of Romania's largest cities. The airport area is the headquarters of Avioane Craiova (formerly known as IRAv Craiova), the company which built the Romanian IAR-93 and IAR-99 aircraft.
History[]
A new terminal was opened at Craiova airport in December 2010.[4] Runway renovation works took place in summer 2015. Since July 2014, Craiova Airport is the base for Wizz Air which serves 7 destinations in 4 countries. In March 2018, Ryanair announced it would terminate all services at Craiova by October 2018[5] which consist of a single route to Valencia.
Airlines and destinations[]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Animawings[6] | Seasonal: Antalya |
Blue Air | Seasonal charter: Antalya |
Wizz Air | Barcelona (begins 30 August 2022),[7] Beauvais (begins 31 August 2022),[8] Bergamo, Birmingham, Bologna, Charleroi (begins 29 August 2022),[9] Cologne/Bonn, London–Luton, Madrid, Rome–Ciampino |
Statistics[]
Year | Passengers | Change | Aircraft movements | Change |
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2007 | 5,133 | |||
2008 | 12,988 | 153% | ||
2009 | 15,130 | 16.4% | ||
2010 | 23,629 | 56.1% | ||
2011 | 32,006 | 35.4% | ||
2012 | 29,626 | 7.4% | 3,394 | |
2013 | 40,291 | 35.9% | 2,246 | 33.9% |
2014 | 138,886 | 244.7% | 3,506 | 56.1% |
2015 | 116,947 | 15.8% | 2,999 | 14.5% |
2016 | 222,320 | 90.1% | 4,018 | 33.9% |
2017 | 447,227 | 101.1% | 5,960 | 48.3% |
2018 | 493,056 | 10.2% | 6,793 | 14% |
2019 | 514,544 | 4.3% |
Rank | Airport | Passengers |
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1 | London - Luton | |
2 | Bergamo | |
3 | Rome - Ciampino Airport | |
4 | Madrid | |
5 | Bologna |
Ground transportation[]
The airport is connected to the city via bus route 9 (Metro-Central Market-Craiovița Nouă) of the public transport company RAT Craiova. There is a station in front of the airport with all-day service time.[10]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b EAD Basic
- ^ Craiova Airport in 2013 Archived 8 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine at newsair.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ ORDIN 169/1.801. Planul national de actiune privind reducerea emisiilor de gaze cu efect de seră în domeniul aviatiei civile (in Romanian)
- ^ [1] Adevarul, The New Terminal of the Airport Will be Inaugurated in Two Weeks
- ^ "Ryanair to stop flights from Oradea and Craiova, after closing Timisoara base". 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Flight schedule". animawings.com.
- ^ https://boardingpass.ro/wizz-air-va-opera-cinci-rute-noi-din-cluj-napoca-si-craiova-din-vara-anului-2022/
- ^ https://boardingpass.ro/wizz-air-va-opera-cinci-rute-noi-din-cluj-napoca-si-craiova-din-vara-anului-2022/
- ^ https://boardingpass.ro/wizz-air-va-opera-cinci-rute-noi-din-cluj-napoca-si-craiova-din-vara-anului-2022/
- ^ "RAT-Craiova bus schedule". Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
External links[]
- 1957 establishments in Romania
- Airports established in 1957
- Airports in Romania
- Craiova
- Buildings and structures in Dolj County