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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| Statistics (2015) | |||||||||||
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Craiova International Airport (IATA: CRA, ICAO: LRCV) is located in 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]
Since July 2014 Craiova Airport is base for Wizz Air which serves 5 destinations in 3 countries: Italy - Rome Ciampino with 2 weekly flights, Bologna with 2 weekly flights and Milan Bergamo with 4 weekly flights; Spain - Barcelona with 2 weekly flights; United Kingdom - London Luton with 3 weekly flights.
Runway renovation works took place in summer 2015.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Blue Air | Seasonal charter: Antalya[5] |
| Ryanair | Valencia (begins 3 November 2016)[6] |
| Wizz Air | Barcelona, Bergamo, Bologna, London-Luton, Rome-Ciampino |
Statistics
| Year | Passengers | Aircraft movements |
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| 2012 | 29,626 | 3,394 |
| 2013 | 40,291 | 2,246 |
| 2014 | 138,886 | 3,506 |
| 2015 | 116,947 | 2,999 |
| Month | Passengers
(2015) |
Passengers
(2016) |
Change
(Monthly)1 |
Passengers
Cumulatively |
Change
(Yearly)2 |
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| January | 16,784 | 15,063 |  10.2% |
15,063 | 10.2% |
| February | 14,722 | 13,691 | 7.0% |
28,754 | 8.7% |
| March | 17,541 | 16,683 | 4.9% |
45,437 | 7.3% |
| April | 19,276 | 17,653 | 8.4% |
63,090 | 7.6% |
| May | 19,924 | ||||
| June | 809 | ||||
| July | 701 | ||||
| August | 1080 | ||||
| September | 575 | ||||
| October | 0 | ||||
| November | 10,752 | ||||
| December | 14,783 |
1 This is the monthly traffic increase computed as the increase in average daily traffic.
2 This is the year-over-year increase in traffic by comparing to the same period in the previous year.
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.[7] Tickets can be purchased from the bus drivers at a cost of 2.5 RON (€ 0.60). Taxis are also available at a cost of around 1.5 RON/km.
See also
References
- 1 2 EAD Basic
- ↑ Craiova Airport in 2013 at newsair.ro (Romanian)
- ↑ ORDIN 169/1.801. Planul national de actiune privind reducerea emisiilor de gaze cu efect de seră în domeniul aviatiei civile (Romanian)
- ↑ Adevarul, The New Terminal of the Airport Will be Inaugurated In Two Weeks
- ↑ https://www.vola.ro/vacations_details/summary/1480/4482253/0/1915869/0/0
- ↑ Ryanair's website
- ↑ RAT-Craiova bus schedule
External links
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