Iași International Airport

Iași International Airport
Aeroportul Internațional Iași

IATA: IAS – ICAO: LRIA

IAS
Location of airport in Romania

Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Iași County Council
Serves Iași
Location Iași, Romania
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 397 ft / 121 m
Coordinates 47°10′44″N 027°37′12″E / 47.17889°N 27.62000°E / 47.17889; 27.62000 (Iași International Airport)Coordinates: 47°10′44″N 027°37′12″E / 47.17889°N 27.62000°E / 47.17889; 27.62000 (Iași International Airport)
Website aeroport.ro
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 381,000
Aircraft movements 6,088
Sources: Romanian AIP at EUROCONTROL,[1] aeroport.ro,[2][3] [4] Aircraft movements data[4]

Iași International Airport (IATA: IAS, ICAO: LRIA) is an international airport located near Iași, Romania, 8 km (5 mi) east of the city centre. One of the oldest accredited airports in Romania, Iași Airport is the fourth busiest airport in Romania in terms of passengers' traffic, and the most important airport in the historical region of Moldavia.

History

The Iași region earned its commercial representative status on 24 June 1926, when scheduled flights commenced on the route Bucharest – Galați – Iași – Chișinău. The flights were operated by Compagnie Franco-Roumaine de Navigation Aérienne - CFRNA, in 1930 renamed LARES.[5]

In 1966, a north–south concrete runway, 15/33, with a total length of 1,800 m (5,906 ft), and a modern lighting system, were built, followed, three years later, by the construction of a new passenger terminal.[6] In 2001, the passenger terminal was upgraded in order to use separate flows for domestic and international flights and, in 2005, an instrument landing system CAT II was implemented.[6]

In June 2012, a passenger terminal (named Terminal T2) was added, to increase the total processing capacity to 215 pax/hour.[6] The terminal was designated to be used for Schengen/domestic flights.[7] The old terminal has been renamed Terminal T1.

On 20 August 2014, the first 1,800 m (5,906 ft) of a new runway 14/32 went into operation,[8] whilst the entire length of 2,400 m (7,874 ft) became fully operational on 16 October 2014.[9] The old runway 15/33 was converted into a taxiway.

On 17 October 2015, a new terminal building (T3) with a processing capacity of 320 pax/hour, was inaugurated.[10]

Current and future development

In 2013, Iași International Airport started a long-term, multi-stage upgrade program.[11] Module I of the project (an estimated €57 million investment), completed in November 2015,[12] involved the construction of a new 2,400 m (7,874 ft) runway, a terminal building (T3), and the extension of the apron.[6][13][14]

In October 2015, a project which includes the expansion of T2 (that would double the terminal's area) was proposed.[15]

For the long term, the development project proposes other modules for the construction of a new passenger terminal, a new apron, two rapid-exit taxiways, a cargo terminal, an aircraft fuel depot, a new access roadway, as well as of a 600 m (1,969 ft) extension for the runway to a total length of 3,000 m (9,843 ft).[11][13]

Terminals

The airport facilities consist of three terminals. Terminal T2 is used for domestic flights, T3 is mainly used to accommodate international flights, while the old terminal (T1) remained in service for general aviation operations.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean AirlinesSeasonal charter: Heraklion
Air BucharestSeasonal charter: Antalya
Austrian AirlinesVienna
Blue AirBarcelona, Beauvais, Brussels, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca (begins 1 October 2016), Cologne/Bonn (begins 3 June 2016), London-Luton, Rome-Fiumicino, Timișoara (begins 1 October 2016)
Seasonal charter: Antalya, Zakynthos
TAROMBologna, Bucharest, Istanbul-Atatürk, London-Luton, Munich, Rome-Fiumicino, Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion, Turin
Seasonal charter: Antalya, Chania, Rhodes
Wizz AirBergamo, Bologna (begins 2 July 2016), Catania (begins 3 July 2016), Larnaca (begins 1 July 2016), London-Luton, Rome-Ciampino (begins 3 July 2016, ends 29 October 2016), Rome-Fiumicino (begins 30 October 2016), Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion (begins 2 July 2016), Treviso

Traffic and statistics

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics
Year[4][16][17][18] Passengers (% change from prior year) Aircraft movements[4][19][20]
2005
41,960(+52%)
1,796
2006
70,592(+68.2%)
2,377
2007
126,334(+79%)
3,442
2008
144,043(+14%)
3,860
2009
148,538(+3.1%)
4,961
2010
159,615(+7.5%)
4,755
2011
184,311(+15.4%)
2012
173,248(-6%)
4,800
2013
231,731(+33.8%)
4,723
2014
273,047(+17.7%)
4,851
2015
381,709(+39.5%)
6,088

2016

Month Passengers[3] Change
(2016-2015)		 Passengers
cumulatively
January 41,805 Increase 85.9% 41,805
February 47,290 Increase 123.6% 89,095
March 54,558 Increase 126.9% 143,653
Scheduled routes at Iași Airport
City Airport(s) Weekly Departures
(May 2016)[21]		 Passengers
(2014)[22]		 Airlines
Romania Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport
42
 131,038A
Blue Air, TAROM
United Kingdom London Luton Airport
11
 -
Blue Air, TAROM, Wizz Air
Austria Vienna Vienna Airport
7
 29,071
Austrian Airlines
Italy Rome Fiumicino Airport
5
 32,888
Blue Air, TAROM
Germany Munich Munich Airport
3
 -
TAROM
Italy Turin Turin Caselle Airport
3
 27,261
TAROM
Spain Barcelona Barcelona Airport
2
 -
Blue Air
Italy Bologna Bologna Airport
2
 18,939
TAROM
Belgium Brussels Brussels Airport
2
 -
Blue Air
Turkey Istanbul Istanbul Atatürk Airport
2
 -
TAROM
Italy Milan Il Caravaggio International Airport
2
 -
Wizz Air
France Paris Beauvais–Tillé Airport
2
 -
Blue Air
Israel Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport
2
 -
TAROM
Italy Venice Treviso Airport
2
 -
Wizz Air

Note: A.^ Data for 2015.[23]

Ground transportation

Bus

RATP, the public transit operator in Iași, provides service on route 50, to the city centre (Piața Unirii/Union Square), at specific times of day, correlated with flight arrivals and departures.[24] As of October 2015, fare is 2 RON (€0.45) for a single trip ticket. Depending on its viability, the service could later extend to Iași central railway station.

Taxi

Various taxis have access to and from the airport. The charges vary around 2 RON/km.

See also

References

  1. ↑ EAD Basic
  2. ↑ Iași Airport in 2013 at aeroport.ro (Romanian)
  3. 1 2 Anna.aero database
  4. 1 2 3 4 Aeroportul Iasi doboara un nou record propriu
  5. ↑ Airline companies in Rumania (1918-1945)
  6. 1 2 3 4 2013 Project presentation
  7. ↑ A new terminal for Iasi International Airport
  8. ↑ Inaugurarea pistei Aeroportului (Romanian)
  9. ↑ New runway at Iaşi International Airport
  10. ↑ Inauguration of T3 at ziaruldeiasi.ro (Romanian)
  11. 1 2 Airport modernisation project
  12. ↑ Pistă de 3.000 de metri, un nou turn de control şi un nou drum de acces la Aeroport (Romanian)
  13. 1 2 Etapa a II-a a proiectului de modernizare a Aeroportului Iaşi a trecut de verificarea tehnico-economică (Romanian)
  14. ↑ Development and modernization - Module I (Romanian)
  15. ↑ Note fundamentare (Romanian)
  16. ↑ Topul aeroporturilor din Romania in 2012 (Romanian)
  17. ↑ Access to European funds and the strategy for 2010, priorities for Iași County (Romanian)
  18. ↑ ORDIN 169/1.801. Planul national de actiune privind reducerea emisiilor de gaze cu efect de seră în domeniul aviatiei civile (Romanian)
  19. ↑ Press release for 2013 (Romanian)
  20. ↑ Proiect de hotărâre privind aprobarea structurii organizatorice ale R.A. “Aeroportul” Iași. (Romanian)
  21. ↑ Iași Airport flight timetable
  22. ↑ Eurostat
  23. ↑ "Transportul aeroportuar pe anul 2015" (PDF). INSSE. (Romanian)
  24. ↑ Curse RATP la Aeroportul International Iasi

External links

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