Târgu Mureș International Airport

Târgu Mureș Transylvania Airport
Aeroportul Transilvania Târgu Mureș Marosvásárhelyi Transylvania nemzetközi repülőtér

IATA: TGM – ICAO: LRTM

TGM
Location of airport in Romania

Summary
Airport type Public
Owner MureÈ™ County Council
Serves Târgu Mureș
Location Vidrasău, Mureș County
Focus city for Wizz Air
Elevation AMSL 963 ft / 294 m
Coordinates 46°28′04″N 024°24′45″E / 46.46778°N 24.41250°E / 46.46778; 24.41250 (Târgu Mureş International Airport)Coordinates: 46°28′04″N 024°24′45″E / 46.46778°N 24.41250°E / 46.46778; 24.41250 (Târgu Mureş International Airport)
Website aeroportultransilvania.ro
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,100 6,889 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 336,694 (1.9%Decrease) [1]
Aircraft movements 3,068 (4.3%Decrease)
Source: Romanian AIP at EUROCONTROL,[2] Statistics,[3] Movements[4][5]

Târgu MureÈ™ Transylvania Airport (Romanian: Aeroportul Transilvania Târgu MureÈ™) (Hungarian: Marosvásárhelyi Transylvania nemzetközi repülÅ‘tér) (IATA: TGM, ICAO: LRTM) is an international airport located 14 km (8.7 mi) southwest[2] of Târgu MureÈ™, MureÈ™ County, in central Romania. Until May 2006, the official name was Târgu MureÈ™ Vidrasău Airport (for the locality 17 km (11 mi) outside of Târgu MureÈ™ where it is located).

History

Opened in 1936 and modernized in 1969,[6] it provides services for an area of 46,111 km2 (17,804 sq mi), with some 3.33 million inhabitants.

After 2000, the airport has undergone extensive renovation. In October 2005 a new international terminal was opened and Category II instrument landing system was installed, allowing the handling of flights 24 hours a day.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Wizz Air Beauvais, Budapest, Dortmund, Hahn, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, London-Luton, Madrid, Memmingen, Rome-Ciampino

Statistics

Departure area
Year Passengers Change
2005 12,408 Increase 67%
2006 46,882 Increase 278%
2007 156,929 Increase 235%
2008 69,945 Decrease 55%
2009 84,062 Increase 20%
2010 74,353 Decrease 12%
2011 257,303 Increase 246%
2012 300,427 Increase 17%
2013 356,656 Increase 19%
2014 343,521 [7] Decrease 3.4%
2015 336,694 [8] Decrease 1.9%

See also

References

External links

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