Timişoara "Traian Vuia" International (IATA: TSR, ICAO: LRTR) (also known as Giarmata Airport) is Romania's third largest airport in terms of air traffic, after Bucharest Henri Coandă and Bucharest Aurel Vlaicu Airport and the main air transportation hub for the western part of Romania. It is located in Timişoara, in the region of Banat, near the Hungarian and Serbian border. The airport was renamed on February 6, 2003 in memory of Traian Vuia, a Romanian flight pioneer and a Timiş County native. Timişoara Airport is important for business travellers, too, as a number of international businesses operate in Timişoara.[citation needed]
[edit] History
Timişoara's first airport (Timişoara Communal Airport) was built a few kilometers away from the current airport's position, in the town of Moşniţa Veche. The first airplane landed there on July 17, 1935. The airport was rebuilt on its current position in the 1960s. The domestic flights terminal was opened in 1964. In 1980 the airport received International Airport status. The airport has ILS CAT II status.
[edit] Military uses
The Traian Vuia International Airport was home of the Romanian Air Force 93rd Air Base. The 93rd Air base was disbanded in August 2004 with the MiG-21 Lancers and IAR-330 moving to Câmpia Turzii for reassignment to 71st Air Base. The air base also operated the MiG-23 Flogger, which was retired in early 2002. Over 30 MiG-23s are still in storage at Timişoara Airport. The military section of the airport is currently an annex of the 71st Air Base and operates the 714th Transport Helicopter Squadron, with the IAR 330 in service.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Air Bucharest |
Charter: Antalya |
| Austrian Airlines operated by Tyrolean Airways |
Vienna |
| Carpatair |
Ancona, Arad, Bacău, Bari, Bergamo, Bologna, Bucharest-Henri Coandă, Chernivtsi, Chişinău, Constanţa, Craiova, Düsseldorf, Florence, Iaşi, Lviv, Munich, Rome-Fiumicino, Sibiu, Stuttgart, Turin, Venice-Marco Polo, Verona |
| Lufthansa operated by Lufthansa CityLine |
Munich |
| Moldavian Airlines |
Chişinău |
| Sky Airlines |
Charter: Antalya |
| TAROM |
Bucharest-Henri Coandă |
| Wizz Air |
Barcelona, Beauvais, Bergamo, Dortmund, Forli, London-Luton, Madrid, Rome-Fiumicino, Treviso, Valencia |
[edit] Cargo airlines
[edit] Terminated destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Alitalia |
Milan-Malpensa |
| Blue Air |
Bucharest-Aurel Vlaicu, Verona |
| Carpatair |
Cluj Napoca, Frankfurt, Ljubljana, Naples, Oradea, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Rome-Ciampino, Suceava, Tirgu Mures, Torino, Venice-Treviso |
| Malev Hungarian Airlines |
Budapest |
[edit] Traffic
In 2011, the airport served over 1.2 million passengers[1], an increase of 5.6% compared to 2010. TSR is one of the four airports in Romania capable of handling jumbo jets, the main airport for the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisza euroregion and it serves as an alternate airport for Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport, Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport and Budapest Airport.
Traficul pe aeroportul Timisoara
| Year |
Passangers (total) |
Change |
Aircraft Movements (total) |
Change |
| 2005 |
611,705 |
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18,416 |
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| 2006 |
753,934 |
 23.2% |
21,917 |
18.2% |
| 2007 |
849,171 |
14.2% |
23,321 |
6.7% |
| 2008 |
890,137 |
4.3% |
24,093 |
3.1% |
| 2009 |
973,624 |
9.4% |
24,261 |
1.4% |
| 2010 |
1,139,133[2] |
16.9% |
25,278 |
3.8% |
| 2011 |
1,202,925 |
5.6% |
23,151 |
 8.2% |
[edit] City access
Access to the airport is possible from the European road DN6(E70). The airport is located in the N-E part of Timişoara, at a 12 km distance from the city centre, near Ghiroda village. The RATT Express 4 (E4) connects the terminal to Timişoara city centre.
Taxis and car rental agencies are available, too.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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