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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Compania Naţională Aeroporturi Bucureşti S.A. | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Otopeni, Ilfov | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 314 ft / 96 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°34′16″N 026°05′06″E / 44.57111°N 26.08500°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.otp-airport.ro | ||||||||||||||
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Henri Coandă International Airport (Romanian: Aeroportul Internaţional Henri Coandă) (IATA: OTP, ICAO: LROP) is Romania's busiest international airport, located 16.5 km (10.3 mi) northwest[1] of the city of Bucharest. It is one of the two airports serving the Romanian capital city, along with Băneasa airport. The airport is located in Otopeni, north of Bucharest. It is named after Romanian flight pioneer Henri Coandă, the builder of Coandă-1910 aircraft and the discoverer of the Coanda effect of fluidics. Until May 2004, its official name was Bucharest Otopeni International Airport (Romanian: Aeroportul Internaţional Bucureşti Otopeni), and locally it is still quite frequently referred to by its former name.[2]
History
During World War II, the airport in Otopeni was used as an airbase by the German air force. Up to 1965, it was restricted for military use, and was one of the major bases of the Romanian Air Force, with a runway of 1200m. Before 1965, Băneasa Airport was the only airport that Bucharest used for commercial flights. However, with the growth of air traffic, a new commercial airport was constructed in the settlement of Otopeni, where the military air base used to be. The existing runway was modernised, extended up to 3500 m, making it one of the longest in Europe at that time (1965). Also, a new passenger terminal was constructed for domestic and international flights.
In the late 1960s, when President Nixon of the United States visited Romania, a new VIP lounge was created, and on 13 April 1970, the passenger terminal was updated to have a capacity of 1,200,000 passengers per year. The airport slowly became more and more used by airlines, with a growing number of passengers, and in 1986, it entered a new phase of development. A second 3500-metre runway was constructed, as well as related taxiways. The airport lighting system was improved and the capacity was increased to 35-40 airport movements per hour.
In 1992, Otopeni Airport became a regular member of Airports Council International (ACI). In 1997, a new International Departures Hall, with a capacity of 1000-1200 passengers per hour, was built, and the original Otopeni airport building was redesigned as International Arrivals and, in 2003, as Domestic Flights Hall, as well.
Current and future development
The airport is embarking on Phase III of its development program, which consist of the expansion of Departure Hall, Arrivals Hall and the concourse. At the end of this phase, the terminal will have a total of 24 boarding gates (14 equipped with jetways) and a processing capacity of 4,500 passengers per hour will be provided.[3] The project consists also in re-organizing the passengers transit in two separate Schengen/non-Schengen flows.[4] Thus the airport's capacity is expected to raise to a total of 6 mil. passengers annually on both domestic and international routes.[5]
The current terminal is approaching its maximum capacity and little expansion is possible on the current location, so a new terminal building (Henri Coandă 2) and a hotel are envisaged; the new terminal would be built at the east end of the current site and consist of four halls, each capable of handling 5 million passengers annually; by 2020 Terminal 2 alone should be able to handle the 20 million passengers per year indicated by estimates. The terminal will be connected to the future A3 Bucharest - Braşov motorway, to the railway system and to the Bucharest Metro system as M7 Line.[6]
Terminals, airlines and destinations
The airport's facilities consist of a single terminal with two main buildings (occasionally considered to be separate terminals). These two buildings are the Departures Hall (formerly known as International Departures Hall) and the Arrivals Hall (formerly known as International Arrivals/Domestic Hall).[4] A walkway with several shops connects the buildings.
The airport has one concourse with 9 gates (of which 5 with jetways), all within the International Departures section. Additionally, another 4 gates are used for the domestic flights.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aer Lingus | Dublin |
| Aeroflot | Moscow-Sheremetyevo |
| Aerosvit Airlines | Kiev-Boryspil |
| Aerosvit Airlines operated by Dniproavia | Kiev-Boryspil |
| Air Bucharest | Seasonal: Antalya, Bodrum, Dubai, Hurghada, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Sharm el-Sheikh, Tenerife-South |
| Air France | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Air Moldova | Chişinău |
| Alitalia | Milan-Linate, Rome-Fiumicino |
| Alitalia operated by Air One | Rome-Fiumicino |
| Austrian Airlines | Vienna |
| Austrian operated by Tyrolean Airways | Seasonal: Vienna |
| Baboo | Geneva |
| British Airways | London-Heathrow |
| Carpatair | Ancona, Bari, Bologna, Milan-Linate, Timisoara, Venice-Marco Polo, Verona |
| Czech Airlines | Prague |
| Eagles Airlines | Venice-Marco Polo [begins 17 December] |
| EasyJet | Madrid, Milan-Malpensa |
| El Al | Tel Aviv |
| Finnair operated by Finncomm Airlines | Helsinki |
| Iberia | Madrid |
| Iberia operated by Air Nostrum | Madrid |
| KLM | Amsterdam |
| LOT Polish Airlines | Warsaw |
| Lufthansa | Frankfurt, Munich |
| Lufthansa Regional operated by Eurowings | Düsseldorf |
| Lufthansa Regional operated by Lufthansa CityLine | Munich |
| Malév Hungarian Airlines | Budapest |
| Niki | Vienna |
| Olympic Air | Athens |
| Qatar Airways | Doha [begins 17 January] |
| Romavia | Tel Aviv |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Copenhagen |
| Scandinavian Airlines operated by Cimber Sterling | Copenhagen |
| Sky Airlines | Seasonal: Antalya |
| Swiss International Air Lines | Zürich |
| Syrian Air | Damascus |
| TAROM | Amman, Amsterdam, Athens, Baia Mare, Barcelona, Bari, Beirut, Belgrade, Brusseles, Budapest, Cairo, Chişinău, Cluj-Napoca, Damascus, Dubai, Frankfurt, Iasi, Istanbul-Atatürk, Larnaca, London-Heathrow, Lyon, Madrid, Munich, Oradea, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Riga, Rome-Fiumicino, Satu Mare, Sharm el-Sheikh, Sibiu, Sofia, Strasbourg [ends 25 November], Suceava, Tel Aviv, Thessaloniki, Timisoara, Tirgu Mures, Valencia, Vienna, Zurich Seasonal: Bacău, Salzburg [begins 11 December] |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul-Atatürk |
| Vueling Airlines | Seasonal: Barcelona |
Cargo airlines
Services
Services for passengers
The International Departure area hosts a variety of shops, cafes, lounges, Internet cafes and many more. There is also a chapel at the first level of the International Departures Hall. The facilities inside the airport are easily accessible for the persons with disabilities. Airlines distribute Romanian- and English-language newspapers at the departure gates.
Ancillary services
The main handling agent in the airport is Globeground, the second being Menzies. The catering services are provided by Alpha Rocas [2].
Traffic and statistics
Henri Coandă International received 4,483,661 passengers in 2009, a decrease of 11.5% compared to 2008.[7]
| Year | Passengers (total) | Passengers (domestic flights) | Aircraft movements | Cargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3,031,719 | 53,350 | 16,887 tonnes | |
| 2006 | 3,513,576 | 58,053 | 18,089 tonnes | |
| 2007 | 4,978,587 | 410,916 | 70,588 | 17,423 tonnes |
| 2008 | 5,064,230 | 497,208 | 71,137 | |
| 2009 | 4,483,661 | 496,391 | 72,697 | |
| 2010 (Jan-Jun) | 2,217,357 | 34,518 |
Ground transportation
Train
A direct train service to the main railway station, Gara de Nord, runs from the Airport train station, about 900 m from the airport. Shuttle buses connect this train station with the departures and arrivals halls and the tickets are valid both for the train and for the transfer bus.
The next phase of the airport's expansion aims to locate the train station in the airport itself.
Bus
Henri Coandă Airport is connected to the public transport company RATB system. The 780 route provides express bus service to Gara de Nord railway station in Bucharest and the 783 route provides express bus service to the city center.
Taxi
Henri Coandă Airport has pick-up locations for taxis. Taxis are licensed by the Department of Transportation but taxis licensed in Bucharest can also deliver to Henri Coandă Airport.
Car
The airport is 16.5 km (10 miles) north of central Bucharest, to which it is connected by route DN1. The A3 motorway will connect the airport and the city, when finished.
In popular culture
- Season 14 of The Amazing Race was filmed here during the first portion of the third leg. All of the nine teams present arrived at the airport on three separate flights before they completed the rest of the leg.
Picture gallery
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Runway 08R ILS -
Terminal extension under construction (May 2010) -
OTP Tower -
Rainbow at the Airport -
Airport exterior -
A TAROM aircraft at the airport -
Terminal & apron in the evening -
The main terminal seen from a distance -
The arrival hall -
Swiss and TAROM aircraft at OTP
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References
- ^ a b EAD Basic
- ^ http://www.bucharestairport.com/
- ^ Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport - Development&Modernization - Phase III
- ^ a b Bucharest Otopeni Airport, the last frontier Template:Ro icon
- ^ Extensions to the Coandă Airport Template:Ro icon
- ^ [1] Template:Ro icon The Romanian Ministry of Transportation
- ^ Air traffic values in 2009 on Henri Coanda Airport
External links
See also
