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°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.aeroportcraiova.ro | ||||||||||
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  CRA Location of airport in Romania | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2018) | |||||||||||
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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] Runway renovation works took place in summer 2015. Since July 2014 Craiova Airport is base for Wizz Air which serves 10 destinations in 7 countries. In March 2018, Ryanair announced it would terminate all services at Craiova by October 2018[5] which consist of a single route to Valencia.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AtlasGlobal | Seasonal charter: Antalya |
| Blue Air | Seasonal charter: Antalya[6] |
| Wizz Air | Barcelona, Beauvais, Bergamo, Bologna, Charleroi, Cologne/Bonn, London-Luton, Rome-Ciampino, Madrid, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion |
Statistics
| Year | Passengers | Change | Aircraft movements | Change |
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| 2007 | 5,133 |  |
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| 2008 | 12,988 | 153% 
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| 2009 | 15,130 | 16.4%
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| 2010 | 23,629 | 56.1%
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| 2011 | 32,006 | 35.4%
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| 2012 | 29,626 | 7.4% 
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3,394 | |
| 2013 | 40,291 | 35.9%
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2,246 | 33.9%
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| 2014 | 138,886 | 244.7%
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3,506 | 56.1%
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| 2015 | 116,947 | 15.8%
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2,999 | 14.5%
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| 2016 | 222,320 | 90.1%
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4,018 | 33.9%
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| 2017 | 447,227 | 101.1%
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5,960 | 48.3%
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| 2018 | 493,056 | 10.2%
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6,793 | 14%
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| 2019 (Jan-Mar) | 99,874 |
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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]
See also
References
- ^ a b EAD Basic
- ^ Craiova Airport in 2013 at newsair.ro Template:Ro icon
- ^ ORDIN 169/1.801. Planul national de actiune privind reducerea emisiilor de gaze cu efect de seră în domeniul aviatiei civile Template:Ro icon
- ^ [1] Adevarul, The New Terminal of the Airport Will be Inaugurated in Two Weeks
- ^ http://www.business-review.eu/news/ryanair-to-stop-flights-from-oradea-and-craiova-after-closing-timisoara-base-161976
- ^ "Timetable Summer 2019 Christian Tour Romania" (PDF).
- ^ RAT-Craiova bus schedule
