George Enescu International Airport
Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport Aeroportul Internaţional George Enescu Bacău | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Bacău County Council, Bacău Local Council | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bacău, Romania | ||||||||||
| Focus city for | Blue Air | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 607 ft / 185 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°31′19″N 026°54′37″E / 46.52194°N 26.91028°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.bacauairport.ro | ||||||||||
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  BCM Location of airport in Romania | |||||||||||
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George Enescu International Airport (IATA: BCM, ICAO: LRBC) is an airport located in Bacău, Romania. Named after the Romanian composer George Enescu, it serves as a focus city of the low-cost airline Blue Air. Bacău Airport shares its runway with RoAF 95th Air Base, and Aerostar, a major Romanian aerospace and defence company. The airport is located 5 km (3.1 mi) south[1] of Bacău.
History
Bacău Airport opened for passenger service in 1946. A modern terminal building with a control tower began construction in 1970, and was completed in 1971.[5] In 1975, it received international status. A 2005 renovation/expansion remodeled the terminal building.
In 2009, Bacău Airport became the first Romanian airport to be privately administered by a non governmental company. BlueAero, its administrator, was 100% owned by the fully private airline Blue Air. The new company that took over the airport is nowadays the main operator. Other airlines that operated here were TAROM, that withdraw its flights, and Carpatair, that canceled all its scheduled flights. When Blue Air was sold because its parent company`s holding went into bankruptcy, the airport was returned to the local government administration. The modernization promised in the takeover contract was completed to a less than 10% status due to financial problems in the holding.
In February 2014, the new owners, a 50-50 joint venture between the city and county public administrations, started a new modernization program.[5] The project, involves the construction of a passenger terminal with a processing capacity of 300 passengers per hour, a control tower, a parking area, and an intermodal bus terminal, as well as the refurbishment of the runway.[6] In November 2017, the new passenger terminal was inaugurated.[7]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Blue Air | Bergamo, Bologna, Brussels, Bucharest, Dublin, Liverpool, London-Luton, Rome-Fiumicino, Turin Seasonal: Catania Seasonal charter: Antalya |
Military usage
The airport is home to the Romanian Air Force 95th Air Base, with one fighter regiment (operating MiG-21 LanceR) and a helicopter regiment (operating IAR-330L). The base is also home to the 250th training regiment.
Statistics
Traffic figures
| Year | Passengers[2][3] | Change |
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| 2003 | 21,020 |  66.2%
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| 2004 | 27,574 | 31.2%
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| 2005 | 36,261 | 31.5%
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| 2006 | 40,601 | 12%
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| 2007 | 112,854 | 178%
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| 2008 | 116,492 | 3.2%
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| 2009 | 195,772 | 68%
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| 2010 | 240,735 | 23%
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| 2011 | 336,961 | 40%
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| 2012 | 393,352 | 16.7%
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| 2013 | 307,488 |  21.8%
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| 2014 | 313,376 | 1.9%
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| 2015 | 364,492 | 16.3%
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| 2016 | 414,676 | 13.8%
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| 2017 | 425,733 | 2.7%
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Busiest routes
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See also
References
- ^ a b EAD Basic
- ^ a b European Airport Traffic Trends at anna.aero
- ^ a b "Aeroportul din Bacău a înregistrat o creștere de 14% a numărului de pasageri, anul trecut". zdbc.ro.
- ^ Press release for 2013 Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine Template:Ro icon
- ^ a b Bacău Airport Project
- ^ Contract de proiectare pentru modernizări la aeroportului din Bacău at zf.ro Template:Ro icon
- ^ Noul terminal al Aeroportului Bacău a fost deschis pentru pasageri Template:Ro icon
- ^ Bacău Airport flight map
