Sibiu International Airport
Sibiu International Airport Aeroportul Internațional Sibiu | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sibiu County Council | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sibiu, Romania | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,520 ft / 460 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°47′09″N 024°05′08″E / 45.78583°N 24.08556°E | ||||||||||
| Website | sibiuairport.ro | ||||||||||
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Sibiu International Airport or Aeroportul Internațional Sibiu (IATA: SBZ, ICAO: LRSB) serves the historic city of Sibiu. It is located in southern Transylvania, 3 km (1.9 mi) west[1] of Sibiu and about 260 km (160 mi) northwest of Romania's capital city, Bucharest.
History
In 1943, the flying activities have been developed on a field (with grass) of 174 ha surface. The Lockheed operating planes belonged to the first Romanian operating airline - LARES. First routes were Bucharest – Sibiu – Arad and Bucharest – Sibiu – Oradea. In 1944, Sibiu was connected by air with some other cities like Bucharest, Brasov, Deva, Oradea and Targu-Mures. In 1959, it was inaugurated the airport building with two floors, control tower, waiting room for 50 passengers on each way (embarking and debarking) and a store-room.
In 1970, the airport was capable to operate during the night, due to the approach and runway guiding lights that have been installed. The concrete runaway was 2000m long and 30m wide. In 1975, radar facilities became operational and later in 1992, the airport was opened for international traffic, with flights to Stuttgart and Munich.
In 2006 - 2008, the airport passed through the most important rehabilitation program in its history, a €77 million investment in a new terminal building and in runway upgrade.[3][4] In 2013, Sibiu International Airport handled 189,300 passengers, which represents an increase over the previous year, while in 2014 the number of passengers increased to almost 216,000 and two new destinations to London and Dortmund have been introduced. In 2015 the total traffic grew up to 276.533 embarked-disembarked passengers, while the number of aircraft movements increased to 5.468.[2]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Austrian Airlines | Vienna |
| Blue Air | Cologne/Bonn (begins 28 March 2016), Stuttgart |
| Lufthansa Regional operated by Lufthansa CityLine | Munich |
| TAROM | Munich |
| Wizz Air | Dortmund, London-Luton |
Statistics
| Year | Passengers[5] | Aircraft movements[5] |
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| 2005 | 45,494 | 3,500 |
| 2006 |  63,618
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3,818 |
| 2007 | 105,654
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5,014 |
| 2008 | 141,012
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5,995 |
| 2009 | 154,161
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6,419 |
| 2010 | 198,751
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6,077 |
| 2011 |  176,908
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4,824 |
| 2012 | 176,504
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4,574 |
| 2013 | 189,300
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4,834 |
| 2014 | 215,941
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4,908 |
| 2015 | 276,533
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5,468 |
| Month | Passengers[6] | Change (2014-2015) | Passengers Cumulatively |
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| January | 19,296 | 33.6%
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19,296 |
| February | 18,797 | 33.8%
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38,093 |
| March | 22,069 | 40.5%
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60,162 |
| April | 23,334 | 29.7%
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83,496 |
| May | 25,152 | 31.5%
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108,648 |
| June | 29,221 | 27.7%
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137,869 |
| July | 32,964 | 21.1%
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170,833 |
| August | 32,980 | 22.5%
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203,813 |
| September | 31,808 | 23.3%
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235,621 |
| October | 29,394 | 25.6%
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265,015 |
| Rank | Airport | Passengers 2014 | Carriers | |||||
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| 1 |  Munich |
Lufthansa, TAROM | ||||||
| 2 | Stuttgart |
Blue Air | ||||||
| 3 |  Vienna |
Austrian Airlines | ||||||
| 4 |  London |
Wizz Air | ||||||
| Source:Eurostat [1] | ||||||||
See also
References
External links
Media related to Sibiu International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
