Craiova International Airport

Craiova International Airport (IATA: CRA, ICAO: LRCV) is located in the 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.

Craiova International Airport

Aeroportul Internaţional Craiova
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorConsiliul Judeţean Dolj
ServesCraiova, Romania
Focus city forWizz Air
Elevation AMSL626 ft / 191 m
Coordinates44°19′05″N 023°53′19″E
Websitewww.aeroportcraiova.ro
Map
CRA
Location of airport in Romania
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,500 8,203 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers514,544 4.3%
Aircraft movements(2018)6793 14%
Source: Romanian AIP at EUROCONTROL,[1]
Statistics[2][3]

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 the base for Wizz Air which serves 7 destinations in 4 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

AirlinesDestinations
Animawings[6]Seasonal: Antalya
Blue Air Seasonal charter: Antalya
Lumiwings Forlì (begins 23 April 2021)[7]
Wizz Air Bergamo, Birmingham, Bologna, Cologne/Bonn, London–Luton, Madrid, Rome–Ciampino

Statistics

Year Passengers Change Aircraft movements Change
2007 5,133
2008 12,988 153%
2009 15,130 16.4%
2010 23,629 56.1%
2011 32,006 35.4%
2012 29,626 7.4% 3,394
2013 40,291 35.9% 2,246 33.9%
2014 138,886 244.7% 3,506 56.1%
2015 116,947 15.8% 2,999 14.5%
2016 222,320 90.1% 4,018 33.9%
2017 447,227 101.1% 5,960 48.3%
2018 493,056 10.2% 6,793 14%
2019 514,544 4.3%
Busiest Routes from Craiova International Airport (2019)
RankAirportPassengers
1 London - Luton
142,678
2 Bergamo
84,970
3 Rome - Ciampino Airport
43,856
4 Madrid
40,183
5 Bologna
35,368

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.[8]

See also

References

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