Iaşi International Airport

Iaşi International Airport
Aeroportul Internaţional Iaşi
IATA: IASICAO: LRIA
IAS
Location of airport in Romania
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Iaşi County Council
Serves Iaşi, Romania
Location Iaşi
Elevation AMSL 397 ft / 121 m
Website www.aeroport.ro
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 1,800 5,906 Concrete
Statistics (2010)
Passengers 164,000
Aircraft movements (2009) 4,961
Source: Romanian AIP at EUROCONTROL,[1]
administratie.ro[2]

Iaşi Airport (IATA: IASICAO: LRIA) is an airport serving the city of Iaşi, Romania. It is situated 8 km (5.0 mi) northeast of the city centre.[1]

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History

Iaşi Airport is one of the oldest accredited airports in Romania. The Iaşi region earned its commercial representative status on 24 June 1926, when scheduled flights were officialized on the route BucharestGalaţi – Iaşi and Chişinău. The flights were operated by Compagnie Franco-Roumaine de Navigation Aérienne - CFRNA, later LARES.[3]

In 1969 Iaşi Airport was modernized, a concrete runway was built with a total length of 1,800 m (5,906 ft), with a modern lighting system and a passenger terminal.

In 2001, the passenger terminal was upgraded in order to process, using separate flows, 150 passengers an hour for domestic flights and 100 passengers an hour for international flights and, in 2005, an instrument landing system CAT II was implemented.

Future development

It has been announced that Iaşi International Airport will be undergoing modernisation, the airport will basically be reconstructed into a state-of-the-art airport.[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air Bucharest Charter: Antalya
Air Vallée Turin [begins 25 March][5]
Austrian Airlines
operated by Tyrolean Airways
Vienna
Carpatair Timişoara
Seasonal: Rome-Fiumicino
Charter: Antalya, Heraklion
Corendon Airlines Charter: Antalya
TAROM Bucharest-Henri Coandă

Former destinations

Traffic and statistics

In 2010, the airport served 164,000 passengers, a 10.4% increase compared to the previous year.[6]

Year Passengers[7] Compared to Previous Year
2005 41,959 +52%
2006 71,378 +70.1%
2007 120,000 +68.1%
2008 146,000 +21.6%
2009 148,538 +1.7%
2010 164,000 +10.4%

See also

References

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