Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport

Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport Aeroportul Internațional Timișoara Traian Vuia
IATA: TSR – ICAO: LRTR TSR Location of airport in Romania
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Ministry of Transport
Operator	Romanian Civil Aviation Authority
Serves	Timișoara, Romania
Location	Ghiroda, Timiș County
Focus city for	Wizz Air
Coordinates	45°48′36″N 21°20′17″E / 45.81000°N 21.33806°E / 45.81000; 21.33806
Website	aerotim.ro
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 3,500 11,483 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 736,191 Aircraft movements 10,293
Sources: aerotim.ro[1]

Timișoara "Traian Vuia" International (IATA: TSR, ICAO: LRTR) is an international airport serving Timișoara, Romania. Located in the historical region of Banat, the airport is named in honour of Traian Vuia, a Romanian flight pioneer and a Timiș County native.

Traian Vuia International is the third largest Romanian airport in terms of air traffic, and the main air transportation hub for the western part of Romania and for the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion. The airport serves as an operating base for Wizz Air, and as headquarters for Carpatair.

History

Timișoara's first airport, Timișoara Communal Airport, was built a few kilometers away from the current airport's position, in the village of Moșnița Veche. The first airplane landed there on 17 July 1935.^[2]

The airport was rebuilt on its current position in the 1960s and became known as Giarmata Airport.^[3] The domestic flights terminal was opened in 1964.

In 1980, it received International Airport status. Traian Vuia International has ILS CAT IIIa status and is one of the airports in Romania capable of handling wide-body aircraft.^[4]

In 2013, Timișoara Traian Vuia International served 757,096 passengers, a decrease of 27.1% compared to 2012.

Military use

Giarmata Airport was home to the Romanian Air Force RoAF 93rd Air Base, founded in 1953.^[3] The 93rd Air Base was disbanded in August 2004 with the MiG-21 Lancers and IAR-330 moving to Câmpia Turzii for reassignment to 71st Air Base. The air base also operated the MiG-23 Flogger, which was retired in early 2002. Over 30 MiG-23s are in storage at Timișoara Airport.

Nowadays, the military section of the airport is an annex of the 71st Air Base and operates the 714th Transport Helicopter Squadron, with the IAR 330 in service.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

Statistics

Year	Passengers (total)[1][6][7]	Change	Aircraft Movements (total)[1][6]	Change
2005	316,752		22,787
2006	661,417	109%	24,816	8.9%
2007	859,329	30%	25,326	2%
2008	886,083	3.1%	24,520	3%
2009	991,737	11.9%	24,713	0.8%
2010	1,136,064	14.5%	25,830	4.5%
2011	1,202,925	5.9%	23,151	10.3%
2012	1,039,109	13,5%	18,727	19,1%
2013	757,096	27.1%	11,929	36.3%
2014	736,191[8]	2.8%	10,293	13.7%

Ground transportation

The airport is located 12 km to the north-east of Timișoara. The RATT Express 4 line (E4) connects the terminal to Timișoara city centre. Access to the airport is possible from the road DN6 (E70), through a junction near the village of Ghiroda. Taxis and car rental agencies are available.

See also

• Aviation in Romania
• Transport in Romania

References

External links

Media related to Timişoara International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Accident history for TSR at Aviation Safety Network

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