Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport

Timișoara Traian Vuia
International Airport
Aeroportul Internațional Timișoara
Traian Vuia
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Ministry of Transport
Operator Romanian Civil Aviation Authority
Serves Timișoara, Romania
Location Ghiroda, Timiș County
Focus city for
Coordinates 45°48′36″N 21°20′17″E / 45.81000°N 21.33806°E / 45.81000; 21.33806Coordinates: 45°48′36″N 21°20′17″E / 45.81000°N 21.33806°E / 45.81000; 21.33806
Website aerotim.ro
Map
TSR

Location of airport in Romania

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 3,500 11,483 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 1,161,482 Increase
Aircraft movements 14,222 Increase
Freight 3,887 t. Increase
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. It is the third-busiest 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 Ryanair.

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 aircraft landed there on 17 July 1935.[2] The airport was rebuilt in its current location in the 1960s and became known as Giarmata Airport.[3] The domestic terminal was opened in 1964.

In the 1980s it was designated as an international airport and was upgraded with a CAT IIIa instrument landing system.[4] The runway was extended from 2,500 to 3,500 metres and terminal buildings for international flights, control tower, the official hall and the administrative building were constructed. The airport was named after aeronautics pioneer Traian Vuia in 2003. The following year work to expand the international terminal commenced; and in 2006 the aircraft parking facilities were enlarged. These measures were taken to cater to increasing air traffic and the construction of a new parking lot and an access road in the airport. The extension works for the international terminal were completed in 2007. In 2010 work to expand the domestic terminal was completed.

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.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
AtlasGlobal Seasonal charter: Antalya
Air Bucharest Seasonal charter: Antalya
Blue Air Cluj–Napoca, Iași
Seasonal: Bucharest, Constanța[5]
Seasonal charter: Antalya, Heraklion,[6] Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes,[6] Zakynthos
Corendon Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya[7]
Freebird Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya[6]
Lufthansa Regional
operated by Lufthansa CityLine		 Frankfurt (begins 29 October 2017),[8] Munich
Ryanair Bergamo, Berlin-Schönefeld, Bucharest, Charleroi, Hahn, London–Stansted, Weeze
TAROM Bucharest
Seasonal charter: Santorini
Wizz Air Barcelona, Bari, Beauvais, Bergamo, Bologna, Charleroi, Dortmund, Eindhoven, Hahn, London–Luton, Madrid, Memmingen, Rome–Ciampino, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion (begins 30 October 2017),[9][10] Treviso, Valencia

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
DHL Aviation
operated by Airest 		Budapest[11]
FedEx Express
operated by ASL Airlines Belgium 		Katowice,[12] Liège[12]
RAF-Avia Budapest[13]
TAROM Cargo Bucharest
UPS Airlines
operated by ASL Airlines Switzerland 		Cologne/Bonn,[14] Sofia[14]

Statistics

The airport's traffic rose significantly in the past ten years. Although, it experienced e dramatic decrease after the departure of Carpatair, authorities of the airport announced that the negative trend should come to an end by 2015. In 2016 the airport handled 1,161,482 passengers and it is expected that the traffic numbers will reach 1,5 million passengers in 2017.

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics
Year[15] Passengers (% change from prior year) Aircraft movements(% change from prior year)[15]
2005
611,705
22,716
2006
753,934(+23.2%)
24,817(+9.2)
2007
836,574(+6.7%)
25,379(+2.2)
2008
890,704(+6.4%)
24,768(-2.4)
2009
973,873(+9.3%)
24,815(+0.1)
2010
1,138,431(+16.8%)
25,807(+3.9)
2011
1,202,925(+5.6%)
23,214(-8.2)
2012
1,039,109(-13.7%)
18,522(-20.3)
2013
757,096(-27.2%)
11,929(-35.6)
2014
736,191(-2.8%)
10,293(-13.7)
2015
924,459(+25.6%)
11,661(+13.3)
2016
1,160,482(+25.3%)
14,222(+22)
Year Passengers (total with transit)[15] Change Passengers (total without transit) Change Aircraft movements (total)[15] Change
2005 611,705 Steady 22,716 Steady
2006 753,934 Increase 23.2% 24,817 Increase 9.2%
2007 836,574 Increase 6.7% 512,362 25,379 Increase 2.2%
2008 890,704 Increase 6.4% 515,968 Increase 0.7% 24,768 Decrease 2.4%
2009 973,873 Increase 9.3% 638,372 Increase 23.7% 24,815 Increase 0.1%
2010 1,138,431 Increase 16.8% 797,193 Increase 24.9% 25,807 Increase 3.9%
2011 1,202,925 Increase 5.6% 853,347 Increase 7.0% 23,214 Decrease 8.2%
2012 1,039,109 Decrease 13.7% 806,682 Decrease 5.5% 18,522 Decrease 20.3%
2013 757,096 Decrease 27.2% 704,713 Decrease 12.6% 11,929 Decrease 35.6%
2014 736,191 Decrease 2.8% 734,716 Increase 4.3% 10,293 Decrease 13.7%
2015 924,459 Increase 25.6% 924,459 Increase 25.8% 11,661 Increase 13.3%
2016 1,160,482 Increase 25.3% 1,160,482 Increase 25.3% 14,222 Increase 22%
 2017 traffic figures
Month Passengers Change (2016—2017) Aircraft movements Change (2016–2017) Cargo (tonnes) Change (2016–2017)
January[16]
113,023
74.9% Increase
1,397
61.3% Increase
336
16.3% Increase
February[17]
113,103
68.1% Increase
1,333
44.9% Increase
Steady
Steady
March
129,706
66.3% Increase
1,448
??.?% Increase
Steady
Steady
April
130,732
62.2% Increase
1,345
26.5% Increase
Steady
Steady
May
137,396
58.8% Increase
1,438
38.5%Increase
Steady
Steady
June
140,143
51.6% Increase
1,493
Steady
Steady
Steady
July
161,154
58.7% Increase
1,577
Steady
Steady
Steady
Total
925,257
62% Increase
10,031
39.1% Increase
2,295
6.3% Increase
Top routes from Timișoara International Airport
Destination Weekly Departures
(Ian. 2016)		 Weekly Departures
(June 2017)[18]		 Airlines
Romania Bucharest – Henri Coandă International Airport
26
34
Ryanair, TAROM
Germany Munich
21
21
Lufthansa
United Kingdom London – Stansted Airport, Luton Airport
5
14
Ryanair, Wizz Air
Italy Bergamo – Orio al Serio Airport
5
12
Ryanair, Wizz Air
Romania Iași
Steady
7
Blue Air
Belgium Brussel-Charleroi
2
5
Ryanair, Wizz Air
Germany Frankfurt-Hahn
2
4
Ryanair, Wizz Air
Busiest routes from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
City-AirportPassengers 2014Passenger 2015ChangePassenger 2016ChangeAirlines
Romania Bucharest
154,508
160,867
4.1%Increase
219,694
36.6%Increase
Ryanair, TAROM
Germany Munich
161,548
173,751
7.6%Increase
207,568
19.5%Increase
Lufthansa
United Kingdom London
56,407
73,856
30.9%Increase
144,132
95.2%Increase
Ryanair, Wizz Air
Italy Bergamo
55,096
82,189
49.2%Increase
101,791
23.8%Increase
Ryanair, Wizz Air
Belgium Brussels
3,960
29.236
738.3%Increase
44,326
51.6%Increase
Ryanair, Wizz Air

Ground transportation

Acces map to Timisoara airport

Car

The airport is located in the North-Western part of Timişoara Municipality, at a distance of 12 km from the city centre. Access to the airport is on the European Road E70 from Timisoara to Bucharest, through a junction near the village of Ghiroda.

Bus

The RATT Express 4 line (E4) connects the terminal to Timișoara city centre.[19] Also, the line E4-barat connects the airport directly with Timișoara Nord railway station, the main station of the city.[19]

Operator Line Destination Route Schedule
RATT E4 City center (Bastion) Cart. Aeroport – Ghiroda – P-ța Badea Cârțan every 50 min.[20]
RATT E4 barat Timișoara Nord railway station Ghiroda – P-ța Badea Cârțan – City center (Bastion) – P-ța 700 [21]

Trivia

See also

References

  1. ↑ Timișoara Airport in 2013 (in Romanian)
  2. ↑ History of Timișoara Airport at aerotim.ro
  3. 1 2 The RoAF Day at Giarmata Airport (in Romanian)
  4. ↑ Technical Data
  5. ↑ "Blue Air opens Constanta base in S17".
  6. 1 2 3 http://www.tez-tour.ro/informatii/info-orare
  7. ↑ http://www.paralela45.ro/chartere/antalya-din-timisoara-plecare-luni
  8. ↑ http://newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/en/news-and-releases/2017/q2/lufthansa-to-expand-europe-network-six-new-frankfurt-destinations-for-the-winter-now-fixed.html
  9. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/273227/wizzair-adds-timisoara-tel-aviv-in-w17/
  10. ↑ https://wizzair.com/en-gb/information-and-services/destinations/timetable#/TSR/TLV/0/0/2017-10/2017-07
  11. ↑ Flightradar24. "ES-LSE - SF34 - Flightradar24". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  12. 1 2 flightradar.com, acess date=7 August 2017
  13. ↑ Flightradar24. "YL-RAA - AN26 - Flightradar24". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  14. 1 2 flightradar.com, acess date=7 August 2017
  15. 1 2 3 4 Traffic statistics, at aerotim.ro, 2015-01-14
  16. ↑ Comunicat de presă al Aeroportului Internațional Timișoara, at aerotim.ro, 2017-02-10
  17. ↑ Traficul pe aeroportul Timişoara a crescut cu peste 70%, depăşind 220.000 de pasageri, at zf.ro, 2017-03-21
  18. ↑
  19. 1 2 The public transport map
  20. ↑
  21. ↑

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