Craiova International Airport
Craiova International Airport (IATA: CRA, ICAO: LRCV) is located in 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 | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Consiliul Judeţean Dolj | ||||||||||
Serves | Craiova, Romania | ||||||||||
Focus city for | Wizz Air | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 626 ft / 191 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 44°19′05″N 023°53′19″E | ||||||||||
Website | www.aeroportcraiova.ro | ||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() CRA Location of airport in Romania | |||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
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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 10 destinations in 7 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
Airlines | Destinations |
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Animawings | Charter: Antalya[6] |
Blue Air | Seasonal charter: Antalya |
Wizz Air | Barcelona, Bergamo, Bologna, Cologne/Bonn, London–Luton, Madrid, Rome–Ciampino |
Statistics
Year | Passengers | Change | Aircraft movements | Change |
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2007 | 5,133 | ![]() |
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2008 | 12,988 | 153% ![]() |
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2009 | 15,130 | 16.4% ![]() |
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2010 | 23,629 | 56.1% ![]() |
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2011 | 32,006 | 35.4% ![]() |
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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%![]() |
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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.[7]
See also
References
- EAD Basic
- Craiova Airport in 2013 Archived 8 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine at newsair.ro (in Romanian)
- ORDIN 169/1.801. Planul national de actiune privind reducerea emisiilor de gaze cu efect de seră în domeniul aviatiei civile (in Romanian)
- Adevarul, The New Terminal of the Airport Will be Inaugurated in Two Weeks
- http://www.business-review.eu/news/ryanair-to-stop-flights-from-oradea-and-craiova-after-closing-timisoara-base-161976
- https://animawings.com/routes-network/
- "RAT-Craiova bus schedule". Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.