Английская Википедия:Craiova International Airport

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Craiova International Airport Шаблон:Airport codes is located in the south-western part of Romania, Шаблон:Convert east 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.

History

The airport was established in 1938 following a decree issued by King Carol II. Through the decree, the airport was meant to be used both as a public airport and a military one in case of war. The airport had a dirt runway with dimensions of 1000×200 m. Between 1950 and 1952, a Шаблон:Convert concrete runway, as well as the first airport facilities were constructed. On 6 May 1957, Li-2 aircraft began flying on the Craiova - Bucharest route. The control tower was built in 1959, and between 1959 and 1972 the runway was extended to Шаблон:Convert. Between 1972 and 1989, other airport facilities were built.

From 1995, the airport was opened to domestic and international traffic, serving only charter flights. A new terminal was opened at Craiova airport in December 2010. 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 which had operated since November 2016 and consisted of a single route to Valencia.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Craiova Airport: Шаблон:Airport-dest-list

Statistics

Year	Passengers	Change	Aircraft movements	Change
2007	5,133	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
2008	12,988	153% Шаблон:Increase	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
2009	15,130	16.4% Шаблон:Increase	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
2010	23,629	56.1% Шаблон:Increase	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
2011	32,006	35.4% Шаблон:Increase	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
2012	29,626	7.4% Шаблон:Decrease	3,394	Шаблон:Center
2013	40,291	35.9%Шаблон:Increase	2,246	33.9%Шаблон:Decrease
2014	138,886	244.7%Шаблон:Increase	3,506	56.1%Шаблон:Increase
2015	116,947	15.8%Шаблон:Decrease	2,999	14.5%Шаблон:Decrease
2016	222,320	90.1%Шаблон:Increase	4,018	33.9%Шаблон:Increase
2017	447,227	101.1%Шаблон:Increase	5,960	48.3%Шаблон:Increase
2018	493,056	10.2%Шаблон:Increase	6,793	14%Шаблон:Increase
2019	514,544	4.3%Шаблон:Increase	6,779	0.2%Шаблон:Decrease
2020	159,552	68.9%Шаблон:Decrease	3,758	44.5%Шаблон:Decrease
2021	191,510	20.0%Шаблон:Increase	5,260	39.6%Шаблон:Increase

Busiest Routes from Craiova International Airport (2019)

Rank	Airport	Passengers
1	Шаблон:Flagicon London - Luton	Шаблон:Center
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Bergamo	Шаблон:Center
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Rome - Ciampino Airport	Шаблон:Center
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Madrid	Шаблон:Center
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Bologna	Шаблон:Center

Military use

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Retired MiG-21 and IAR-93 aircraft at the base in 1996

Between 1940 and 2004 the airport was used as a military air base. During the Cold War, the 67th Fighter Aviation Regiment was headquartered at Craiova. It was equipped with MiG-15 and MiG-17 fighters, as well as IAR 93 ground attack aircraft. From 1991, the MiG-15s and 17s were replaced with MiG-21s. The 322nd Aviation Maintenance Centre also functioned at the base between 1970 and 2004.

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.

See also

• Aviation in Romania
• Transport in Romania

External links

• Official website
• Google Map – Aerial View
• Шаблон:ASN