Craiova International Airport
Aeroportul Internaţional Craiova |
IATA: CRA – ICAO: LRCV
Location of airport in Romania
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Summary |
Airport type |
Public & Military |
Operator |
Consiliul Judeţean Dolj |
Serves |
Craiova, Romania |
Focus city for |
Wizz Air |
Elevation AMSL |
626 ft / 191 m |
Coordinates |
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Website |
www.aeroportcraiova.ro |
Runways |
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Statistics (2015) |
Passengers |
116,947 15.8% |
Aircraft movements |
2,999 14.4% |
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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 region is the headquarters of Avioane Craiova SA (formerly known as IRAv Craiova), the company which built the Romanian IAR-93 and IAR-99 aircraft.
History
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A new terminal was opened at Craiova airport in December 2010.[4]
Since July 2014 Craiova Airport is base for Wizz Air which serves 5 destinations in 3 countries: Italy - Rome Ciampino with 2 weekly flights, Bologna with 2 weekly flights and Milan Bergamo with 4 weekly flights; Spain - Barcelona with 2 weekly flights; United Kingdom - London Luton with 3 weekly flights. On 15 May 2015 Wizz Air announced that they would suspend flights to and from Craiova airport from 1 June 2015 until mid-September 2015, due to a runway renovation.[5] A local government official said that charter flights would not be affected.[6]
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
Year |
Passengers |
Aircraft movements |
2012 |
29,626 |
3,394 |
2013 |
40,291 |
2,246 |
2014 |
138,886 |
3,506 |
2015 |
116,947 |
2,999 |
2015
Month |
Passengers |
Change (2014-2015) |
Passengers Cumulatively |
January |
16,784 |
233.0% |
16,784 |
February |
14,722 |
253.1% |
31,506 |
March |
17,541 |
234.5% |
49,047 |
April |
19,276 |
206.0% |
68,323 |
May |
19,924 |
202.8% |
88,247 |
June |
809 |
89.2% |
89,056 |
July |
701 |
94.3% |
89,757 |
August |
1080 |
95.2% |
90,837 |
September |
575 |
97.1% |
91,412 |
October |
0 |
100.0% |
91,412 |
November |
10,752 |
30.3% |
102,164 |
December |
14,783 |
1.3% |
116,947 |
- - Only charter flights were operated to/from Craiova International Airport in June, July, August and September.
- - The airport was closed for runway resurfacing in October.
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] Tickets can be purchased from the bus drivers at a cost of 2.5 RON (€ 0.60). Taxis are also available at a cost of around 1.5 RON/km.
See also
References
External links
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