Craiova International Airport
Craiova International Airport (IATA: CRA, ICAO: LRCV) is located in the 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 | ||||||||||
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  CRA Location of airport in Romania | |||||||||||
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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 7 destinations in 4 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[6] | Seasonal: Antalya |
| Blue Air | Seasonal charter: Antalya |
| Lumiwings | Forlì (begins 23 April 2021)[7] |
| Wizz Air | Bergamo, Birmingham, 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% |
| Rank | Airport | Passengers |
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| 1 |  London - Luton | |
| 2 |  Bergamo | |
| 3 | Rome - Ciampino Airport | |
| 4 |  Madrid | |
| 5 | Bologna | |
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.[8]
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
- "Flight schedule". animawings.com.
- "Lumiwings: three new routes from Perugia and Forli to Arad and Craiova starting in the summer". boardingpass.ro.
- "RAT-Craiova bus schedule". Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.