Iași International Airport

Iași International Airport (IATA: IAS, ICAO: LRIA) is an international airport located in Iași, Romania, 8 km (5 mi) east of the city centre. One of the oldest accredited airports in Romania, Iași Airport is the fourth-busiest airport in Romania in terms of passenger traffic, and the most important airport in the historical region of Moldavia.

Iași International Airport

Aeroportul Internațional Iași
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorIași County Council
ServesIași
LocationIași, Romania
Focus city forWizz Air
Elevation AMSL411 ft / 125 m
Coordinates47°10′44″N 027°37′12″E
Websiteaeroport.ro
Map
IAS
Location of airport in Romania
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers1,314,244 4,58%
Aircraft movements12,493
Sources: Romanian AIP at EUROCONTROL,[1] aeroport.ro,[2][3][4] Aircraft movements data[5]

History

The Iași region earned its commercial representative status on 24 June 1926, when scheduled flights commenced on the route Bucharest – Galați – Iași – Chișinău. The flights were operated by Compagnie Franco-Roumaine de Navigation Aérienne - CFRNA, in 1930 renamed LARES.[6]

In 1966, a north–south concrete runway, 15/33, with a total length of 1,800 m (5,906 ft), and a modern lighting system, were built, followed three years later by the construction of a passenger terminal.[7] In 2001, the passenger terminal was upgraded to use separate flows for domestic and international flights.[7]

In June 2012, a new passenger terminal, named Terminal T2, was added, increasing the total processing capacity to 215 pax/hour.[7] The terminal was designated to be used for Schengen/domestic flights.[8] The old terminal has been renamed Terminal T1.

In 2013, Iași International Airport started a long-term, multi-stage upgrade program.[9] Module I of the project (an estimated €57 million investment) was completed in November 2015,[10] and involved the construction of a new runway, a terminal building, and the extension of the apron.[7][11][12] On 20 August 2014, the first 1,800 m (5,906 ft) of the new runway 14/32 went into operation,[13] whilst the entire length of 2,400 m (7,874 ft) became fully operational on 16 October 2014.[14] The old runway 15/33 was converted into a taxiway. On 17 October 2015, the third terminal building (T3) with a processing capacity of 320 pax/hour, was inaugurated.[15] A project which includes the expansion of T2 (that would double the terminal's area) was also proposed, in October 2015.[16]

For the long term, the development project proposes other modules for the construction of a new passenger terminal, a new apron, two rapid-exit taxiways, a cargo terminal, an aircraft fuel depot, a new access roadway, as well as of a 600-metre (2,000 ft) extension for the runway to a total length of 3,000 m (9,843 ft).[9][11]

On 13 November 2017, Iași Airport exceeded the 1,000,000 passenger mark.[17]

Facilities

Terminals

The airport facilities consist of three terminals. The old terminal T1 and the recently opened T3 are used to accommodate international flights, while T2 is used for domestic flights.

Runway

Iași Airport sits at an elevation of 411 feet (125 m). There is one runway at the airport, aligned in the north-south direction.[18][19]

Number Length Width ILS Notes
14/32 2,400 metres (7,874 ft) 45 metres (148 ft) Cat. II (14) Equipped at both ends with Approach Lighting Systems (ALSF II).

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air Bucharest Seasonal charter: Antalya[20]
Animawings[21] Seasonal: Antalya
Austrian Airlines Vienna
Blue Air Bucharest
Seasonal charter: Antalya,[22] Heraklion[22]
Corendon Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya,[23] Heraklion [23]
TAROM Bucharest
Wizz Air[24] Barcelona, Bari, Beauvais, Bergamo, Billund, Birmingham, Bologna, Catania, Charleroi, Dortmund, Eindhoven, Larnaca, Liverpool, London–Luton, Rome-Ciampino, Tel Aviv, Treviso, Turin

Traffic and statistics
Annual passenger and aircraft statistics
Year PassengersA (% change from previous year)Aircraft movementsB
2005
41,960(+52%)
1,796
2006
70,592(+68.2%)
2,377
2007
126,334(+79%)
3,442
2008
144,043(+14%)
3,860
2009
148,538(+3.1%)
4,961
2010
159,615(+7.5%)
4,755
2011
184,311(+15.4%)
2012
173,248(-6%)
4,800
2013
231,731(+33.8%)
4,723
2014
273,047(+17.7%)
4,851
2015
381,709(+39.5%)
6,088
2016
881,157(+131.2%)
10,269
2017
1,146,218(+30.1%)
11,752
2018
1,256,640(+9.6%)
12,749
2019
1,314,244(+4.6%)
12,493

Notes: A.^ Passengers data sources:[25][26][27][28][29][4]
B.^ Aircraft movements data sources:[25][26][30][31]

Month Passengers[3][4] Change Passengers
cumulatively (YTD)		 Change
2017 2018 2019
January 76,781 83,323 95,452 14.5% 95,452 14.5%
February 73,783 74,070 90,687 22.4% 186,139 18.3%
March 82,009 81,707 95,003 16.3% 281,142 17.6%
April 87,850 92,522 102,211 10.5% 383,353 15.6%
May 89,796 95,304 111,247 16.7% 494,600 15.8%
June 101,615 100,930 122,409 21.3% 617,009 16.7%
July 118,362 131,917 132,721 0.6% 749,730 13.6%
August 125,605 142,839 134,975 5.5% 884,051 10.2%
September 114,954 132,800 124,593 6.2% 1,008,644 7.7%
October 107,114 124,040 112,718 9.1% 1,121,362 5.8%
November 85,354 102,035
December 83,318 95,070 1,314,244 4.6%

Note: C.^ Data statistics: 2014,[32] 2015[33]

Ground transportation

Bus

CTP, the public transit operator in Iași, provides service on route 50, to the Iași railway station, at specific times of the day, correlated with flight arrivals and departures.[34] As of November 2018, the fare is 2.5 RON (€0.54) for a single-trip ticket.

Operator Route Destination Stops Schedule
CTP Iași 50 Aeroport Express service from Iași railway station to Iași Airport Gara Iași - Piața Unirii (city centre) - Tg.Cucu - Aeroport [35]

Taxi

Various taxis have access to and from the airport. The charges vary around 2.50 RON/km.[36]

It can also be reached from the Republic of Moldova by road, the airport is located near the border.

See also

References
  1. EAD Basic
  2. Iași Airport in 2013 at aeroport.ro (in Romanian)
  3. Anna.aero database
  4. "Aeroportul a fost cu 10% mai aglomerat anul trecut decât în 2017". ziaruldeiasi.ro.
  5. "Aeroportul Iași este pe primul loc în zona Moldovei". ziaruldeiasi.ro.
  6. Airline companies in Romania (1918-1945)
  7. "2013 Project presentation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
  8. A new terminal for Iasi International Airport
  9. Airport modernisation project Archived 2013-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Pistă de 3.000 de metri, un nou turn de control și un nou drum de acces la Aeroport (in Romanian)
  11. Etapa a II-a a proiectului de modernizare a Aeroportului Iași a trecut de verificarea tehnico-economică Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
  12. Development and modernization - Module I Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
  13. Inaugurarea pistei Aeroportului (in Romanian)
  14. New runway at Iași International Airport
  15. Inauguration of T3 at ziaruldeiasi.ro (in Romanian)
  16. Note fundamentare Archived 2016-08-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
  17. Președintele CJ Iași recunoaște meritele conducerii Aeroportului Iași (in Romanian)
  18. AD LRIA Archived 2017-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
  19. AIRAC AIP Sup Archived 2017-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
  20. "Charter programme". kusadasi.ro.
  21. "Flight schedule". animawings.com.
  22. "Flight Schedules and Airline Availability". tez-tour.com.
  23. Liu, Jim (27 January 2020). "Corendon Airlines S20 Network expansion". routesonline.com.
  24. https://wizzair.com/en-gb/flights/timetable#/
  25. "Aeroportul Iasi in anul 2016". newsair.ro. Archived from the original on 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  26. "Transportul aeroportuar pe anul 2015" (PDF). INSSE.
  27. Topul aeroporturilor din Romania in 2012 Archived 2014-02-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
  28. Access to European funds and the strategy for 2010, priorities for Iași County (in Romanian)
  29. ORDIN 169/1.801. Planul national de actiune privind reducerea emisiilor de gaze cu efect de seră în domeniul aviatiei civile (in Romanian)
  30. Press release for 2013 Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
  31. Proiect de hotărâre privind aprobarea structurii organizatorice ale R.A. “Aeroportul” Iași. (in Romanian)
  32. Eurostat database
  33. "Transportul aeroportuar pe anul 2015" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE.
  34. Traseul autobuzului 50 a fost prelungit până la Gara Iași (in Romanian)
  35. Express Bus Route 50 schedule
  36. Cât costă o călătorie cu taxiul în orașele din Moldova (in Romanian)

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