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Romania by Air!
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BA and KLM at
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Showing Non-Stop Direct Flights
into Romania by Major
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Map last updated 1 Jul 2007. Have
you found a listing which is out of date or that we are missing information?
Please let us know so we can keep
this resource accurate and fresh for all! The text below listing cities
for each airline may be more accurate, as it is updated more frequently.
Do not rely on this map or any other travel resource to make travel arrangements
without the a of a travel professional. Please see our List of Agents on
each locality page to make your domestic and international bookings.
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TAROM's New Airbus 318s
The shortest standard fuselage jetliner,
the new A318-111s began service in late 2006 for Romania's national
carrier, serving western European destinations with 14 business
class seats and a healthy 6000km range.
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Carpatair Connecting Timişoara
with Italy, Germany, France, Hungary and the Republic of Moldova
Carpatair's Saab 2000 turboprop lands at
Milano after a 2- hour flight from Timişoara
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From the Rest Romania Website at
These airlines all serve Romania with 4 or more flights,
all using their own mainline metal. International Flights in Bucharest
are served by Henri
Coanda International Airport in the northern
Otopeni suburb of Bucharest.
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Services:
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Business
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Business on Other
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Tarom provides daily service to most of Romania's
domestic airports, flying from Bucharest to Bacău, Băia-Mare, Cluj-Napoca,
Constanţa, Iaşi, Oradea, Satu-Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Tārgu-Mureş
and Timişoara.
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Based in Timişoara in western Romania,
Carpatair connects Timişoara
in the west with 9 other Romanian cities, as well as Budapest, and
many Italian destinations, Germany, Paris, Republic of Moldova and
the Ukraine.
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Malév's CRJ600
Regional Jets and 737-600 series fly from Budapest to Bucharest,
Constanţa, Timişoara, Tārgu Mureş, and Debrecen.
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BlueAir
serves Bucharest and Arad in western Romania from an impressive
list of 18 Western European cities, in France, Spain, Portugal,
Italy, Germany, and Turkey
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Lufthansa uses it's mainline
319s and 737s to connect Romania with Munich, Dusseldorf and Frankfurt,
with CRJ100s to Timişoara
from Munich
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Austrian subsidiary Tyrolean connects Vienna
with Bucharest, Timişoara, Sibiu, Cluj, and Iaşi
Photo: Gerardo Dominguez
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Alitalia
flies from Milan to Cluj, Timişoara and Bucharest,
and from Rome to Bucharest
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Moldavian flies daily from the capital of the
Republic of Moldova, Chişinău, to
Timişoara (jets with Business Class) and
Budapest (on SAAB 2000 turboprops)
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These airlines all serve Romania on their own aircraft
with 1 or 2 flights
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Below: KLM and British Airways at Henri
Coanda International on a rainy afternoon
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Royal Dutch
Airlines KLM and partner Air France link Bucharest with
Paris and Amsterdam
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Air France
serves Bucharest from Paris
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From Copenhagen to Bucharest,
Cimber Air
is the most direct way to connect with Denmark
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CSA Czech Airlines flies 737s daily from the Czech
Republic capital Prague to Bucharest and Timişoara
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(E8)
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Air Europa connects Bucharest to Barcelona and Madrid
(We
need to
CONFIRM
these flights)
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(WZ)
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Alpi-Eagles
flies between historic Venice on the Adriatic Sea and equally
historic Timişoara and Bucharest, on the
delightful Dāmboviţa river.
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Poland's Wizz Air offer flights to either Bucharest or Tārgu
Mureş from Budapest, Rome, and Barcelona, as well as connecting
Bucharest with Dortmund and London. Wizz also flies from
Arad to Milan
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Sky
Europe Airlines offers low-cost carrier service to Bratislava
(near Vienna) in Slovakia, with connections to over 30 European
destinations in 20 countries
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Air 41
flies to Constanta on the Black Sea coast weekly or fortnightly
from Hamburg
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My Way
Airlines (or "MyAir") connects Bucharest with Milan, Venice,
Rome and Bari on the Adriatic Sea
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Swiss connects Zurich with Bucharest
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ElAl servers Bucharest from Tel Aviv
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Greece's
Olympic
Airlines links Bucharest with Athens
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Moscow flights come in almost daily from
Russia on Aeroflot
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Daily services from Istanbul to Bucharest,
with summer vacation services to Constanţa and
Cluj
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Syrian Arab
Airlines flies to Bucharest from Damascus, perhaps not surprisingly.
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Bulgaria's
Hemus Air links Bucharest
with Sofia
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Air Malta
flies weekly to Bucharest's Baneasa airport, and from Cluj during
summer months to Malta.
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In summer months, some European cut-rate carriers
fly tourists in from northern Europe (often Hamburg, Dortmund, Cologne,
and the like) to the beach resorts in Constanţa on
the Black Sea coast.
Other carriers cater more to the domestic market, arranging
tours to Tunisia and Malta and other Mediterranean destinations.
Serving Cluj: To Monastir on TunisAir (TU) and NouvelAir.
Other Regional Airlines:
Air Baltic offers
flights to Odessa, Vienna, Budapest and Istanbul
ABC Air
Hungary through Scorpion Air operates limited passenger services to
Timişoara
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Blue Air Flaring before
Landing at Bacau
The relatively new 737s run Blue Air's routes
between Băcau and Rome
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The Cozy Duopoly: A Tale of Two Airlines
The national carrier Tarom based in the capital city Bucharest
connects 13 Romanian cities with Europe and the Middle East.
Timişoara, despite having less than
a third of the population of Bucharest, serves as many domestic destinations.
Carpatair offers an impressive feeder network from Italy, Germany and France
(see International Air
Route Map below)
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TAROM flies between
Bucharest and:
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Bacău, Băia-Mare, Cluj-Napoca,
Constanţa, Iaşi, Oradea, Satu-Mare, Sibiu, Suceava,
Tārgu-Mureş and Timişoara.
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Carpatair flies between
Timişoara
and:
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Bacău, Cluj-Napoca, Constanţa,
Iaşi, Oradea, Satu-Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Tārgu-Mureş
and Bucharest.
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Tarom provides daily service to most of Romania's
domestic airports, based in Bucharest connecting with
major European and Middle Eastern
capitals.
Tarom
offers Business Class service on all of it's routes on it's
4 new 737-700 series, 5 737-800 series as well as it's
mini A318s, older 737-300s, A310s and turboprop
ATR 42-500s.
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Carpatair
offers a mix of stretch Saab 200 Turboprop and Fokker jets,
with meal services and reasonable seat pitches.
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In Romania:
0725 300 900 or
0256 300 999
Fax 0256 300 900 UK: (0208) 602 7077
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Tarom and Carpatair Route Map
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Notes: There are
currently no regularly scheduled domestic services for airports
at
Arad or
Tulcea, although Arad offers international
service through
BlueAir,
and
Tulcea has a nice runway and a
VIP Lounge!
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Airline Alliances Serving Romania
All three major alliances serve Romania on their own aircraft:
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oneworld:
by British Airways (from London) and Malév (Budapest)
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Star Alliance:
by Lufthansa (Munich, Frankfurt and Dusseldorf), Austrian (Vienna),
and Swiss (Zurich)
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SkyTeam:
Alitalia (from Milan and Rome), Air France (Paris), KLM (Amsterdam),
CSA (Prague)
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Have Points? Burn Them in Buc'!
Airline alliances offer a great way to rack up the points and burn them
on a great holiday!
With just a single stop now from most North American major cities, you'll
find Bucharest can be a very efficient way to spend your hard-earned frequent
flyer miles!
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From the Rest Romania Website at
Your oneworld Alliance Options:
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Manhatten to Mamaia OR
Boston to Bucharest?
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21 One-Stops to Romania
Depart North America From:
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Los Angeles San Francisco Phoenix
Portland Seattle Vancouver Houston Denver
Chicago Dallas Philadelphia Montreal Toronto
Detroit Newark New York Atlanta Boston
Orlando Nassau Miami
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and Transfer At:
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London, Zurich, or Madrid
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then Fly Direct to Bucharest!
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American Airlines 777
Enroute from Los Angeles to London
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Flight Map over Europe
From Bucharest to London on BA, just passing
Transilvania and into Hungary
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A Fresh Vegetarian Meal
On British Airways from Bucharest
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 Romania
is just a single transfer away from North America with oneworld!
The oneworld alliance offers the most single transfer services to Romania
from North America of any airline alliance.
Fly from Los Angeles to London on an American Airlines 777 and then British
Airways straight to Bucharest! Or from Dallas or New York, fly on
American to Zurich and change there.
British Airways offers all-in-one service via London to Bucharest from
Chicago, San Francisco, Phoenix, Houston, Miami, Washington DC, New York
and Boston. The full service flight to Bucharest is on Airbus A320
aircraft with British Airway's great Club Europe class
You can also stop in Dublin on Aer Lingus from Boston and other U.S.
airports, flying out of London, or for those preferring a more sunny route,
Iberia connects in Madrid on a codeshare
to Bucharest on Tarom1
Malév flies directly from North America (New York and Toronto) to Romania
connecting in their hub at Budapest for flights to Bucharest,
Tārgu Mureş, Timişoara and Constanţa -- from
Manhatten to Mamaia with just one stop!
Australia and New Zealand
Qantas offers direct flights to London from both Sydney and Melbourne
(with short stops in either Bangkok or Singapore), and flights to Los Angeles
and New York from Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland, and to San Francisco
from Sydney. Antipodean travellers can break their journey (perhaps
a wise idea!) in Los Angeles, San Francisco or London on their way.
Or, more creatively, fly Qantas to Frankfurt via Singapore and then enjoy
the Tarom service direct to Bucharest.
A pairing with Qantas and Malév would enable a 2-stop service to Bucharest
from Sydney via New York and Budapest.
oneworld Airlines to Bucharest:
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Options from the UK
Daily flights from London take about 3½ hours to Bucharest on mainline
British Airways aircraft (A320s, A321s and B737s have been used on this
route over the last few years). The Club Europe service is excellent
with menus in both English and Romanian, served on Royal Doulton china.
Flyers originating in Manchester, Glasgow and other UK cities can connect
with a Swiss flight in Zurich instead of transiting London if preferred.
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Airlines will offer even more choices to connect to London and Zurich when
they join the oneworld alliance in 2007.
Don't Miss the Clubs!
Members of AA's Admirals Club and Qantas Club members will enjoy
the BA Terraces lounge at London Heathrow before departing for Bucharest,
as well as admission to the departures club lounge at Bucharest's Henri
Coanda International Airport, as do all Club Europe passengers on BA
services at Bucharest.
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The Star Alliance club lounge in Zurich
Your connection en route from North America
to Romania will be most enjoyable!
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Star Alliance from North America - Romania with a Single Transfer!
Travellers from North America flying from major US cities have just a
single change of planes on their way to Bucharest. The whole trip
can be done entirely with Star alliance carriers!
Both Lufthansa and LOT offer seamless service, flying out of the US connecting
to Bucharest through Germany or Poland.
With a single easy transfer in Europe, you can fly also direct from a
dozen cities (see right) to Bucharest departing on Lufthansa, United, Air
Canada, LOT or US Airways, and connect to Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian or
LOT into Bucharest.
Australia and New Zealand
Both United and Air New Zealand offer flights from Sydney, Melbourne
and Auckland, connecting in San Francisco or Los Angeles en route to London.
More directly, Singapore and Thai both fly from Sydney and Melbourne,
with a short stopover in Singapore or Bangkok continuing on to London.
For professional information on possible Star Alliance
itineraries, please contact a qualified travel
agent now for more information!
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In addition to the larger
Airbus and Boeing aircraft serving Bucharest,
Lufthansa offers business class service to Timişoara
on it's smaller regional jet CRJ100/200 aircraft, connecting
Timişoara to the
Star Alliance alliance
network.
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16 SkyTeam Singles to Bucharest
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Fly From North America:
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Los Angeles Atlanta San Francisco Toronto
Vancouver Miami Mexico City Washington DC
Houston Newark Minneapolis New York Chicago
Boston Cincinatti Montreal
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and Connect to Bucharest in:
Amsterdam, Paris, Prague, Milan or Rome
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SkyTeam Airlines:
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SkyTeam offers a rich network in Europe with the most connecting cities
for travellers to Bucharest.
This is due to the twin hubs of Air
France - KLM at Paris and Amsterdam,
the CSA Czech Airlines hub at Prague,
as well as the two Alitalia hubs in Milan and Rome.
Flights from Moscow arrive daily at Bucharest with
Aeroflot, and all of the SkyTeam
airlines codeshare with the European carriers into Bucharest.
That means you can book the journey with, for example, NorthWest from
Minneapolis with a single connection in Milan, travelling on to Bucharest
with Alitalia.
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A not-so-weary traveller relaxes in the airport club lounge
at Bucharest's international airport
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Romania has 17 civilian airports, out of which currently
9 are served by scheduled international flights. Depending on you destination,
you may choose to fly to Timişoara in the west; Cluj-Napoca, Oradea or Sibiu
in Transylvania; Bucharest or Constanţa in southern
Romania; or Bacău or Iaşi in Moldova.
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CLICK ON LINKS TO GO TO EACH AIRPORT WEBSITE
Including IATA Codes for Romanian Airports
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Cluj-Napoca: CLJ
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Sibiu: SBZ
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Henri Coanda Int'l (at Otopeni)
DN1 Bucuresti - Ploiesti nr. km 16 - sectorul , Bucuresti
(021) 232 0020
Fax: (021) 232 3687
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Str. Traian Vuia nr. 149 - judetul Cluj (0264) 416
702
Fax: (0264) 416 712
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Sos. Alba Iulia nr. 73 - judetul Sibiu (0269) 229
235
Fax: (0269) 228 731
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Constanţa: CND
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(at Baneasa)
DN1 Bucuresti - Ploiesti nr. km 4 - sectorul , Bucuresti
(021) 232 0020
Fax: (021) 232 3687
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Mihail Kogalniceanu
Airport
Str. Tudor Vladimirescu nr. 4 - judetul Constanta
(0241) 663 093
Fax: (0241) 258 378
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Satu Mare - Zalau nr. km 9.5 - judetul Satu Mare
(0269) 229 235
Fax: (0269) 228 731
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Calea Bodrogului nr. fn - judetul Arad (0257) 254
440
Fax: (0257) 054 482
aeroport@arad.ro
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Sos. CRAIOVA - BUCURESTI, Km. 7, Craiova
(0251) 416 860
Fax: (0251) 411 112
craicv@oltenia.ro
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(0230) 213 146
Fax: (0230) 524 148
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Bacău: BCM
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Tārgu-Mureş: TGM
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Str. Aeroportului nr. 1 - judetul Bacau (0234)
175 362
Fax: (0234) 175 366
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Str. Aeroportului nr. 1 - judetul Iasi
(0232) 278 510
http://www.aeroport.ro
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Ungheni - Vidrasau nr. - judetul Mures (0265) 132
738
Fax: (0265) 168 868
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Baia-Mare: BAY
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Str. Tautii Magheraus nr. - judetul Mures (0262) 222
246
Fax: (0262) 223 394
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Calea Aradului nr. 1 - judetul Bihor
(0259) 413 951
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Str. Giarmata nr. 1981 - judetul Timis (0256) 191
637
Fax: (0256) 190 705
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*charter flights only
OTHER AIRPORTS:
Caransebes Airport: Str. Aeroportului nr. 1 - judetul
Caras Severin, (0255) 516 356
Tulcea Airport: Sos. Tulcea - Constanta nr. km
15 - judetul Tulcea, (0240) 513 152, Fax: (0240) 511 040
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Aviation History in Romania
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Romania has a rich tradition in the aviation field. At the beginning
of the 20th century flight pioneers like Aurel Vlaicu, Traian Vuia and
George Valentin Bibescu brought important contributions to early aviation
history, building revolutionary aeroplanes and changing the age's mentalities.
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In 1910 the Romanian scientist Henri Coandă built the world's first
jet engine and made important discoveries in aeronautics and physics,
as the Coanda effect.
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Hermann Oberth was also a native Romanian, born in Sibiu.
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Along the 20th century Romania built military aircraft, as the IAR-93
and IAR-99 Şoim fighters, helicopters (IAR 316, IAR 330 - under Aerospatiale
licence) as well as passenger aircraft ROMBAC 1-11 built under British
Aircraft Corporation licence.
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The industrial facilities for aircraft building and maintenance
are located in Bacău (Aerostar SA), Braşov (IAR
Ghimbav), Craiova (Avioane Craiova SA) and Bucharest (Romaero, Turbomecanica).
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Dumitru Prunariu is the only Romanian astronaut who participated
in a space mission (Soyuz 40 - May 14, 1981).
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The Club Lounge at Bucharest Henri Coanda International
Used by most major airlines from British Airways to Lufthansa,
the club lounge at Bucharest offers light refreshments, plenty
of power points for laptops, several workstations with a printer,
major news on televisions, and a wi-fi network. No runway views,
but a very pleasant airy atmosphere.
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Baneasa Airport from 1909 to Present
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1909 - First flights were flown in Baneasa area by Louis Bleriot
who used a hippodrome which belonged to him.
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1910, 17th-30th of October - The first international aircraft meeting
of Romania and of Eastern Europe took place. Among the participants
were Aurel Vlaicu, whose plane broke all records at Aspern, Austria,
George Valentin Bibescu, the Romanian pilot with the patent no. 20 in
the world and Michel Molla, the French pilot.
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1912 - National Romanian Air League organises the first flying school
in Baneasa.
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After 1912 the airdrome becomes an airport, and aeronautic activities
diversified and expanded to include a civil pilot school (later also
military) and the Royal Romanian Aeroclub.
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1920 - The French-Romanian Company of Air Navigation, was set up
using Romanian capital and French technical equipment. It was the initiative
of Nicolae Titulescu, and had its financial headquarters in Bucharest.
This was the first air transport company in the world to serve passengers,
goods and mail.
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1922, 12th of November - The first international airline crossing
Europe to Asia took place. The route was: Paris - Strasbourg - Prague
- Vienna - Bucharest (Baneasa) - Constantinopole (with the unachieved
goal of reaching Beirut).
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1923, 10th of September - First air flight at night occurs (although
solitary flights had been done before) on the route Bucharest (Baneasa)
- Belgrade - Bucharest (Baneasa).
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1923 - The workshops of the French-Romanian Company of Air Navigation
are established at the Baneasa Airport, repairing and producing spare
parts and basic components. This was the predecessor of the current
Aeronautic Constructions Enterprise "Romaero".
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1925 - 1929 - Internal and international commercial air routes are
officially opened: Bucharest (Baneasa) - Galati - Chisinau, Bucharest
(Baneasa)-Iasi-Cernauti, Bucharest (Baneasa) - Cluj Napoca, Bucharest
(Baneasa)-Constanta using "De Haviland 9" former military aircrafts.
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1926, 15th June - First business aviation flight is performed, when
businessman Nicolae Anninos from Braila pays 1800 lei in order to fly
on board a Potez aircaft to Galati in order to conclude a business.
His pilot was Ion Negreanu.
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1930 - Conventions with Poland and Czechoslovakia are signed, which
contributed to the development of Bucharest (Baneasa) as an international
airport.
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Between the two World Wars, international air shows and streaks
of breaking the world records are based at the Baneasa Airport. Not
a year went by without a prestigious accolade. The airport was being
continuously developed and modernized, new facilities and advanced technology
were introduced and commercial planes, such as Junkers, were purchased.
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1932 - 1937 - The airport expands in area and personnel. Its runaway
is extended to become 1200 meters and buildings, such as a hangar, a
20,000 litre fuel tank, an airport terminal building and a larger ramp
area are added.
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Until Otopeni Airport is built and started functioning in 1968,
Baneasa Airport was the only airport open to international air traffic.
After this date, BANEASA - Bucharest City Airport was to be at the heart
of all Romanian air transport.
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February 1995 - The immigration facility and the customs unit (both
on permanent call) are re-opened and the airport becomes officially
"BANEASA - Bucharest City Airport"
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The International Airport Bucharest-Baneasa is currently undergoing
a complete modernization program and is diversifying into various commercially
related fields of aviation. In the process, extensive facilities for
all air activities are being created.
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Below: Departures schedule at Otopeni
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International Civil Aviation Organization:
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Romanian Airports Association:
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