Craiova_International_Airport

Craiova International Airport

Craiova International Airport

Airport

Craiova International Airport (IATA: CRA, ICAO: LRCV) is located in the south-western part of Romania, 7 km (4.3 mi) east[2] 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.

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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 2,000 m (6,600 ft) 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 2,500 m (8,200 ft). Between 1972 and 1989, other airport facilities were built.[5]

From 1995, the airport was opened to domestic and international traffic, serving only charter flights.[5] A new terminal was opened at Craiova airport in December 2010.[6] 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[7] 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:[8]

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Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at CRA airport. See Wikidata query.
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Military use

Main article: Craiova Air Base
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.[11]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Situaţii statistice de aeroport pentru perioada 2017 – 2021" (PDF) (in Romanian).
  2. [2]
    EAD Basic
  3. [3]
    Craiova Airport in 2013 Archived 8 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine at newsair.ro (in Romanian)
  4. [4]
    ORDIN 169/1.801. Planul national de actiune privind reducerea emisiilor de gaze cu efect de seră în domeniul aviatiei civile Archived 17 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
  5. [5]
    "Istoric". aeroportcraiova.ro (in Romanian).
  6. [6]
    "Craiova: Noul terminal de plecări al aeroportului va fi inaugurat peste două săptămâni" [The New Terminal of the Airport Will be Inaugurated in Two Weeks]. Adevarul. 25 November 2010.
  7. [7]
    "Ryanair to stop flights from Oradea and Craiova, after closing Timisoara base". 16 March 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Craiova Airport flight schedule".. Retrieved on 6 August 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Star Tours".
  10. [10]
    "Wizz Air".[full citation needed]
  11. [11]
    "RAT-Craiova bus schedule". Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
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