Timisoara airport

Aeroportul Internațional Traian Vuia ; Baza 71 Aeriana annex
Characteristics
ICAO code	LRTR
IATA code	TSR
Coordinates	45 ° 48 '36 " N , 21 ° 20' 16" E Coordinates: 45 ° 48 '36 " N , 21 ° 20' 16" E
Height above MSL	106 m (348 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	8 km northeast of Timișoara
Street	E70
Local transport	Bus express lines E4 and E4 ( dashed line ) of the Societatea de Transport Public Timișoara
Basic data
opening	1964
Terminals	2
Passengers	1,620,800
Flight ; movements	14,222 (2016)
Employees	250
Start-and runway
11/29	3500 m × 45 m asphalt

Business Class Lounge at Timisoara Airport

View of the runway from the Business Class Lounge

The Timisoara airport ( Romanian Aeroportul Internaţional Traian Vuia ) is an international Romanian Airport northeast of the city Timişoara . It is the second largest airport in Romania after Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport .

The airport is named after the Romanian inventor and aviation pioneer Traian Vuia (1872–1950). In 1906 he designed, built and flew the first self-propelled aircraft heavier than air in Europe.

The airfield is also used by the Romanian Air Force . In the past, 93 fighter planes were stationed on the Baza Aeriană . After their withdrawal, the military area was greatly reduced in size. A smaller area is still used by the air forces; since September 2004 it has been subordinate to the Câmpia Turzii military airfield as Baza 71 Aeriana annex .

history

In 1935, the first Romanian airfield was built not far from today's location in Moșnita Veche, southeast of Timișoara. Another airfield that still exists today is located northwest of the city center. During the Second World War , this was also used by the German Air Force . In April 1941, the 3rd squadron of (altitude) reconnaissance group 41 was here.

In 1960, the airport's first administrative building was built in its current location near the village of Ghiroda. In 1964 the reception building for domestic flights was opened.

Between 1975 and 1980, the runway was extended from 2500 to 3500 m, and the International Terminal , the control tower , the VIP lounge and an administration building went into operation. In the years between 1980 and 1990 air traffic for domestic flights (to Bucharest and Constanța ) and also for international flights (to and from Frankfurt am Main , New York and Chicago ) was started.

After the end of the Cold War , the then remained Baza 93 Aeriana base of some years MiG-23MF / UB - fighter-bombers . The last three "Flogger" were decommissioned in early 2002. The helicopters stationed here still belonged to the 73rd helicopter group, Grupul 73 Elicoptere in Caransebeş / Karansebesch . Air base 93 was closed in August 2004 and the military area with its helicopters was placed under the Baza 71 Aeriana Annex in Câmpia Turzii .

An air freight warehouse was opened in 1998. In 2002 the departure hall for domestic flights was modernized. The airport has been named after Traian Vuia since 2003 . Also in 2003, a terminal for transit traffic went into operation, and the airport developed into an air traffic hub that also connected cities in Romania with airports in Italy and Germany .

In 2004 the international terminal was modernized and expanded. A feasibility study for the development of the airport from 2006 to 2015 followed in 2005. Due to the increasing number of flights, the apron area was expanded in 2006 and a new parking lot was set up. In 2007 the international terminal was expanded. In 2008, the airport had nearly a million passengers and moved 1,950 tons of cargo.

In 2010, work on Terminal 1 for non- Schengen flights was completed. In 2012 the runway was renewed with asphalt, as well as the runway lighting. In addition, systems for landing categories CAT IIIa to the east (290) and CAT II to the west (110) were put into operation.

In 2017, the airport recorded 1,620,800 passengers.

Military use

The military area of the airport is still used by an association (as of 2018):

Escadrila 712 Elicoptere , helicopter squadron equipped with equipped with IAR-330M helicopters

Civil use

View of the runway and the terminal building

In addition to some domestic lines, Timisoara also offers connections to Dortmund , Frankfurt , Frankfurt Hahn , Munich , Stuttgart and Weeze .

Traffic figures

year	Passengers (total)	change	Aircraft movements (total)	change
2005	611.705		22.716
2006	753,934	+ 23.2%	24.817	+ 9.2%
2007	836,574	+ 6.7%	25.379	+ 2.2%
2008	890.704	+ 6.4%	24.788	+ 2.4%
2009	973.873	+ 9.3%	24.815	+ 0.1%
2010	1,138,431	+ 16.8%	25.807	+ 3.9%
2011	1,202,925	+ 5.6%	23.214	−10.1%
2012	1,039,109	−13.7%	18,522	−20.3%
2013	757.096	−27.2%	11,929	−35.6%
2014	736.191	−2.8%	10.293	−13.8%
2015	924,459	+ 25.6%	11.661	+ 13.3%
2016	1,161,482	+ 25.3%	14.222	+ 22%
2017 (July)	925.257	+62%	10,031	+ 39.1%

Incidents

On August 14, 1991 a cargo plane of the type Ilyushin Il-18 of the Romanian TAROM ( aircraft registration YR-IMH ) coming from Bucharest collided with mountainous terrain due to a too low landing approach at Timisoara airport. All nine people on board were killed in this CFIT ( Controlled Flight into Terrain ).