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.
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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A new terminal was opened at Craiova airport in December 2010.[5] 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[6] which had operated since November 2016 and consisted of a single route to Valencia.
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Craiova Airport:[7]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aerro Direkt | Seasonal charter: Antalya[8] |
Animawings | Seasonal charter: Antalya[9] |
Hello Jets | Seasonal charter: Rhodes,[10] Zakynthos[11] |
HiSky | Seasonal charter: Monastir[7] |
TAROM | Seasonal charter: Antalya,[7] Rhodes[7] |
Wizz Air | Barcelona,[12] Beauvais,[12] Bergamo, Billund (begins 18 December 2022),[13] Birmingham, Bologna, Charleroi,[12] Cologne/Bonn, London–Luton, Madrid, Rome–Ciampino, Turin (begins 17 December 2022)[13] |
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%![]() |
6,779 | 0.2%![]() |
2020[1] | 159,552 | 68.9%![]() |
3,758 | 44.5%![]() |
2021[1] | 191,510 | 20.0%![]() |
5,260 | 39.6%![]() |
Rank | Airport | Passengers |
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1 | ![]() | 142,678 |
2 | ![]() | 84,970 |
3 | ![]() | 43,856 |
4 | ![]() | 40,183 |
5 | ![]() | 35,368 |
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.[14]
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