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 / 44.31806°N 23.88861°ECoordinates: 44°19′05″N 023°53′19″E / 44.31806°N 23.88861°E | ||||||||||
Website | www.aeroportcraiova.ro | ||||||||||
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Location of airport in Romania | |||||||||||
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Passengers | 222,320 90.1% |
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Aircraft movements | 4,018 33.9% |
Craiova International Airport (IATA: CRA, ICAO: LRCV) is located in south-western part of Romania, 7 km (4.3 mi) east 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.
A new terminal was opened at Craiova airport in December 2010.
Since July 2014 Craiova Airport is base for Wizz Air which serves 10 destinations in 5 countries.
Runway renovation works took place in summer 2015.
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. Taxis are also available.