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TimiÅŸoara "Traian Vuia" International (IATA:
TSR, ICAO:
LRTR) (also known as Giarmata
Airport) is Romania's third airport in terms of air
traffic, after Bucharest Henri
Coandă and Bucharest Aurel Vlaicu
Airport and the main air transportation hub for the western
part of Romania. It is located in TimiÅŸoara, in the region of Banat, near the Hungarian and Serbian border. The
airport was renamed on February 6, 2003 in memory of Traian Vuia, a Romanian
flight pioneer and a TimiÅŸ County native. TimiÅŸoara Airport is
important for business travellers, too, as a number of
international businesses operate in TimiÅŸoara.
History
TimiÅŸoara's
first airport (TimiÅŸoara Communal Airport) was built a few
kilometers away from the current airport's position, in the town of
Moşniţa Veche. The first airplane landed there on July 17, 1935.
The airport was rebuilt on its current position in the 1960s. The
domestic flights terminal was opened in 1964. In 1980 the airport
received International Airport status.
Traffic
In 2008 the airport served 957,000[1]
passengers and is expected to reach the first million passengers in
the following years. TSR is one of the four airports in Romania
capable of handling jumbo jets, the main airport for the
Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisza euroregion and it is a
back-up airport for Bucharest Henri Coandă
Airport, Belgrade Airport and Budapest Airport.
Passenger
numbers
- 2000 - 223,133;
- 2001 - 251,404 (+ 12.7%);
- 2002 - 269,320 (+ 7.1%);
- 2003 - 331,495 (+ 23.1%);
- 2004 - 403,050 (+ 21.6%);
- 2005 - 611,705 (+ 51.8%);
- 2006 - 753,934 (+ 23.3%);
- 2007 - 836,518 (+ 24.5%);
- 2008 - 957,000 (+ 14.4%)
City
access
Access to the airport is possible from the European road DN6(E70). The airport is located in the N-E
part of TimiÅŸoara,
at a 12 km distance from the city centre, near Ghiroda village. The
RATT Express 4 (E4) connects the terminal to TimiÅŸoara city
centre.
Taxis and car rental agencies are available, too.
Military
uses
The Traian Vuia International Airport was home of the Romanian Air
Force 93rd Air Base. The 93rd Air base was disbanded in August
2004 with the MiG-21 Lancers and IAR-330 moving to Câmpia Turzii for reassignment to 71st Air
Base. The air base also operated the MiG-23 Flogger,
which was retired in early 2002. Over 30 MiG-23s are still in storage
at TimiÅŸoara Airport. The military section of the airport is
currently an annex of the 71st Air Base and operates the 714th
Transport Helicopter Squadron, with the IAR 330 in service.
Airlines and
destinations
Domestic
Flights Hall
International Departures
Hall
Airlines |
Destinations |
Austrian
Airlines operated by Tyrolean
Airways |
Vienna |
Carpatair |
Ancona, Athens, Bari, Bologna, Chernivtsi, Chişinău,
Düsseldorf, Florence, Milan-Orio al Serio, Munich, Odessa, Perugia,
Rome-Fiumicino, Stuttgart, Turin, Venice-Marco Polo, Verona |
Lufthansa operated
by Lufthansa CityLine |
Munich |
Moldavian Airlines |
Chişinău |
Wizz Air |
Barcelona, Dortmund, Forli [begins 29 March], London-Luton,
Milan-Orio al Serio, Paris-Beauvais, Rome-Fiumicino,
Venice-Treviso, Valencia |
Cargo
airlines
See also
References
External
links