Iași International Airport

Iași International Airport Aeroportul Internațional Iași
IATA: IAS – ICAO: LRIA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Iași County Council
Serves	Iași
Location	Iași, Romania
Focus city for	Blue Air TAROM Wizz Air
Elevation AMSL	397 ft / 121 m
Coordinates	47°10′44″N 027°37′12″E / 47.17889°N 27.62000°ECoordinates: 47°10′44″N 027°37′12″E / 47.17889°N 27.62000°E
Website	aeroport.ro
Map
IAS Location of airport in Romania
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 381,709 Aircraft movements 6,088
Sources: Romanian AIP at EUROCONTROL,[1] aeroport.ro,[2][3] [4] Aircraft movements data[5]

Iași International Airport (IATA: IAS, ICAO: LRIA) is an international airport located near Iași, Romania, 8 km (5 mi) east of the city centre. One of the oldest accredited airports in Romania, Iași Airport is the fourth busiest airport in Romania in terms of passengers' traffic, and the most important airport in the historical region of Moldavia.

History

The Iași region earned its commercial representative status on 24 June 1926, when scheduled flights commenced on the route Bucharest – Galați – Iași – Chișinău. The flights were operated by Compagnie Franco-Roumaine de Navigation Aérienne - CFRNA, in 1930 renamed LARES.^[6]

In 1966, a north–south concrete runway, 15/33, with a total length of 1,800 m (5,906 ft), and a modern lighting system, were built, followed, three years later, by the construction of a new passenger terminal.^[7] In 2001, the passenger terminal was upgraded in order to use separate flows for domestic and international flights and, in 2005, an instrument landing system CAT II was implemented.^[7]

In June 2012, a passenger terminal (named Terminal T2) was added, to increase the total processing capacity to 215 pax/hour.^[7] The terminal was designated to be used for Schengen/domestic flights.^[8] The old terminal has been renamed Terminal T1.

In 2013, Iași International Airport started a long-term, multi-stage upgrade program.^[9] Module I of the project (an estimated €57 million investment) was completed in November 2015,^[10] and involved the construction of a new runway, a terminal building, and the extension of the apron.^[7][11][12] On 20 August 2014, the first 1,800 m (5,906 ft) of the new runway 14/32 went into operation,^[13] whilst the entire length of 2,400 m (7,874 ft) became fully operational on 16 October 2014.^[14] The old runway 15/33 was converted into a taxiway. On 17 October 2015, the third terminal building (T3) with a processing capacity of 320 pax/hour, was inaugurated.^[15] A project which includes the expansion of T2 (that would double the terminal's area) was also proposed, in October 2015.^[16]

For the long term, the development project proposes other modules for the construction of a new passenger terminal, a new apron, two rapid-exit taxiways, a cargo terminal, an aircraft fuel depot, a new access roadway, as well as of a 600 m (1,969 ft) extension for the runway to a total length of 3,000 m (9,843 ft).^[9][11]

Terminals

The airport facilities consist of three terminals. Terminal T2 is used for domestic flights, T3 is mainly used to accommodate international flights, while the old terminal (T1) remained in service for general aviation operations.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Seasonal charter: Heraklion
Air Bucharest	Seasonal charter: Antalya
Austrian Airlines	Vienna
Blue Air	Barcelona, Beauvais, Berlin–Tegel (begins 1 June 2017),[17] Brussels, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Cologne/Bonn, London–Luton, Oradea (begins 15 December 2016),[18] Rome–Fiumicino, Timișoara, Valencia (begins 4 June 2017)[17] Seasonal: Constanța (begins 15 June 2017)[19] Seasonal charter: Antalya, Zakynthos
TAROM	Bologna, Bucharest, London–Luton, Madrid, Munich, Rome–Fiumicino, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion, Turin Seasonal charter: Antalya, Rhodes
Wizz Air	Bergamo, Bologna, Catania, Larnaca, London–Luton, Rome–Ciampino, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion, Treviso

Traffic and statistics

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics

Year[4][20][21][22]	Passengers (% change from prior year)	Aircraft movements[4][23][24]
2005	41,960(+52%)	1,796
2006	70,592(+68.2%)	2,377
2007	126,334(+79%)	3,442
2008	144,043(+14%)	3,860
2009	148,538(+3.1%)	4,961
2010	159,615(+7.5%)	4,755
2011	184,311(+15.4%)
2012	173,248(-6%)	4,800
2013	231,731(+33.8%)	4,723
2014	273,047(+17.7%)	4,851
2015	381,709(+39.5%)	6,088

2016

Month	Passengers[3]	Change (2016-2015)	Passengers cumulatively
January	41,805	85.9%	41,805
February	47,290	123.6%	89,095
March	54,558	127.0%	143,653
April	60,129	109.6%	203,782
May	65,855	132.1%	269,637
June	70,462	111.0%	340,099
July	96,434	159.6%	436,533
August	98,317	188.7%	534,850
September	92,750	150.9%	627,600
October	93,262	163.9%	720,862

Scheduled routes at Iași Airport

City	Airport(s)	Weekly Departures (November 2016)[25]	Airlines^A
Bucharest	Henri Coandă International Airport	52	Blue Air, TAROM
London	Luton Airport	10	Blue Air, TAROM, Wizz Air
Cluj-Napoca	Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport	7	Blue Air
Rome	Ciampino Airport, Fiumicino Airport	7	Blue Air, TAROM, Wizz Air
Timișoara	Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport	7	Blue Air
Vienna	Vienna Airport	5	Austrian Airlines
Bologna	Bologna Airport	4	TAROM, Wizz Air
Tel Aviv	Ben Gurion Airport	4	TAROM, Wizz Air
Munich	Munich Airport	3	TAROM
Turin	Turin Caselle Airport	3	TAROM
Milan	Il Caravaggio International Airport	2	Wizz Air
Barcelona	Barcelona Airport	2	Blue Air
Brussels	Brussels Airport	2	Blue Air
Catania	Catania–Fontanarossa Airport	2	Wizz Air
Cologne	Cologne/Bonn Airport	2	Blue Air
Larnaca	Larnaca International Airport	2	Wizz Air
Madrid	Madrid Barajas Airport	2	TAROM
Paris	Beauvais–Tillé Airport	2	Blue Air
Venice	Treviso Airport	2	Wizz Air

Note: A.^ Data statistics: 2014,^[26] 2015^[27]

Ground transportation

Bus

RATP, the public transit operator in Iași, provides service on route 50, to the city centre (Piața Unirii/Union Square), at specific times of day, correlated with flight arrivals and departures.^[28] As of October 2015, fare is 2 RON (€0.45) for a single trip ticket.

Taxi

Various taxis have access to and from the airport. The charges vary around 2 RON/km.

See also

• Aviation in Romania
• Transport in Romania

References

1. EAD Basic
2. Iași Airport in 2013 at aeroport.ro (Romanian)
3. Anna.aero database
4. "Transportul aeroportuar pe anul 2015" (PDF). INSSE.
5. Aeroportul Iasi doboara un nou record propriu
6. Airline companies in Rumania (1918-1945)
7. 2013 Project presentation
8. A new terminal for Iasi International Airport
9. Airport modernisation project
10. Pistă de 3.000 de metri, un nou turn de control şi un nou drum de acces la Aeroport (Romanian)
11. Etapa a II-a a proiectului de modernizare a Aeroportului Iaşi a trecut de verificarea tehnico-economică (Romanian)
12. Development and modernization - Module I (Romanian)
13. Inaugurarea pistei Aeroportului (Romanian)
14. New runway at Iaşi International Airport
15. Inauguration of T3 at ziaruldeiasi.ro (Romanian)
16. Note fundamentare (Romanian)
17. Blue Air new flights from Iasi
18. Blue Air to launch new routes from Romania's Oradea to Iasi, Italy's Turin
19. Blue Air to open base #7 at Constanta
20. Topul aeroporturilor din Romania in 2012 (Romanian)
21. Access to European funds and the strategy for 2010, priorities for Iași County (Romanian)
22. ORDIN 169/1.801. Planul national de actiune privind reducerea emisiilor de gaze cu efect de seră în domeniul aviatiei civile (Romanian)
23. Press release for 2013 (Romanian)
24. Proiect de hotărâre privind aprobarea structurii organizatorice ale R.A. “Aeroportul” Iași. (Romanian)
25. Iași Airport flight timetable
26. Eurostat database
27. "Transportul aeroportuar pe anul 2015" (PDF). INSSE. (Romanian)
28. Curse RATP la Aeroportul International Iasi

External links

Media related to Iași International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Airport website
• Google Map - Aerial View
• Analiza diagnostic şi prognoză de trafic (Romanian)