Sibiu International Airport
| Sibiu International Airport Aeroportul Internațional Sibiu | |||||||||||
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Sibiu airport | |||||||||||
| IATA: SBZ – ICAO: LRSB | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sibiu County Council | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sibiu, Romania | ||||||||||
| Focus city for | Wizz Air | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,520 ft / 460 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°47′09″N 024°05′08″E / 45.78583°N 24.08556°ECoordinates: 45°47′09″N 024°05′08″E / 45.78583°N 24.08556°E | ||||||||||
| Website | sibiuairport.ro | ||||||||||
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  SBZ Location of airport in Romania | |||||||||||
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Sibiu International Airport or Aeroportul Internațional Sibiu (IATA: SBZ, ICAO: LRSB) serves the historic city of Sibiu. It is located in southern Transylvania, 3 km (1.9 mi) west[1] of Sibiu and about 260 km (160 mi) northwest of Romania's capital city, Bucharest.
History
In 1943, the flying activities have been developed on a field (with grass) of 174 ha surface. The Lockheed operating planes belonged to the first Romanian operating airline - LARES. First routes were Bucharest – Sibiu – Arad and Bucharest – Sibiu – Oradea. In 1944, Sibiu was connected by air with some other cities like Bucharest, Brasov, Deva, Oradea and Targu-Mures. In 1959, it was inaugurated the airport building with two floors, control tower, waiting room for 50 passengers on each way (embarking and debarking) and a store-room.
In 1970, the airport was capable to operate during the night, due to the approach and runway guiding lights that have been installed. The concrete runaway was 2000m long and 30m wide. In 1975, radar facilities became operational and later in 1992, the airport was opened for international traffic, with flights to Stuttgart and Munich.
In 2006 - 2008, the airport passed through the most important rehabilitation program in its history, a €77 million investment in a new terminal building and in runway upgrade.[3][4] In 2013, Sibiu International Airport handled 189,300 passengers, which represents an increase over the previous year, while in 2014 the number of passengers increased to almost 216,000 and two new destinations to London and Dortmund have been introduced. In 2015, the total traffic grew up to 276,533 embarked-disembarked passengers, while the number of aircraft movements increased to 5,468.[2]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Bucharest | Seasonal charter: Antalya |
| Austrian Airlines | Vienna |
| Blue Air | Stuttgart |
| Lufthansa Regional operated by Lufthansa CityLine | Munich |
| TAROM | Munich |
| Wizz Air | Dortmund, London-Luton, Madrid, Milan-Malpensa, Memmingen, Nuremberg |
Statistics
Traffic figures
| Year | Passengers[5] | Aircraft movements[5] |
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| 2005 | 45,494 | 3,500 |
| 2006 |  63,618 |
3,818 |
| 2007 | 105,654 |
5,014 |
| 2008 | 141,012 |
5,995 |
| 2009 | 154,161 |
6,419 |
| 2010 | 198,751 |
6,077 |
| 2011 |  176,908 |
4,824 |
| 2012 | 176,504 |
4,574 |
| 2013 | 189,300 |
4,834 |
| 2014 | 215,941 |
4,908 |
| 2015 | 276,533 |
5,468 |
Busiest routes
| Rank | Airport | Passengers 2015 | Carriers | |||||
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| 1 |  Munich | Lufthansa, TAROM | ||||||
| 2 | Stuttgart | Blue Air | ||||||
| 3 |  London | Wizz Air | ||||||
| 4 | Dortmund | Wizz Air | ||||||
| 5 |  Vienna | Austrian Airlines | ||||||
| Source:Eurostat | ||||||||
See also
References
- 1 2 EAD Basic
- 1 2 Sibiu Airport traffic statistics (Romanian)
- ↑ Noul Terminal (Romanian)
- ↑ Pista (Romanian)
- 1 2 ORDIN 169/1.801. Planul national de actiune privind reducerea emisiilor de gaze cu efect de seră în domeniul aviatiei civile (Romanian)
External links
Media related to Sibiu International Airport at Wikimedia Commons