Iaşi International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Iaşi International Airport
nativename = Aeroportul Internaţional Iaşi
nativename-a =
nativename-r =

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IATA = IAS
ICAO = LRIA
type = Public
owner =
operator = Iaşi County Council
city-served = Iaşi, Romania
location = Iaşi
elevation-f = 397
elevation-m = 121
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website = [http://www.aeroport.ro/index-eng.htm www.aeroport.ro]
metric-rwy = YES
r1-number = 15/33
r1-length-f = 5,841
r1-length-m = 1,780
r1-surface = Concrete
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Passengers
stat1-data = 120,000
footnotes = Iaşi Airport Airport codes|IAS|LRIA is located in Iaşi, the second largest Romanian city. Located 8 km east of the city centre it is the most important airport in Moldavia region in terms of passenger traffic.

Traffic

In 2006 the airport served 71,300 passengers and 120,000 passengers in 2007 (+68%).

History

Iaşi Airport is one of the oldest acredited airports in Romania. The Iaşi region earned its commercial representative status in 1926, when scheduled flights were officialized on the route Bucharest – Galaţi – Iaşi and Chişinău. In 1969 Iaşi Airport was modernized, a concrete runway was built with a total length of 1800 m, with a modern lighting system and a passenger terminal. A new passenger terminal capable of processing 150 pax/hour for domestic flights and 100 pax/hour for international flights using separate flows was opened in 2001, making it one of the most modern and functional regional airports in Romania.

Airlines and destinations

cheduled airlines

*Austrian Airlines
**operated by Austrian Arrows (Vienna)
*Carpatair (Timişoara)
*TAROM (Bucharest Henri Coandă)

Charter airlines

*Blue Air (Antalya, Thessaloniki, Bodrum) "seasonal"
*Atlasjet (Antalya) "seasonal"

Future development

It has been announced that Iasi International Airport will be undergoing modernisation, the airport will basically be reconstructed into a state-of-the-art airport.

External links

* [http://www.aeroport.ro Airport website]
* [http://www.aeroport.ro/proiect%20modernizare%20aeroport.htm The Iaşi future terminal & runway]
*WAD|LRIA

References