Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport () is an international airport serving
Timișoara
), City of Roses ( ro, Orașul florilor), City of Parks ( ro, Orașul parcurilor)
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Romania
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. Located in the historical region of
Banat
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, the airport is named in honor of
Traian Vuia
Traian Vuia or Trajan Vuia (; August 17, 1872 – September 3, 1950) was a Romanian inventor and aviation pioneer who designed, built and tested the first tractor monoplane. He was the first to demonstrate that a flying machine could rise into the ...
, a Romanian flight pioneer and a
Timiș County
Timiș () is a county ('' județ'') of western Romania on the border with Hungary and Serbia, in the historical region of Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the westernmost and the largest county in Romania in terms of land area. T ...
native. It is the
fourth-busiest Romanian airport in terms of air traffic and the main air transportation hub for the
western part of Romania and for the
Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion. The airport serves as an operating base for
Wizz Air
Wizz Air, legally incorporated as Wizz Air Hungary Ltd. ( hu, Wizz Air Hungary Légiközlekedési Zrt.) is a Hungarian ultra-low-cost carrier with its head office in Budapest, Hungary. The airline serves many cities across Europe, as well as s ...
and is considered a backup airport for
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
(OTP),
Budapest
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(BUD) and
Belgrade
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(BEG).
Name
Timișoara Airport has had several names over time. At its beginnings it was called Timișoara Communal Airport.
During the communist period, it was called Giarmata Airport, after the name of the village with which it borders. It received its current name on 6 February 2003.
Location
The airport is located 12 km northeast of the center of
Timișoara
), City of Roses ( ro, Orașul florilor), City of Parks ( ro, Orașul parcurilor)
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The airport is located in the homonymous district (Aeroport) and borders Giarmata-Vii, component village of the
commune of Ghiroda. The access to the airport is made on
European route E70 from Timișoara to
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
.
History
1915–1917: Base for German zeppelins
The first air base in
Timiș County
Timiș () is a county ('' județ'') of western Romania on the border with Hungary and Serbia, in the historical region of Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the westernmost and the largest county in Romania in terms of land area. T ...
was operational between November 1915 and April 1917, on the communal grassland of
Dudeștii Noi
Dudeștii Noi (until 1964 Beșenova Nouă; german: Neubeschenowa; hu, Újbesenyő; sr, Бешенова, Bešenova) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Dudeștii Noi, part of the commune of Becicherecu Mic ...
. It was a German military air base, used for stationing, loading and repairing
zeppelin
A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship named after the German inventor Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin () who pioneered rigid airship development at the beginning of the 20th century. Zeppelin's notions were first formulated in 1874Eckener 1938, pp ...
s.
During
World War I
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, zeppelins erected from the base in Dudeștii Noi bombed
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
,
Ploiești
Ploiești ( , , ), formerly spelled Ploești, is a city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania. Part of the historical region of Muntenia, it is located north of Bucharest.
The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Blejoi commu ...
,
Chișinău
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and
Thessaloniki
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.
After the closure of this air base, in 1919, the villagers tried to dismantle it piece by piece, but the metal framework of the hall that once housed the German zeppelins collapsed on them, and five people died.
1935: First civil airport
Timișoara's first
civil airport
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was put into use on 10 July 1935, based on a telegraphic order of the
Ministry of Interior
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Lists of current ministries of internal affairs
Named "ministry"
* Ministry ...
. It was located on the training ground of the Military Garrison, approximately on the current site of
Iulius Town.
The first aircraft landed here on 17 July 1935.
The official inauguration of the temporary airport took place on 20 July 1935.
At the time of its establishment, it had no material endowment. The airport's technical building was made of planks and tarred cardboard and had three rooms and a stove. One room was for the commander, another for the traffic and administrative offices, and the third room served as a waiting room.
On 27 July 1936, following a protocol concluded between the authorities and the airport commander, it was decided to allocate a fund of approximately 5 million
lei for the construction of a definitive airport. The money was destined for the construction of a terminal, a hangar and two other buildings that were to serve as radio and telegraph stations, located in the Cioca plainfield.
The winner of the auction was the firm of architectural engineer August Schmiedigen from
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
, for the amount of 4.5 million lei.
During the project, flights to and from Timișoara were further taken over by the temporary airport.
On 23 September 1936, the first excavations were carried out at the foundations. The construction of the terminal was completed in 1938, lacking the connections to electricity, telephone, water, sewage, etc. The construction of radio and telegraph stations was completed in the same period, lacking only the necessary equipment.
The auction was deemed suspicious, reason why the Superior Administrative Court annulled its adjudication and, consequently, decided to suspend the works.
In 1941, the airport administration relocated to the Cioca plainfield, and flights also took place here.
Until its dissolution in 1864–1865, the village of Cioca, known in
Hungarian as ''Csoka'', was located on the site of the airport. Due to difficulties in financing the works and the improper soil (clay soil, standing water), the project of relocating the airport was abandoned, and the structures already built were ceded to the Central Meteorological Institute.
The
Cioca Airfield is used today by owners of recreational aircraft, as well as by
utility aviation.
Since 1942, the airport has operated on a 91-hectare plot of land in
Moșnița Nouă
Moșnița Nouă ( hu, Mosnicatelep or ''Újmosnica''; german: Neumoschnitz) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Albina, Moșnița Nouă (commune seat), Moșnița Veche, Rudicica and Urseni. Geography
Moșnița ...
. The land was used by the airport based on a protocol declaring it an area of military interest.
The runway had a maximum length of 1,200 m and a width of 600 m.
As of 1944, there was a 9 × 5-meter plank cabin with three rooms: a commander's office, a weather office and a registry, administration and archive office. There were also a plank shed covered with makeshift tiles and a 20 × 8-meter shack, brought from
Deta.
It had no radio or telephone, and the lighting consisted of 27 oil lamps.
1976–1989: First external flights
Between 1952–1953, the construction and commissioning of the runway for the needs of the Military Aviation Unit near
Giarmata-Vii took place.
In the 1960s, Timișoara became an increasingly important economic center, so the decision was made to build a large civil airport on its current location, between the communes of
Giarmata
Giarmata (; until 1925 Iarmata; hu, Temesgyarmat; german: Jahrmarkt) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Cerneteaz and Giarmata (commune seat). History
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Ghiroda
Ghiroda ( hu, Győröd; german: Altgiroda, as opposed to '' Neugiroda'', now a district of Timișoara) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ghiroda and Giarmata-Vii ( hu, Kisgyarmatpuszta or ''Szőllőtelep''; ge ...
and
Remetea Mare
Remetea Mare ( hu, Temesremete; german: Großeinsiedel or ''Großremete'') is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ianova and Remetea Mare (commune seat). Geography
Remetea Mare is located in the center of Timiș C ...
. The domestic terminal was inaugurated on 28 February 1964.
Between 1964–1965, the runway was extended by 500 m (from 2,000 m to 2,500 m).
In the mid-1970s, the Bucharest administration decided to modernize the Timișoara Airport. As the airport at that time could not meet the strategic military needs (its location at the western border of Romania), but also the increase in the number of passengers and
civil air traffic (the introduction of international flights was desired), the decision was made to modernize and expand the airport by a state decree in 1976.
Between 1977–1979, during the works, the air traffic in the area was taken over by
Arad Airport, the transport of passengers from Arad to Timișoara and back being carried out with Timișoara Airport's own means.
During this period, the runway was extended from 2,500 m to 3,500 m, and the international terminal, the control tower, the official lounge and the administrative building were inaugurated.
Passenger and cargo flights began on 20 September 1979.
International flights began a year later, on 1 November 1980.
In the 1980s, passengers had six weekly flights to
Bucharest
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and two weekly flights to
Constanța
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and back. Between 1986–1989 there were two weekly flights to and from
Frankfurt
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. During certain periods of this decade, Timișoara was connected by direct flights to
Chicago
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New York
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, one flight per week.
Timișoara Airport was under siege during the
1989 Revolution. TABs were placed at each gate, and buses carrying passengers or employees were carefully checked by militiamen.
The airport became an extremely important spot, with an impressive deployment of forces, and during the days of the Revolution, generals, ministers and delegates sent here from Bucharest by the presidential couple
Nicolae and
Elena Ceaușescu to repress the Revolution passed through here.
After 1989: Extension and modernization works
The
1989 Revolution brought a major change for Timișoara Airport. The gradual
economic liberalization and the commencement of some external flights, towards the West, opened new opportunities both for the population in the area and the foreign investors.
Between 1993–1995, major repairs were made to the runway. In 1998, the storage hall for
cargo
Cargo consists of bulk goods conveyed by water, air, or land. In economics, freight is cargo that is transported at a freight rate for commercial gain. ''Cargo'' was originally a shipload but now covers all types of freight, including trans ...
and
express courier services was inaugurated, Timișoara Airport thus becoming a freight transport hub.
Between 2000–2001, major repairs were carried out to the movement surfaces (runway, apron and taxiway) and the lighting system. The domestic terminal was modernized in 2002, and the transit terminal was inaugurated on 19 May 2003, the airport becoming an air hub, connecting important cities in Romania with cities in
Italy
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and
Germany
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.
In November 2003, however,
TAROM ceased its route from Bucharest to New York via Timișoara. The international terminal was expanded and modernized in 2004.
Between 2005–2009, a third runway was built, and the
apron was expanded by about 30%.
Between 2007–2008, works were carried out to extend the terminal for domestic and international flights, the airport area increasing by 30%.
A new terminal for external arrivals was built between 2019–2021, replacing the old arrivals terminal.
In 2017, Timișoara International Airport became the first Romanian airport to be certified by the
European Aviation Safety Agency
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) with responsibility for civil aviation safety. It carries out certification, regulation and standardisation and also performs investigation and monitorin ...
.
Future developments
The airport administration plans to build, in the extension of the external arrivals terminal inaugurated in 2021, an external departures terminal with an area of 12,000 m
2; the terminal is scheduled to be completed by 2023, when Timișoara will hold the title of
European Capital of Culture.
The capacity of the terminal will increase by 150% as 10 new boarding gates, 20 check-ins and 10 document checkpoints will be built. Alongside there will be six new security checkpoints, shopping and catering facilities. The general objective of the project is the development of the transport infrastructure of Timișoara International Airport, to support a flow of about three million passengers per year. The county road 609D that connects the
ring road
A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop, bypass or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city, or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist i ...
to the airport will be widened to four lanes to make traffic free-flowing. An 8-kilometer road connecting the Timișoara Airport and
A1 will also be built to shorten the distance between the airport and the motorway and reduce heavy traffic in
Ghiroda
Ghiroda ( hu, Győröd; german: Altgiroda, as opposed to '' Neugiroda'', now a district of Timișoara) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ghiroda and Giarmata-Vii ( hu, Kisgyarmatpuszta or ''Szőllőtelep''; ge ...
and
Remetea Mare
Remetea Mare ( hu, Temesremete; german: Großeinsiedel or ''Großremete'') is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ianova and Remetea Mare (commune seat). Geography
Remetea Mare is located in the center of Timiș C ...
. In 2021, Timiș County Council took over an area of about 46 ha of land for the construction of an intermodal freight center at Timișoara Airport and its subsequent connection to the regional intermodal freight center in
Remetea Mare
Remetea Mare ( hu, Temesremete; german: Großeinsiedel or ''Großremete'') is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ianova and Remetea Mare (commune seat). Geography
Remetea Mare is located in the center of Timiș C ...
. There are plans for an Airport City, a complex and innovative concept for Romania, through which will be built, in addition to air transport facilities, connecting road and rail transport infrastructure, hotels, restaurants, shops, conference centers and exhibition halls, with both public and private funds.
Military use
Giarmata Airport was home to the
Romanian Air Force
The Romanian Air Force (RoAF) ( ro, Forțele Aeriene Române) is the air force branch of the Romanian Armed Forces. It has an air force headquarters, an operational command, five airbases and an air defense brigade. Reserve forces include one ai ...
93rd Air Base, founded in 1953. The 93rd Air Base was disbanded in September 2004 with the
MiG-21 Lancers and
IAR 330 moving to
Câmpia Turzii for reassignment to the
71st Air Base. Buildings and land belonging to the former 93rd Air Base, totaling 240 ha, were transferred to Timișoara Airport in 2006. The air base also operated the
MiG-23 Flogger
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-23; NATO reporting name: Flogger) is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union. It is a third-generatio ...
, which was retired in early 2002. Over 30 MiG-23s are in storage at Timișoara Airport. Nowadays, the military section of the airport is an annex of the 71st Air Base.
Terminals
Terminal A is the oldest terminal, built in 1964 and modernized in 2002.
The initial construction was small, but at the end of 2010 the area of the terminal doubled by the inauguration of its extension (2,000 m
2). The expansion was necessary due to the increase in traffic, but also for the separation of passenger flows. The terminal will be dedicated to flights to non-Schengen destinations, with an estimated annual traffic of 180,000 passengers. It currently operates as a terminal for domestic flights and has a processing capacity of 500 passengers per hour and three boarding gates. This is where most Romanian airlines operate.
Terminal B was inaugurated in 1980, then expanded and modernized in 2004.
It is the largest terminal, with a processing capacity of 800 passengers per hour and nine boarding gates. At the same time, it is the terminal from which most companies operate. Once Romania enters the
Schengen area
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, the international status of the terminal will be lost, as flights departing from and arriving at this terminal will be considered domestic flights. Currently, the terminal is only intended for international flights.
The external arrivals terminal was inaugurated on 29 July 2021.
Groundbreaking
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for the new terminal took place in 2019. It covers an area of 4,383 m
2 and is optimized for three passenger flows, with three
baggage check-in conveyors, ten document checkpoints and three customs checkpoints.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Timișoara Traian Vuia Airport:
Statistics
The airport's traffic rose significantly in recent years. For example, in 2016 there were an average of 40–45 aircraft movements per day and an average of 3,200 passengers, compared to 2005 when there were an average of 15–20 flights per day and an average of 1,500 passengers. The main destinations at the airport are
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
,
London
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,
Munich
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,
Milan
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and
Brussels
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.
Although it experienced a dramatic decrease after the bankruptcy of
Carpatair
Carpatair S.A. is a privately owned Romanian charter and former regional airline headquartered in Timișoara.
History
Carpatair was established in 1999 and started operations in February 1999 in Cluj-Napoca. The present title was adopted in ...
, the negative trend reversed by 2015 when
Wizz Air
Wizz Air, legally incorporated as Wizz Air Hungary Ltd. ( hu, Wizz Air Hungary Légiközlekedési Zrt.) is a Hungarian ultra-low-cost carrier with its head office in Budapest, Hungary. The airline serves many cities across Europe, as well as s ...
decided to allocate a new aircraft to the base at Timișoara Airport and open six more new routes. In terms of domestic traffic, Timișoara Airport attracts 15.1% of the total number of passengers boarded at Romanian airports, 32.8% of the total tons of cargo loaded and 13.2% of the total number of flights.
Ground transportation
Car
Access to the airport is via Calea Dorobanților and the
European route E70, through a
roundabout
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near the village of
Ghiroda
Ghiroda ( hu, Győröd; german: Altgiroda, as opposed to '' Neugiroda'', now a district of Timișoara) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ghiroda and Giarmata-Vii ( hu, Kisgyarmatpuszta or ''Szőllőtelep''; ge ...
. A slightly longer alternative (but with less traffic flow) is to exit Timișoara on Calea Dorobanților and drive through the village of
Giarmata-Vii instead, before heading back towards the airport. A third option, starting in the northern part of the city, is to use the
ring road
A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop, bypass or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city, or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist i ...
(DNCT) which, also through a roundabout, is connected with the road to the airport.
Taxi
A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice ...
cabs have dedicated parking in front of the terminals. The average cost for a ride to the city center is likely to fall within the range of 50–55
lei, depending on the exact route and traffic flow.
Ride-sharing
Carpooling (also car-sharing, ride-sharing and lift-sharing) is the sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car, and prevents the need for others to have to drive to a location themselves.
By having more people usi ...
services are not acknowledged by the airport, however the parking lot can be crossed on foot in a few minutes, and a car can be ordered at the entrance.
Several
rent-a-car services (
Avis
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Aviation
*Auster Avis, a 1940s four-seat light aircraft developed from the Auster Autocrat (abandoned project)
*Avro Avis, a two-seat biplane
*Scottish Aeroplane Syndicate Avis, an early aircraft built by ...
,
Europcar,
Budget
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,
Hertz
The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second. The hertz is an SI derived unit whose expression in terms of SI base units is s−1, meaning that on ...
, etc.) operate within the airport.
The rent-a-car counters are located in the public area, their schedule being correlated with the flight schedule.
Bus
The STPT Expres 4 line (E4) connects the terminals to the city center. The bus runs approximately once per hour on weekdays, and less frequently on weekends. Since 13 September 2012, the Expres 4 barat line (
E4) connects the airport directly with
Timișoara North railway station
Timișoara North railway station ( ro, Gara Timișoara Nord) is the main railway station in Timișoara and also the largest railway station in western Romania. With an average daily ridership of about 5,530 passengers, Timișoara North is one of th ...
, the main station in the city. However, this bus only runs a few times per day, to connect the more important flights. Paper tickets can be purchased inside the airport. One ticket costs 4 lei and permits travel for up to one hour after the start of the ride.
Rail
There are plans for a new railway between the
East Station and the airport. A train station and a road leading to the airport would be built in its vicinity. Currently, there is a
spur line
A branch line is a phrase used in railway terminology to denote a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line.
Industrial spur
An industri ...
which runs to the airport, but it is only used by Military Unit 01930 for fuel transportation.
See also
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List of airports in Romania
This is a list of airports in Romania, grouped by type and sorted by location.
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Airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
Defunct
The Galați Airport is a defunct airport ...
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Aviation in Romania
Romania has a rich tradition in aviation. At the beginning of the 20th century, pioneers such as Henri Coandă, Aurel Vlaicu, Traian Vuia and George Valentin Bibescu made important contributions to early aviation history, building revolutionary aer ...
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Transport in Romania
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References
External links
Official websiteAccident history for TSRat
Aviation Safety Network
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