Târgu Mureș Transilvania Airport ( ro, Aeroportul Transilvania Târgu Mureș; hu, Marosvásárhelyi Transilvania Repülőtér) is an

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located southwest of

Târgu Mureș Târgu Mureș (, ; hu, Marosvásárhely ) is the seat of Mureș County in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is the List of cities and towns in Romania, 16th largest Romanian city, with 134,290 inhabitants as of the 2011 Romania ...

Mureș County Mureș County (, ro, Județul Mures, hu, Maros megye) is a county ('' județ'') of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș. The county was established in 1968, after the administrative ...

, in central

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. Until May 2006, the official name was ''Târgu Mureș Vidrasău Airport'' (for the village outside of Târgu Mureș where it is located).

History

Opened in 1936, Târgu Mureș's first airport was built 2.5 kilometers away from the city centre. The airport was rebuilt in its current location in the 1960s, and inaugurated in 1969. The old location continues to serve recreational aviation, under the name "Aeroportul Sportiv Elie Carafoli" and ICAO code LRMS. After 2000, the airport has undergone extensive renovation. In October 2005 a new international terminal was opened and Category II

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was installed, allowing the handling of flights 24 hours a day. In December 2016, the county council administrator started a new modernization program.În ce constă proiectul de reabilitare a pistei Aeroportului Transilvania
at zi-de-zi.ro The project involved the refurbishment of the runway and the apron (an estimated

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77 million investment). The auction was won by the Porr-Geiger Association, while construction began in early October 2017 and ended in June 2018. On 25 June 2018, the new runway went into operation.Lucrarile au fost finalizate si receptionate

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Târgu Mureș Airport:

Statistics

References

External links

Official website

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Targu Mures International Airport Târgu Mureș Airport, Targu Mures Airports in Romania Airports established in 1969 1969 establishments in Romania

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