Chișinău International Airport Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Chișinău International Airport Company | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Chișinău | ||||||||||||||
Location | Chișinău, Moldova | ||||||||||||||
Opened | 1960 | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 399 ft / 122 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 46°55′40″N 028°55′51″E / 46.92778°N 28.93083°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | airport.md/en | ||||||||||||||
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Chișinău International Airport ( Romanian: Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău; IATA: RMO, ICAO: LUKK) is Moldova's main international airport, located 13 km (8.1 mi) southeast of the centre of Chișinău, the capital city. [1] It served as headquarters for Air Moldova, [3] [4] the country's national airline.
On 18 January 2024, the IATA airport code KIV, derived from Kishinev (the Russian and former English name of the city), was changed to RMO (Republica Moldova, "Republic of Moldova" in Romanian). [5]
The first scheduled flights to Chișinău started on 24 June 1926, on the route Bucharest– Galați–Chișinău and Iași. The flights were operated by CFRNA, later LARES. [6] A commemorative plaque, describing the first flight to Chișinău, was placed in the airport.
The main terminal was built in the 1970s, with a capacity of 1,200,000 passengers per year.
On 31 May 1995, Chișinău Airport was awarded the status of an international airport.
In 2002, following works by the Turkish company Akfen Holding, the airport was modernised. An annex terminal building with an area of 4,270 m2 (46,000 sq ft) was added to the renovated old terminal building of 7,600 m2 (82,000 sq ft). The project covered the construction of 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft) curtain walls, 3,200 m2 (34,000 sq ft) composite panels, 12,185 m2 (131,160 sq ft) asphalt road, a treatment plant with a capacity of 3,450 m3 (122,000 cu ft) a day, complete mechanical heating, ventilation and electrical systems, along with the X-ray security, luggage handling, master clock, and flight information systems. The annual capacity of the airport had increased to 5.4 million passengers. [7]
Chișinău International Airport is a member of Airports Council International.
The airport closed temporarily on 24 February 2022, as Moldovan airspace was closed in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [8] On 22 March 2022, the Civil Aviation Authority of Moldova partially reopened the country's airspace, which led to the resumption of operations at the airport. [9]
On 14 March 2023, WizzAir suspended flights to/from Moldova due to concerns over airspace safety. [10] After this, Igor Grosu, the President of the Moldovan parliament, met with representatives of Ryanair to convince the company to operate flights at the airport, in order to replace Wizz Air as its main low-cost airline. [11]
There were ten check-in desks and five gates at the airport in 2009. [12] VIP and CIP guests are offered special services at the VIP terminal. A visitors' terrace on the second floor opened in December 2006.
Previously, passengers had to present their passport, ticket and their registration (of foreigners – which used to be required). Passengers were allowed in the check-in hall. With the introduction of e-tickets and the abolition of the registration for foreigners, the airport reorganised in late 2006. This resulted in a bigger check-in hall, and customs control is now after check-in.
There are plans to enlarge the airport. [13] The project involves a €19 million loan to Chișinău International Airport for the rehabilitation and upgrade of the existing runway, taxiways, aprons, and ramps, engineering works, safety equipment and other connected core assets of Chișinău International Airport. The European Investment Bank ('EIB') is considering co-financing alongside the EBRD for up to an equal amount. [14] Towards the end of 2017, plans for a second runway were unveiled. This runway would take the place of the current taxiway just north of the existing runway. The project began in early 2017. Runway 09–27 started operations on 13 September 2018. [15]
The following airlines offer regular scheduled and charter flights at Chișinău International Airport:
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In 2022, Chișinău Airport handled around 2.31 million passengers, an increase of over 25% compared to 2021 (1.84 million pax). [45]
Year | Passengers (total) [2] [46] [47] | Change | Aircraft movements (total) [2] [48] | Change | Cargo (tonnes) [2] | Change |
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2000 | 254,178 | N/A | 9,521 | N/A | 2,400 | |
2001 | 274,662 | 8.0% | 9,866 | 3.6% | 1,700 | |
2002 | 296,431 | 7.9% | 10,416 | 5.5% | 1,300 | |
2003 | 341,695 | 15.2% | 9,502 | 8.7% | 1,300 | |
2004 | 421,011 | 23.2% | 10,759 | 13.2% | 1,400 | |
2005 | 482,741 | 14.6% | 11,126 | 3.4% | 1,700 | |
2006 | 548,331 | 13.5% | 10,065 | 9.5% | 1,800 | |
2007 | 688,782 | 25.6% | 11,623 | 15.4% | 2,300 | |
2008 | 847,881 | 23.1% | 12,935 | 11.3% | 2,468.8 | |
2009 | 808,096 | 4.7% | 12,355 | 4.5% | 2,033.2 | 17.6% |
2010 | 937,030 | 15.9% | 13,751 | 11.3% | 2,399.2 | 18.0% |
2011 | 1,046,086 | 11.6% | 15,022 | 9.2% | 2,666.2 | 11.1% |
2012 | 1,220,506 | 16.7% | 16,113 | 7.3% | 2,765.4 | 3.7% |
2013 | 1,321,236 | 8.2% | 16,858 | 4.6% | 2,951.8 | 6.7% |
2014 | 1,781,166 | 34.8% | 19,756 | 17.2% | 2,923.5 | 0.9% |
2015 | 2,226,441 | 25.0% | 22,468 | 13.7% | 2,891.8 | 1.1% |
2016 | 2,206,266 | 0.9% | 22,033 | 1.9% | 2,774.3 | 4.1% |
2017 | 2,744,465 | 24.4% | 27,113 | 23.1% | 3,488.7 | 25.7% |
2018 | 2,828,626 | 3.1% | 27,949 | 3.1% | 4,186.6 | 20.0% |
2019 | 2,995,530 | 5.9% | 27,092 | 3.1% | 3,767.7 | 10.0% |
2020 | 900,731 | 69.9% | 9,870 | 63.6% | ||
2021 | 1,822,505 | 102.3% | 16,590 | 68.1% | ||
2022 | 2,254,199 | 23.7% | 19,199 | 15.7% | ||
2023 | 2,838,073 | 25.9% | 24,947 | 29.9% | 2,652.6 |
Rank | City | Airport(s) | Weekly Departures (1 September 2023) [50] |
Airlines |
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1. | Istanbul | Istanbul Airport | 34 |
Turkish Airlines FlyOne |
2. | Bucharest | Henri Coandă International Airport | 19 | TAROM |
3. | Warsaw | Warsaw Chopin Airport | 14 | LOT Polish Airlines |
4. | Yerevan | Zvartnots International Airport | 14 |
FlyOne FlyOne Armenia |
5. | Dublin | Dublin Airport | 9 |
FlyOne HiSky |
6. | Tel Aviv | Ben Gurion Airport | 9 |
FlyOne HiSky |
7. | London | London Stansted Airport | 7 |
FlyOne HiSky |
8. | Vienna | Vienna Airport | 7 | Austrian Airlines |
9. | Antalya | Antalya Airport | 7 |
Pegasus Airlines FlyOne Turkish Airlines Southwind Airlines |
10. | London | London Luton Airport | 7 | FlyOne |
There are bus and trolleybus lines frequently departing from the airport.
Media related to Chișinău International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Chișinău International Airport Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău | |||||||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Chișinău International Airport Company | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Chișinău | ||||||||||||||
Location | Chișinău, Moldova | ||||||||||||||
Opened | 1960 | ||||||||||||||
Hub for | |||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 399 ft / 122 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 46°55′40″N 028°55′51″E / 46.92778°N 28.93083°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | airport.md/en | ||||||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||||||
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Statistics (2023) | |||||||||||||||
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Chișinău International Airport ( Romanian: Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău; IATA: RMO, ICAO: LUKK) is Moldova's main international airport, located 13 km (8.1 mi) southeast of the centre of Chișinău, the capital city. [1] It served as headquarters for Air Moldova, [3] [4] the country's national airline.
On 18 January 2024, the IATA airport code KIV, derived from Kishinev (the Russian and former English name of the city), was changed to RMO (Republica Moldova, "Republic of Moldova" in Romanian). [5]
The first scheduled flights to Chișinău started on 24 June 1926, on the route Bucharest– Galați–Chișinău and Iași. The flights were operated by CFRNA, later LARES. [6] A commemorative plaque, describing the first flight to Chișinău, was placed in the airport.
The main terminal was built in the 1970s, with a capacity of 1,200,000 passengers per year.
On 31 May 1995, Chișinău Airport was awarded the status of an international airport.
In 2002, following works by the Turkish company Akfen Holding, the airport was modernised. An annex terminal building with an area of 4,270 m2 (46,000 sq ft) was added to the renovated old terminal building of 7,600 m2 (82,000 sq ft). The project covered the construction of 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft) curtain walls, 3,200 m2 (34,000 sq ft) composite panels, 12,185 m2 (131,160 sq ft) asphalt road, a treatment plant with a capacity of 3,450 m3 (122,000 cu ft) a day, complete mechanical heating, ventilation and electrical systems, along with the X-ray security, luggage handling, master clock, and flight information systems. The annual capacity of the airport had increased to 5.4 million passengers. [7]
Chișinău International Airport is a member of Airports Council International.
The airport closed temporarily on 24 February 2022, as Moldovan airspace was closed in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [8] On 22 March 2022, the Civil Aviation Authority of Moldova partially reopened the country's airspace, which led to the resumption of operations at the airport. [9]
On 14 March 2023, WizzAir suspended flights to/from Moldova due to concerns over airspace safety. [10] After this, Igor Grosu, the President of the Moldovan parliament, met with representatives of Ryanair to convince the company to operate flights at the airport, in order to replace Wizz Air as its main low-cost airline. [11]
There were ten check-in desks and five gates at the airport in 2009. [12] VIP and CIP guests are offered special services at the VIP terminal. A visitors' terrace on the second floor opened in December 2006.
Previously, passengers had to present their passport, ticket and their registration (of foreigners – which used to be required). Passengers were allowed in the check-in hall. With the introduction of e-tickets and the abolition of the registration for foreigners, the airport reorganised in late 2006. This resulted in a bigger check-in hall, and customs control is now after check-in.
There are plans to enlarge the airport. [13] The project involves a €19 million loan to Chișinău International Airport for the rehabilitation and upgrade of the existing runway, taxiways, aprons, and ramps, engineering works, safety equipment and other connected core assets of Chișinău International Airport. The European Investment Bank ('EIB') is considering co-financing alongside the EBRD for up to an equal amount. [14] Towards the end of 2017, plans for a second runway were unveiled. This runway would take the place of the current taxiway just north of the existing runway. The project began in early 2017. Runway 09–27 started operations on 13 September 2018. [15]
The following airlines offer regular scheduled and charter flights at Chișinău International Airport:
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
Phabricator and on
MediaWiki.org. |
In 2022, Chișinău Airport handled around 2.31 million passengers, an increase of over 25% compared to 2021 (1.84 million pax). [45]
Year | Passengers (total) [2] [46] [47] | Change | Aircraft movements (total) [2] [48] | Change | Cargo (tonnes) [2] | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | 254,178 | N/A | 9,521 | N/A | 2,400 | |
2001 | 274,662 | 8.0% | 9,866 | 3.6% | 1,700 | |
2002 | 296,431 | 7.9% | 10,416 | 5.5% | 1,300 | |
2003 | 341,695 | 15.2% | 9,502 | 8.7% | 1,300 | |
2004 | 421,011 | 23.2% | 10,759 | 13.2% | 1,400 | |
2005 | 482,741 | 14.6% | 11,126 | 3.4% | 1,700 | |
2006 | 548,331 | 13.5% | 10,065 | 9.5% | 1,800 | |
2007 | 688,782 | 25.6% | 11,623 | 15.4% | 2,300 | |
2008 | 847,881 | 23.1% | 12,935 | 11.3% | 2,468.8 | |
2009 | 808,096 | 4.7% | 12,355 | 4.5% | 2,033.2 | 17.6% |
2010 | 937,030 | 15.9% | 13,751 | 11.3% | 2,399.2 | 18.0% |
2011 | 1,046,086 | 11.6% | 15,022 | 9.2% | 2,666.2 | 11.1% |
2012 | 1,220,506 | 16.7% | 16,113 | 7.3% | 2,765.4 | 3.7% |
2013 | 1,321,236 | 8.2% | 16,858 | 4.6% | 2,951.8 | 6.7% |
2014 | 1,781,166 | 34.8% | 19,756 | 17.2% | 2,923.5 | 0.9% |
2015 | 2,226,441 | 25.0% | 22,468 | 13.7% | 2,891.8 | 1.1% |
2016 | 2,206,266 | 0.9% | 22,033 | 1.9% | 2,774.3 | 4.1% |
2017 | 2,744,465 | 24.4% | 27,113 | 23.1% | 3,488.7 | 25.7% |
2018 | 2,828,626 | 3.1% | 27,949 | 3.1% | 4,186.6 | 20.0% |
2019 | 2,995,530 | 5.9% | 27,092 | 3.1% | 3,767.7 | 10.0% |
2020 | 900,731 | 69.9% | 9,870 | 63.6% | ||
2021 | 1,822,505 | 102.3% | 16,590 | 68.1% | ||
2022 | 2,254,199 | 23.7% | 19,199 | 15.7% | ||
2023 | 2,838,073 | 25.9% | 24,947 | 29.9% | 2,652.6 |
Rank | City | Airport(s) | Weekly Departures (1 September 2023) [50] |
Airlines |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Istanbul | Istanbul Airport | 34 |
Turkish Airlines FlyOne |
2. | Bucharest | Henri Coandă International Airport | 19 | TAROM |
3. | Warsaw | Warsaw Chopin Airport | 14 | LOT Polish Airlines |
4. | Yerevan | Zvartnots International Airport | 14 |
FlyOne FlyOne Armenia |
5. | Dublin | Dublin Airport | 9 |
FlyOne HiSky |
6. | Tel Aviv | Ben Gurion Airport | 9 |
FlyOne HiSky |
7. | London | London Stansted Airport | 7 |
FlyOne HiSky |
8. | Vienna | Vienna Airport | 7 | Austrian Airlines |
9. | Antalya | Antalya Airport | 7 |
Pegasus Airlines FlyOne Turkish Airlines Southwind Airlines |
10. | London | London Luton Airport | 7 | FlyOne |
There are bus and trolleybus lines frequently departing from the airport.
Media related to Chișinău International Airport at Wikimedia Commons