![]() ![]() The entire terminal has 104 check-in desks, 38 gates (of which 14 are equipped with jetways), and a total floor area of 86,000 square metres (930,000 sq ft). The airside concourse is organized in two (domestic and international) passengers flows. A walkway with shops connects the departures and arrivals buildings. The airport's facilities consist of a single terminal with three main facilities (colloquially referred to as "Terminals"): the Departures Hall/Terminal, the Arrivals Hall/Terminal, and the Finger Terminal (the airside concourse). Air Canada Rouge introduced seasonal routes to Toronto and Montreal in June 2018. In March 2012, all air traffic except for business air traffic was transferred from Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (at that time Bucharest's low-cost hub) to Henri Coandă International Airport. It was followed, in November 2012, by the extension of the Departure Hall to a total area of 38,600 square metres (400,000 sq ft). The airside concourse extension, designed by Studio Capelli Architettura & Associati, and measuring 17,000 square metres (200,000 sq ft), was inaugurated on 29 March 2011. The third stage of the plan (Phase III), which started in 2009, involved the extension of the airside concourse ('the Finger') with 15 new gates (nine of which have jetways), as well as the expansion of the Departure Hall (with 8 new gates). ![]() According to a representative of Delta's joint-venture partner Air France–KLM, the carrier made this decision due to the recession and the poor financial performance of the service. The 2009 season started in June and was supposed to run until October however, Delta pulled out of Bucharest altogether in September. In late 2008, the company decided to suspend the link that winter and resume it seasonally in summer 2009. Delta Air Lines began flying the same route four years later with Boeing 767s. Meanwhile, TAROM axed its service to New York City in November 2003, as it was losing a great deal of money on the flight. During the same phase, two high-speed taxiways (Victor and Whiskey) were constructed. The second phase (labeled Phase II/IIe) of the plan led to the construction of a terminal dedicated to domestic flights and of a multi-story car park (2003), the complete overhaul of the control tower (between 20) as well as the transformation of the old terminal building in a dedicated arrivals hall (in 2000). ![]() The first stage of the plan (Phase I), taking place between 19, involved the construction of a new departures terminal and of a new airside concourse with five jetways and nine gates (referred to as 'the Finger') as well as the extension of airport ramps and of their associated taxiways. In 1992, Otopeni Airport became a regular member of Airports Council International (ACI). An improvement program added a second runway in 1986, expanding capacity to 35 aircraft movements per hour. A new passenger terminal (designed by Cezar Lăzărescu), with a capacity of 1,200,000 passengers per year, was opened on 13 April 1970, for domestic and international flights. In August 1969, when United States President Richard Nixon visited Romania, a VIP lounge was inaugurated. The runway was modernized and extended to 3,500 metres (11,500 ft) from the previous 1,200 metres (3,900 ft), making it one of the longest in Europe at that time. In 1965, with the growth of air traffic, the Otopeni airbase was converted to a commercial airport. Until 1965, it was a major airfield for the Romanian Air Force, with Băneasa Airport serving as Bucharest's commercial airport. The military section of the airport is used by the 90th Airlift Flotilla of the Romanian Air Force.ĭuring World War II, the airport in Otopeni was used as an airbase by the German Air Force. ( Compania Națională Aeroporturi București S.A.). ![]() It is managed by The National Company Bucharest Airports S.A. It also serves as a base of operations for low-cost airlines Animawings, Ryanair and Wizz Air and charter airlines Air Bucharest. Henri Coandă International Airport serves as headquarters for TAROM, the country's national airline. Prior to May 2004, the official name was Bucharest Otopeni International Airport ( Romanian: Aeroportul Internațional București Otopeni). The airport is named after Romanian flight pioneer Henri Coandă, builder of Coandă-1910 aircraft and discoverer of the Coandă effect of fluidics. The other is Aurel Vlaicu Airport, which no longer serves scheduled passenger traffic. It is currently one of the two airports serving the capital of Romania. Sources: Romanian AIP at Eurocontrol, bucharestairports.ro īucharest Henri Coandă International Airport ( Romanian: Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă București) ( IATA: OTP, ICAO: LROP) is Romania's busiest international airport, located in Otopeni, 16.5 km (10.3 mi) north of Bucharest's city centre. ![]()
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