Târgu Mureș International Airport
| Târgu Mureș Transylvania Airport Aeroportul Transilvania Târgu Mureș | |||||||||||
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| IATA: TGM – ICAO: LRTM | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Mureș County Council | ||||||||||
| Serves | Târgu Mureș | ||||||||||
| Location | Vidrasău, Mureș County | ||||||||||
| Focus city for | Wizz Air | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 963 ft / 294 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°28′04″N 024°24′45″E / 46.46778°N 24.41250°ECoordinates: 46°28′04″N 024°24′45″E / 46.46778°N 24.41250°E | ||||||||||
| Website | aeroportultransilvania.ro | ||||||||||
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  TGM Location of airport in Romania | |||||||||||
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Târgu Mureș Transylvania Airport (Romanian: Aeroportul Transilvania Târgu Mureș) (IATA: TGM, ICAO: LRTM) is an international airport located 14 km (8.7 mi) southwest[2] of Târgu Mureș, Mureș County, in central Romania. Until May 2006, the official name was Târgu Mureș Vidrasău Airport (for the village 17 km (11 mi) 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.[6]
After 2000, the airport has undergone extensive renovation. In October 2005 a new international terminal was opened and Category II instrument landing system was installed, allowing the handling of flights 24 hours a day.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Wizz Air | Beauvais, Budapest, Dortmund, Hahn, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, London-Luton, Madrid, Memmingen, Rome-Ciampino (all suspended, temporary moved to Cluj-Napoca) |
Statistics
| Year | Passengers | Change |
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| 2005 | 12,408 |  67% |
| 2006 | 46,882 | 278% |
| 2007 | 156,929 | 235% |
| 2008 | 69,945 |  55% |
| 2009 | 84,062 | 20% |
| 2010 | 74,353 | 12% |
| 2011 | 257,303 | 246% |
| 2012 | 300,427 | 17% |
| 2013 | 356,656 | 19% |
| 2014 | 343,521 [7] | 3.4% |
| 2015 | 336,694 [8] | 1.9% |
See also
- Aviation in Romania
- Transport in Romania
- List of airports in Romania
- List of the busiest airports in Romania
References
- ↑ http://www.newsair.ro/aeroportul-transilvania-targu-mures-a-pierdut-pasageri-in-2015.html
- 1 2 EAD Basic Archived January 12, 2011, at WebCite
- ↑ Târgu Mureș Airport in 2012 at punctul.ro (Romanian)
- ↑ ORDIN 169/1.801. Planul national de actiune privind reducerea emisiilor de gaze cu efect de seră în domeniul aviatiei civile (Romanian)
- ↑ Press release for 2013 (Romanian)
- ↑ History of the airport (Romanian)
- ↑ http://www.newsair.ro/aeroportul-international-targu-mures-pierdut-pasageri-2014.html
- ↑ http://www.newsair.ro/aeroportul-transilvania-targu-mures-a-pierdut-pasageri-in-2015.html
External links
Media related to Târgu Mureș International Airport at Wikimedia Commons