Suceava Ștefan cel Mare International Airport (Romanian: Aeroportul Internațional "Ștefan cel Mare" Suceava) (IATA: SCV, ICAO: LRSV) is an airport serving the city of Suceava, Romania. It is located in Salcea, 12 km (7.5 mi) east of Suceava, and 30.5 km (19.0 mi) west of Botoșani.[1] The airport is named in honour of the Prince of Moldavia Stephen the Great.
Suceava Ștefan cel Mare International Airport Aeroportul Internațional "Ștefan cel Mare" Suceava | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Suceava County Council | ||||||||||
| Serves | Suceava, Romania | ||||||||||
| Location | Salcea[1] | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1962 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,375 ft / 419 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°41′15″N 026°21′15″E / 47.68750°N 26.35417°E | ||||||||||
| Website | aeroportsuceava.ro | ||||||||||
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History edit
Suceava Airport, more popularly known as Salcea Airport,[5] opened in 1962 when the first commercial services started with TAROM.[6] In 1963, the runway was paved, and an apron was built. Services by TAROM were discontinued in 2001 but resumed in 2004. During this absence, the airport was served only by Angel Airlines. In March 2005, the airport was renamed Ștefan cel Mare Airport, and opened to international traffic.
In 2013, Suceava International Airport started a plan (estimated at €39 million) to rebuild and extend the old runway of 1,800 m (5,906 ft), to build a new control tower and to install a new ILS system.[7] In August 2013, the construction work began,[8] and on 12 January 2014, the airport closed to allow the runway works to continue. The old concrete runway was completely removed, and replaced by an asphalt runway.[9] On 25 October 2015, the airport was officially reopened.[10]
Facilities edit
The airport resides at an elevation of 1,375 feet (419 m) above mean sea level.[2] It has one asphalt runway, designated 16/34 and measuring 2,460 by 45 metres (8,071 ft × 148 ft), and six parking stands.[11]
Airlines and destinations edit
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Suceava Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| SkyUp Airlines | Seasonal charter: Sharm el-Sheikh[12] |
| TAROM | Bucharest–Otopeni |
| Wizz Air | Dortmund,[13] London–Luton,[13] Memmingen,[13] Milan–Malpensa,[13] Rome–Fiumicino[13] |
Statistics edit
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Year | Passengers[14][15][16] | % change | Aircraft movements[14][17] | % change |
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| 2005 | 7,734 | — | 495 | — |
| 2006 | 12,766 | 65.1%  | 801 | 61.8% |
| 2007 | 20,792 | 62.9% | 1,092 | 36.3% |
| 2008 | 23,398 | 12.5% | 1,036 | 5.1%  |
| 2009 | 32,561 | 39.2% | 1,654 | 59.7% |
| 2010 | 34,437 | 5.8% | 1.556 | 5.9% |
| 2011 | 27,208 | 21.0% | 1,063 | 31.7% |
| 2012 | 25,143 | 7.6% | 948 | 10.8% |
| 2013 | 20,054 | 20.2% | 1,319 | 39.1% |
| 2014 | 219 | 98.9% | 34 | 97.4% |
| 2015 | 2,359 | 977.1% | 170 | 500.0% |
| 2016 | 57,226 | 2,325.8% | 1,783 | 948.8% |
| 2017 | 262,165 | 358.1% | 3,069 | 72.1% |
| 2018 | 353,280 | 34.75% | 3,446 | 12.3% |
| 2019 | 430,123 | 21.8% | .% | |
| 2020 | 189,199[18] | 56.0% | ||
| 2021 | 346,697[19] | 83.2% | 4,421 | % |
| 2022 | 763,969[20] | 120.3% | 7,755 | 75.4% |
| 2023 | 802,167[21] | 5.0% | 8,138 | 5.0% |
Ground transportation edit
There is a road linking the airport to DN29 (part of the European route E58), the main road between Suceava and Botoșani. It can also be reached from Ukraine by road.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b LRSV location Archived 2016-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Airport information for LRSV[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for SCV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "Wizz Air începe mai repede operarea curselor aeriene de la Suceava spre Veneţia". monitorulsv.ro. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ Airports in Romania at aircraft-charter-world.com
- ^ About Suceava Airport Archived 2015-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Suceava Airport press release
- ^ Lucrările la aeroportul Sucevei au demarat (in Romanian)
- ^ [1] (in Romanian)
- ^ Aeroportul Suceava deschis traficului aerian intern și internațional (in Romanian)
- ^ Aşa va arăta Aeroportul Suceava după finalizarea lucrărilor de modernizare (in Romanian)
- ^ "Curse aeriene Suceava – Sharm el Sheikh, din octombrie" [Air Flights from Suceava to Sharm el Sheikh, Starting in October]. Radio Impact FM (in Romanian). 5 September 2023. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Bobon, Gabriel (7 September 2023). "Wizz Air închide baza operațională de la Suceava și anulează șase rute" [Wizz Air Closes its Operational Base in Suceava and Cancels Six Routes]. boardingpass.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 14 November 2023.
- ^ a b ORDIN 169/1.801. Planul national de actiune privind reducerea emisiilor de gaze cu efect de seră în domeniul aviatiei civile (in Romanian)
- ^ Traffic statistics for 2011 at obiectivdesuceava.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Topul aeroporturilor din Romania in 2012 at timisoaraexpress.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Suceava Airport Statistics at ziarulevenimentul.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ "Peste 340.000 de pasageri pe Aeroportul Suceava în 2021, aproape dublu față de 2020. Vicepreședintele CJ Suceava Cristinel Crețu: S-a reușit recuperarea a peste 80 la sută din traficul din anul pre-pandemic 2019". 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Peste 340.000 de pasageri pe Aeroportul Suceava în 2021, aproape dublu față de 2020. Vicepreședintele CJ Suceava Cristinel Crețu: S-a reușit recuperarea a peste 80 la sută din traficul din anul pre-pandemic 2019". 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Aproape 800.000 de pasageri pe Aeroportul Suceava în 2022. Gheorghe Flutur: Vom continua investițiile în dezvoltare și să creștem numărul de noi rute". 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Peste 800.000 de pasageri, pe Aeroportul Internațional "Ștefan cel Mare" Suceava. Aproape 750.000 au fost pentru cursele externe". 5 January 2024.
External links edit
Media related to Suceava International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
