Târgu Mureș International Airport


Târgu Mureș Transilvania Airport is an international airport located southwest of Târgu Mureș, Mureș County, in central Romania. Until May 2006, the official name was Târgu Mureș Vidrasău Airport.

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.
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.
In December 2016, the county council administrator started a new modernization program. The project involved the refurbishment of the runway and the apron. The auction was won by the Porr-Geiger Association, and the work began in early October 2017 and completed in June 2018. On 25 June 2018, the new runway went into operation.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

YearPassengersChangeMovementsChange
200512,408 67%
200646,882 278%
2007156,929 235%
200869,945 55%
200984,062 20%
201074,353 12%
2011257,303 246%
2012300,427 17%
2013356,656 19%3,301
2014343,521 3.4%3,139 4.9%
2015336,694 1.9%3,068 2.3%
2016287,412 14.7%
2017566 407.8%
201863,794 11,270%435