# Arad International Airport (ARW / LRAR)

**Arad International Airport** (IATA: ARW, ICAO: LRAR) is a medium airport in Arad, Arad County, Romania. It opened in 1937. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,562 ft) long, concrete. In 2024 it handled 15 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrar

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ARW / LRAR
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Arad, Arad County, Romania
- Opened: 1937
- Elevation: 107 m / 352 ft
- Coordinates: 46.1761, 21.2643
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,562 ft
- Passengers: 15,270 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Bucharest
- Website: http://www.aeroportularad.ro/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arad_International_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1424725
- Weather station: LRAR · WMO 15200
- Ident: LRAR

## Timeline

- 1937: Arad International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 095° / 275° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 14,844 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 39,901 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 2,828 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 8,530 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 10,817 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 11,367 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 134 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 28 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 11,671 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 16,633 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 14,356 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 15,270 | Wikidata |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 1,300 km / 808 mi · Corendon Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ARW, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- XC [Corendon Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/corendon-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 15K (2024) | #2,533 of 3,974 | #519 in Europe | #16 in RO |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | =3,840 of 29,858 | =725 in Europe | =18 in RO |
| Elevation | 107 m / 352 ft | =30,089 of 43,403 | =3,448 in Europe | #64 in RO |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =404 in Europe | #6 in RO |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =4 in RO |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 130.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [TSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrtr.md) Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport · 41 km / 26 mi
- [OMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrod.md) Oradea International Airport · 106 km / 66 mi
- [CSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrcs.md) Caransebeş Airport · 114 km / 71 mi
- [LHSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhsn.md) Szolnok Air Base · 131 km / 82 mi
- [LHKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhke.md) Kecskemét Air Base · 142 km / 88 mi
- [DEB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhdc.md) Debrecen International Airport · 148 km / 92 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Arad International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arad_International_Airport&oldid=1363013879), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrar/data