# Bacău George Enescu International Airport (BCM / LRBC)

**Bacău George Enescu International Airport** (IATA: BCM, ICAO: LRBC) is a large airport in Bacău, Bacău County, Romania. It opened in 1946. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,203 ft) long, concrete. In 2025 it handled 447 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BCM / LRBC
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Bacău, Bacău County, Romania
- Opened: 1946
- Elevation: 185 m / 607 ft
- Coordinates: 46.5219, 26.9103
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,203 ft
- Passengers: 447,338 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Bucharest
- Website: https://bacauairport.ro/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Enescu_International_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1147758
- Weather station: LRBC · WMO 15150
- Ident: LRBC

## Timeline

- 1946: Bacău George Enescu International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,500 m / 8,203 ft | 80 m / 262 ft | Concrete | 165° / 345° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 306,582 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 363,166 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 414,786 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 425,598 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 447,465 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 468,383 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 123,005 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 379,800 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 556,256 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 249,673 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 560,139 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 447,338 | Eurostat |

## Routes

2 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 1,279 km / 795 mi · Wizz Air
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 2,056 km / 1,278 mi · Wizz Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 447K (2025) | #1,164 of 3,974 | #262 in Europe | #8 in RO |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,203 ft | =2,316 of 29,858 | =378 in Europe | =8 in RO |
| Elevation | 185 m / 607 ft | =25,195 of 43,403 | =2,355 in Europe | #47 in RO |
| Age | Opened 1946 | =2,744 of 15,079 | =728 in Europe | #11 in RO |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =4 in RO |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 118.600 |
| GCA | PRECISION | 133.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [IAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lria.md) Iaşi International Airport · 91 km / 57 mi
- [LUCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/luch.md) Cahul International Airport · 129 km / 80 mi
- [SCV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrsv.md) Suceava Ștefan cel Mare International Airport · 136 km / 85 mi
- [GHV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrbv.md) Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport · 140 km / 87 mi
- [LRBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lr82.md) Boboc Air Base · 145 km / 90 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: “George Enescu International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Enescu_International_Airport&oldid=1363039195), 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/lrbc/data