# Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU / LRBS) **Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport** (IATA: BBU, ICAO: LRBS) is a large airport in Bucharest, Bucharest (municipality), Romania. It opened in 1912. It has one runway, 3,200 m (10,499 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Bucharest Airports. In 2024 it handled 107 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrbs ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: BBU / LRBS - Type: Large airport - Operator: Bucharest Airports - Serves: Bucharest, Bucharest (municipality), Romania - Opened: 1912 - Elevation: 91 m / 297 ft - Coordinates: 44.5031, 26.1029 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,200 m / 10,499 ft - Passengers: 107,087 (2024) - Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Bucharest - Website: https://www.baneasa-airport.ro/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucharest_B%C4%83neasa_Aurel_Vlaicu_International_Airport (32 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q843229 - Weather station: LRBS · WMO 15420 - Ident: LRBS ## Timeline - 1912: Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 07/25 | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 074° / 254° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2013 | 6,036 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 4,960 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 12,925 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 5,375 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 5,645 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 20,551 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 25,518 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 12,329 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 7,681 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 9,624 | Wikidata | | 2023 | 68,130 | Wikidata | | 2024 | 107,087 | Wikidata | ## Routes 19 destinations in 10 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (14) - [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 621 km / 386 mi · Wizz Air - [KRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkk.md) Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Poland · 781 km / 485 mi · Ryanair, Wizz Air - [BRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libd.md) Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport · Italy · 848 km / 527 mi · Ryanair - [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 932 km / 579 mi · Wizz Air - [WRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwr.md) Copernicus Wrocław Airport · Poland · 1,005 km / 624 mi · Wizz Air - [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 1,045 km / 649 mi · Wizz Air - [FMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edja.md) Memmingen Allgau Airport · Germany · 1,277 km / 793 mi · Ryanair, Wizz Air - [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 1,291 km / 802 mi · Wizz Air - [FKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edsb.md) Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport · Germany · 1,452 km / 902 mi · Ryanair - [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 1,471 km / 914 mi · Wizz Air - [HHN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edfh.md) Frankfurt-Hahn Airport · Germany · 1,541 km / 958 mi · Wizz Air - [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 1,546 km / 961 mi · Wizz Air - [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 1,771 km / 1,100 mi · Wizz Air - [GRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lege.md) Girona-Costa Brava Airport · Spain · 1,907 km / 1,185 mi · Ryanair ### Seasonal charter (5) - [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 817 km / 508 mi · Fly Lili - [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 933 km / 580 mi · Fly Lili - [NBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtnh.md) Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport · Tunisia · 1,621 km / 1,007 mi · Fly Lili - [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 1,980 km / 1,230 mi · Fly Lili - [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 2,045 km / 1,271 mi · Fly Lili ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BBU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (3) - H3 [HelloJets](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hellojets) - SEK [Star East Airline](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/star-east-airline) - X5 [Ten Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ten-airways) ### Passenger (3) - W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 11 - FL [Fly Lili](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-lili) · 5 · seasonal charter - FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 5 Former hub of [Direct Aero Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/direct-aero-services), [Jaro International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jaro-international), [Romavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/romavia). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 107K (2024) | #1,786 of 3,974 | #379 in Europe | #13 in RO | | Longest runway | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | =818 of 29,858 | =111 in Europe | #4 in RO | | Elevation | 91 m / 297 ft | =31,427 of 43,403 | =3,770 in Europe | #72 in RO | | Age | Opened 1912 | =46 of 15,079 | =33 in Europe | #1 in RO | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =4 in RO | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 118.250 | | GCA | PRECISION | 125.200 | | GND | GND | 129.950 | | TWR | TWR | 120.800 | ## Nearby airports - [OTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrop.md) Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · 7.6 km / 4.7 mi - [LRBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lr82.md) Boboc Air Base · 105 km / 65 mi - [LRFT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lr80.md) Feteşti Borcea Air Base · 129 km / 80 mi - [GHV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrbv.md) Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport · 141 km / 88 mi ## In collections - [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #28 ## Sources - [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: “Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bucharest_Băneasa_Aurel_Vlaicu_International_Airport&oldid=1373866396), revision of 8 Sep 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/lrbs/data