# Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND / LRCK)

**Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport** (IATA: CND, ICAO: LRCK) is a large airport in Constanța, Constanţa County, Romania. It opened in 1960. It has one runway, 3,500 m (11,483 ft) long, concrete. In 2024 it handled 109 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CND / LRCK
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Constanța, Constanţa County, Romania
- Opened: 1960
- Elevation: 108 m / 353 ft
- Coordinates: 44.3622, 28.4883
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,500 m / 11,483 ft
- Passengers: 109,371 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Bucharest
- Website: http://www.mk-airport.ro/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihail_Kog%C4%83lniceanu_International_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382546
- Weather station: LRCK · WMO 15481
- Ident: LRCK

## Timeline

- 1960: Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 186° / 006° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 73,301 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 37,939 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 63,329 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 94,594 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 127,635 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 129,235 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 127,302 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 42,879 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 47,059 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 78,713 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 113,544 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 109,371 | Wikidata |

## Routes

3 destinations in 3 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 · 1,347 km / 837 mi · Wizz Air
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 2,281 km / 1,417 mi · Wizz Air

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 1,482 km / 921 mi · Fly Lili

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 2
- FL [Fly Lili](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-lili) · 1 · seasonal charter

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 109K (2024) | #1,779 of 3,974 | #377 in Europe | #12 in RO |
| Longest runway | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | =488 of 29,858 | =60 in Europe | =2 in RO |
| Elevation | 108 m / 353 ft | =30,082 of 43,403 | =3,445 in Europe | #63 in RO |
| Age | Opened 1960 | =4,584 of 15,079 | =930 in Europe | #17 in RO |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =4 in RO |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | BUCURESTI RDR | 122.900 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 118.750 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.450 |

## Nearby airports

- [LRFT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lr80.md) Feteşti Borcea Air Base · 61 km / 38 mi
- [TCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrtc.md) Tulcea Danube Delta Airport · 80 km / 50 mi
- [LBWB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbwb.md) Balchik Airfield · 107 km / 67 mi
- [VAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbwn.md) Varna Airport · 136 km / 85 mi
- [UA-0028](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ua-0028.md) Zhovtneve Air Base · 143 km / 89 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: “Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mihail_Kogălniceanu_International_Airport&oldid=1371832717), revision of 28 Aug 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/lrck/data