# Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport (CLJ / LRCL)

**Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport** (IATA: CLJ, ICAO: LRCL) is a large airport in Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania. It opened in 1932. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,040 m (6,693 ft). In 2025 it handled 3.5 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CLJ / LRCL
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania
- Opened: 1932
- Elevation: 317 m / 1,039 ft
- Coordinates: 46.7860, 23.6857
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,040 m / 6,693 ft
- Passengers: 3,547,053 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Bucharest
- Website: https://www.airportcluj.ro/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluj_International_Airport (28 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1068685
- Weather station: LRCL · WMO 15120
- Ident: LRCL

## Timeline

- 1932: Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,040 m / 6,693 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 079° / 259° | yes |
| 08/26 |  |  |  |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,179,161 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 1,485,634 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 1,880,171 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 2,677,686 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 2,782,127 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 2,917,944 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 898,960 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 1,456,983 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 2,644,612 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 3,238,035 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 3,266,185 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 3,547,053 | Eurostat |

## Routes

54 destinations in 22 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (38)

- [OTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrop.md) Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Romania · 310 km / 193 mi · TAROM, HiSky, Animawings
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 555 km / 345 mi · Wizz Air, Animawings
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 733 km / 455 mi · Turkish Airlines, Animawings
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 794 km / 493 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 909 km / 565 mi · Lufthansa
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 959 km / 596 mi · Wizz Air
- [NUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddn.md) Nuremberg Airport · Germany · 982 km / 610 mi · Wizz Air
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 984 km / 611 mi · Animawings
- [BLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipe.md) Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport · Italy · 994 km / 618 mi · Wizz Air
- [FMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edja.md) Memmingen Allgau Airport · Germany · 1,020 km / 634 mi · Wizz Air
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 1,064 km / 661 mi · Wizz Air
- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 1,081 km / 672 mi · Ryanair, Wizz Air
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 1,100 km / 684 mi · Wizz Air
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 1,156 km / 718 mi · Wizz Air
- [MMX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esms.md) Malmö Sturup Airport · Sweden · 1,207 km / 750 mi · Wizz Air
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 1,223 km / 760 mi · Wizz Air
- [HHN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edfh.md) Frankfurt-Hahn Airport · Germany · 1,260 km / 783 mi · Wizz Air
- [DTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edlw.md) Dortmund Airport · Germany · 1,278 km / 794 mi · Wizz Air
- [NYO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eskn.md) Stockholm Skavsta Airport · Sweden · 1,409 km / 876 mi · Wizz Air
- [BLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekbi.md) Billund Airport · Denmark · 1,414 km / 879 mi · Wizz Air
- [EIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eheh.md) Eindhoven Airport · Netherlands · 1,425 km / 885 mi · Wizz Air
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 1,431 km / 889 mi · Wizz Air
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 1,466 km / 911 mi · Ryanair, Wizz Air
- [BVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfob.md) Beauvais-Tillé airport · France · 1,623 km / 1,008 mi · Ryanair, Wizz Air
- [TRF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ento.md) Sandefjord Airport, Torp · Norway · 1,639 km / 1,018 mi · Wizz Air
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 1,782 km / 1,107 mi · Ryanair
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 1,823 km / 1,133 mi · Wizz Air
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 1,825 km / 1,134 mi · Wizz Air
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 1,900 km / 1,181 mi · Wizz Air
- [LBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnm.md) Leeds Bradford Airport · United Kingdom · 1,950 km / 1,212 mi · Wizz Air
- [CDT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lech.md) Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport · Spain · 2,030 km / 1,261 mi · Wizz Air
- [ZAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezg.md) Zaragoza Airport · Spain · 2,041 km / 1,268 mi · Wizz Air
- [VLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/levc.md) Valencia Airport · Spain · 2,111 km / 1,312 mi · Wizz Air
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 2,188 km / 1,360 mi · Wizz Air
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 2,240 km / 1,392 mi · Ryanair, HiSky
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 2,289 km / 1,422 mi · Wizz Air
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 2,576 km / 1,601 mi · Wizz Air
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 2,799 km / 1,739 mi · Wizz Air

### Seasonal (14)

- [DBV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lddu.md) Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport · Croatia · 636 km / 395 mi · Wizz Air
- [SKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgts.md) Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport · Greece · 699 km / 434 mi · Animawings
- [BRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libd.md) Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport · Italy · 837 km / 520 mi · Wizz Air
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 998 km / 620 mi · Wizz Air
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 1,246 km / 774 mi · Wizz Air, Corendon Airlines
- [CTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licc.md) Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · Italy · 1,255 km / 780 mi · Wizz Air
- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 1,279 km / 795 mi · Wizz Air, Animawings
- [OLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lieo.md) Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport · Italy · 1,308 km / 813 mi · Animawings
- [GZP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfg.md) Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport · Türkiye · 1,367 km / 849 mi · Corendon Airlines
- [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · Cyprus · 1,563 km / 971 mi · Wizz Air
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,872 km / 1,163 mi · Wizz Air
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 2,353 km / 1,462 mi · Corendon Airlines
- [RAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmx.md) Marrakesh Menara Airport · Morocco · 3,180 km / 1,976 mi · Wizz Air
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 3,700 km / 2,299 mi · Wizz Air

### Charter (2)

- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 2,290 km / 1,423 mi · SkyUp
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 2,353 km / 1,462 mi · SkyUp

### Seasonal charter (4)

- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 1,210 km / 752 mi · Sky Express (Greece)
- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 1,279 km / 795 mi · Sky Express (Greece)
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 2,290 km / 1,423 mi · HiSky
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 2,353 km / 1,462 mi · HiSky

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (11)

- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 41
- AWG [Animawings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/animawings) · 7
- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 5
- H7 [HiSky](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hisky) · 4
- XC [Corendon Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/corendon-airlines) · 3 · seasonal
- GQ [Sky Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-express) · 2 · seasonal charter
- PQ [SkyUp](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skyup) · 2 · charter
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 1
- RO [TAROM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tarom) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.5M (2025) | #418 of 3,974 | #117 in Europe | #2 in RO |
| Longest runway | 2,040 m / 6,693 ft | =3,745 of 29,858 | =707 in Europe | #17 in RO |
| Elevation | 317 m / 1,039 ft | =17,097 of 43,403 | =1,386 in Europe | #24 in RO |
| Age | Opened 1932 | =486 of 15,079 | =279 in Europe | #3 in RO |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =1 in RO |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | NAPOC Approach | 126.430 |
| GCA | PRECISION | 118.700 |
| TWR | Cluj Tower | 118.705 |
| ATIS | Cluj ATIS | 125.525 |
| TWR ALTN |  | 134.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [LRCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrct.md) Câmpia Turzii Air Base · 35 km / 22 mi
- [TGM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrtm.md) Târgu Mureş Transilvania International Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [BAY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrbm.md) Maramureș International Airport · 98 km / 61 mi
- [SBZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrsb.md) Sibiu International Airport · 115 km / 72 mi
- [SUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrsm.md) Satu Mare International Airport · 119 km / 74 mi
- [OMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrod.md) Oradea International Airport · 138 km / 86 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: “Cluj International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cluj_International_Airport&oldid=1375835544), revision of 20 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/lrcl/data