# Craiova International Airport (CRA / LRCV)

**Craiova International Airport** (IATA: CRA, ICAO: LRCV) is a large airport in Craiova, Dolj County, Romania. It opened in 1938. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,203 ft) long, concrete. In 2025 it handled 578 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CRA / LRCV
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Craiova, Dolj County, Romania
- Opened: 1938
- Elevation: 191 m / 626 ft
- Coordinates: 44.3181, 23.8886
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,203 ft
- Passengers: 577,693 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Bucharest
- Website: http://www.aeroportcraiova.ro/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craiova_International_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431146
- Weather station: LRCV · WMO 15450
- Ident: LRCV

## Timeline

- 1938: Craiova International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 2,500 m / 8,203 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 089° / 269° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 138,886 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 116,947 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 222,320 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 447,256 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 492,509 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 514,110 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 159,114 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 190,610 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 475,587 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 596,869 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 423,998 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 577,693 | Eurostat |

## Routes

22 destinations in 11 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (16)

- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 520 km / 323 mi · Animawings
- [BRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libd.md) Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport · Italy · 681 km / 423 mi · Wizz Air
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 710 km / 441 mi · Wizz Air
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 873 km / 542 mi · Wizz Air
- [VCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipz.md) Venice Marco Polo Airport · Italy · 917 km / 570 mi · Wizz Air
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 985 km / 612 mi · Wizz Air
- [BLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipe.md) Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport · Italy · 1,000 km / 621 mi · Wizz Air
- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 1,124 km / 698 mi · Wizz Air
- [FMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edja.md) Memmingen Allgau Airport · Germany · 1,126 km / 700 mi · Wizz Air
- [DTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edlw.md) Dortmund Airport · Germany · 1,448 km / 900 mi · Wizz Air
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 1,608 km / 999 mi · Wizz Air
- [BVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfob.md) Beauvais-Tillé airport · France · 1,743 km / 1,083 mi · Wizz Air
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 1,805 km / 1,122 mi · Wizz Air
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 1,975 km / 1,227 mi · Wizz Air
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 2,083 km / 1,294 mi · Wizz Air
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 2,283 km / 1,419 mi · Wizz Air

### Seasonal (1)

- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 1,004 km / 624 mi · Animawings

### Seasonal charter (6)

- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 1,004 km / 624 mi · HiSky
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 1,010 km / 628 mi · HiSky, Animawings
- [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · Cyprus · 1,339 km / 832 mi · Cyprus Airways
- [MIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtmb.md) Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport · Tunisia · 1,465 km / 910 mi · Nouvelair, Animawings
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,822 km / 1,132 mi · AlbaStar
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 2,102 km / 1,306 mi · Animawings

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (6)

- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 15
- AWG [Animawings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/animawings) · 5
- H7 [HiSky](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hisky) · 2 · seasonal charter
- AP [AlbaStar](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/albastar) · 1 · seasonal charter
- CY [Cyprus Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cyprus-airways) · 1 · seasonal charter
- BJ [Nouvelair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nouvelair) · 1 · seasonal charter

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 578K (2025) | #1,051 of 3,974 | #242 in Europe | #7 in RO |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,203 ft | =2,316 of 29,858 | =378 in Europe | =8 in RO |
| Elevation | 191 m / 626 ft | =24,862 of 43,403 | #2,300 in Europe | #46 in RO |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =451 in Europe | =7 in RO |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =4 in RO |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 124.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 124.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [RO-0013](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ro-0013.md) Balta Verde Airfield · 8.5 km / 5.3 mi
- [RO-0048](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ro-0048.md) Mihăița Airstrip · 19 km / 12 mi
- [RO-0044](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ro-0044.md) Predeşti SkyFun Airfield · 22 km / 14 mi
- [BG-0009](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bg-0009.md) Selanovtsi Airfield · 74 km / 46 mi
- [BG-0062](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bg-0062.md) Knezha Airstrip · 87 km / 54 mi
- [RO-0023](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ro-0023.md) Drobeta-Turnu Severin Airfield · 88 km / 54 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: “Craiova International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Craiova_International_Airport&oldid=1376707757), revision of 25 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/lrcv/data