# Chişinău International Airport (RMO / LUKK)

**Chişinău International Airport** (IATA: RMO, ICAO: LUKK) is a large airport in Chişinău, Chişinău (city), Moldova. It opened in 1960. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,590 m (11,778 ft). In 2019 it handled 3.0 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RMO / LUKK
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Chişinău, Chişinău (city), Moldova
- Opened: 1960
- Elevation: 122 m / 399 ft
- Coordinates: 46.9277, 28.9317
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,590 m / 11,778 ft
- Passengers: 2,995,530 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Chisinau
- Website: https://airport.md/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi%C8%99in%C4%83u_International_Airport (40 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q844951
- Weather station: LUKK
- Ident: LUKK

## Timeline

- 1960: Chişinău International Airport opens.
- 15 May 1970: Q16662316.
- 11 Apr 2008: 2008 Chișinău Antonov An-32 crash. 8 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 3,590 m / 11,778 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 088° / 268° | yes |
| 09/27 | 2,383 m / 7,818 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete |  | yes |

- 08/26 slopes 1.0%: threshold 26 at 85 m / 279 ft, threshold 08 at 122 m / 399 ft.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | 847,881 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 809,072 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 937,037 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 1,045,975 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,220,114 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,321,362 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,781,469 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 2,219,162 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 2,206,266 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 2,745,000 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 2,828,626 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 2,995,530 | Wikidata |

## Routes

79 destinations in 34 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (64)

- [GHV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrbv.md) Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport · Romania · 295 km / 183 mi · Wizz Air
- [OTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrop.md) Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Romania · 342 km / 213 mi · TAROM, Wizz Air, HiSky
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 629 km / 391 mi · FlyOne, Turkish Airlines, HiSky
- [SOF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbsf.md) Sofia Airport · Bulgaria · 640 km / 398 mi · Wizz Air
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 671 km / 417 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 732 km / 455 mi · Wizz Air
- [KTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkt.md) Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport · Poland · 823 km / 511 mi · Wizz Air
- [WMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epmo.md) Warsaw Modlin Airport · Poland · 855 km / 531 mi · Wizz Air
- [SKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgts.md) Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport · Greece · 858 km / 533 mi · SkyUp
- [BTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lzib.md) M. R. Štefánik Airport · Slovakia · 889 km / 552 mi · Wizz Air
- [VNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eyvi.md) Vilnius International Airport · Lithuania · 894 km / 556 mi · AirBaltic
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 937 km / 582 mi · Austrian Airlines
- [WRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwr.md) Copernicus Wrocław Airport · Poland · 992 km / 616 mi · Wizz Air
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 1,080 km / 671 mi · Wizz Air, Aegean Airlines, SkyUp
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 1,126 km / 700 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress, Freebird Airlines
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 1,135 km / 705 mi · FlyOne, Wizz Air
- [RIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evra.md) Riga International Airport · Latvia · 1,161 km / 721 mi · AirBaltic
- [DRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddc.md) Dresden Airport · Germany · 1,198 km / 744 mi · FlyOne
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 1,261 km / 784 mi · FlyOne, Wizz Air, SkyUp
- [VCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipz.md) Venice Marco Polo Airport · Italy · 1,283 km / 797 mi · Wizz Air, HiSky
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 1,292 km / 803 mi · FlyOne
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 1,349 km / 838 mi · FlyOne, Wizz Air
- [NUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddn.md) Nuremberg Airport · Germany · 1,350 km / 839 mi · Wizz Air
- [BLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipe.md) Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport · Italy · 1,392 km / 865 mi · FlyOne, Wizz Air, HiSky
- [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · Cyprus · 1,396 km / 867 mi · Wizz Air, SkyUp
- [VRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipx.md) Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport · Italy · 1,397 km / 868 mi · FlyOne, Wizz Air
- [TBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugtb.md) Tbilisi International Airport · Georgia · 1,399 km / 869 mi · FlyOne, SkyUp
- [FMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edja.md) Memmingen Allgau Airport · Germany · 1,407 km / 874 mi · Wizz Air
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 1,439 km / 894 mi · FlyOne, Wizz Air, HiSky
- [EVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/udyz.md) Zvartnots International Airport · Armenia · 1,453 km / 903 mi · FlyOne
- [PMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limp.md) Parma Airport · Italy · 1,458 km / 906 mi · FlyOne
- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 1,480 km / 920 mi · Wizz Air, HiSky
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 1,481 km / 920 mi · Eurowings, FlyOne
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 1,482 km / 921 mi · FlyOne, Wizz Air
- [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 1,532 km / 952 mi · Wizz Air, HiSky
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 1,536 km / 954 mi · HiSky, Lufthansa
- [NYO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eskn.md) Stockholm Skavsta Airport · Sweden · 1,541 km / 958 mi · SkyUp
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 1,555 km / 966 mi · FlyOne, Wizz Air
- [BRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddw.md) Bremen Airport · Germany · 1,585 km / 985 mi · FlyOne
- [DTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edlw.md) Dortmund Airport · Germany · 1,623 km / 1,008 mi · Wizz Air
- [HHN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edfh.md) Frankfurt-Hahn Airport · Germany · 1,627 km / 1,011 mi · FlyOne
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 1,645 km / 1,022 mi · Eurowings, Wizz Air
- [TRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limf.md) Turin Airport · Italy · 1,648 km / 1,024 mi · FlyOne, Wizz Air
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 1,677 km / 1,042 mi · FlyOne, HiSky
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 1,731 km / 1,076 mi · Wizz Air
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 1,734 km / 1,077 mi · FlyOne, SkyUp, Sun d'Or International Airlines, Israir Airlines, HiSky
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 1,740 km / 1,081 mi · FlyOne
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 1,828 km / 1,136 mi · FlyOne
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 1,830 km / 1,137 mi · Wizz Air
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 1,831 km / 1,138 mi · FlyOne
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 1,831 km / 1,138 mi · FlyOne
- [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 1,836 km / 1,141 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [BVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfob.md) Beauvais-Tillé airport · France · 1,997 km / 1,241 mi · Wizz Air, HiSky
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 2,133 km / 1,325 mi · SkyUp, HiSky
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 2,159 km / 1,342 mi · Wizz Air
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 2,174 km / 1,351 mi · FlyOne, Wizz Air
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 2,221 km / 1,380 mi · Wizz Air, SkyUp
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 2,579 km / 1,603 mi · FlyOne, SkyUp, HiSky
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 2,579 km / 1,603 mi · FlyOne, SkyUp
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 2,687 km / 1,670 mi · SkyUp
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 2,968 km / 1,844 mi · FlyOne
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 3,198 km / 1,987 mi · FlyOne
- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 3,246 km / 2,017 mi · FlyOne
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 3,353 km / 2,083 mi · flydubai, FlyOne

### Seasonal (15)

- [TIV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lytv.md) Tivat Airport · Montenegro · 950 km / 590 mi · FlyOne
- [TIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lati.md) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · Albania · 956 km / 594 mi · SkyUp
- [SPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldsp.md) Split Saint Jerome Airport · Croatia · 1,057 km / 657 mi · SkyUp
- [CFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkr.md) Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · Greece · 1,093 km / 679 mi · SkyUp
- [PUY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldpl.md) Pula Airport · Croatia · 1,181 km / 734 mi · SkyUp
- [ZTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgza.md) Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos · Greece · 1,215 km / 755 mi · SkyUp
- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 1,326 km / 824 mi · FlyOne, SkyUp
- [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · Cyprus · 1,396 km / 867 mi · FlyOne
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 1,731 km / 1,076 mi · FlyOne, SkyUp
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 1,984 km / 1,233 mi · Transavia France
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 2,221 km / 1,380 mi · FlyOne
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 2,262 km / 1,406 mi · FlyOne, SkyUp
- [VLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/levc.md) Valencia Airport · Spain · 2,506 km / 1,557 mi · FlyOne
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 2,687 km / 1,670 mi · FlyOne
- [DWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdw.md) Al Maktoum International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 3,372 km / 2,095 mi · FlyOne

### Seasonal charter (5)

- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 971 km / 603 mi · FlyOne
- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 1,081 km / 672 mi · FlyOne
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 1,126 km / 700 mi · Mavi Gök Airlines, Air Anka, FlyOne, Turkish Airlines, Tailwind Airlines
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 2,160 km / 1,342 mi · FlyOne
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 2,237 km / 1,390 mi · HiSky

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (6)

- 5F [FlyOne](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyone) · 44
- F5 [Aerotranscargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerotranscargo)
- CVK [CAVOK Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cavok-air)
- NBL [Nobil Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nobil-air)
- PXA [Pecotox Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pecotox-air)
- TQ [Tandem Aero](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tandem-aero)

### Passenger (22)

- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 32
- PQ [SkyUp](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skyup) · 20
- H7 [HiSky](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hisky) · 14
- BT [AirBaltic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airbaltic) · 2
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 2
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 2
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 2
- A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 1
- TAH [Air Anka](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-anka) · 1 · seasonal charter
- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 1
- OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1
- J2 [Azerbaijan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azerbaijan-airlines) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- FH [Freebird Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/freebird-airlines) · 1
- 6H [Israir Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/israir-airlines) · 1
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1
- Mavi Gök Airlines · 1 · seasonal charter
- LY [Sun d'Or International Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sun-dor-international-airlines) · 1
- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 1
- TI [Tailwind Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tailwind-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter
- RO [TAROM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tarom) · 1
- TO [Transavia France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia-france) · 1 · seasonal

Former hub of [Air Moldova](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-moldova), [Moldavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/moldavian-airlines).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.0M (2019) | #473 of 3,974 | #132 in Europe |  |
| Longest runway | 3,590 m / 11,778 ft | =441 of 29,858 | #55 in Europe | #1 in MD |
| Elevation | 122 m / 399 ft | =29,121 of 43,403 | =3,199 in Europe | #5 in MD |
| Age | Opened 1960 | =4,584 of 15,079 | =930 in Europe | #1 in MD |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | #1 in MD |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 125.900 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 133.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [LUTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lutr.md) Tiraspol Airfield · 50 km / 31 mi
- [IAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lria.md) Iaşi International Airport · 103 km / 64 mi
- [LUBM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lubm.md) Mărculești Air Base · 117 km / 73 mi
- [LUCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/luch.md) Cahul International Airport · 131 km / 81 mi
- [BZY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lubl.md) Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport · 133 km / 83 mi
- [ODS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ukoo.md) Odesa International Airport · 144 km / 89 mi

## 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: “Chișinău International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chișinău_International_Airport&oldid=1376882329), revision of 26 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/lukk/data