Aeroporturi bucuresti henri coanda biography

Otopeni Airport (full name: Henri Coandă International Airport; Romanian: Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă București) (IATA: OTP, ICAO: LROP) is the airport with the most traffic in Romania, and it is based in Otopeni, a city which is 16.5 km (10.3 mi) from the center of Bucharest. In 2018, the airport had 13,824,830 total passengers.

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Henri Coanda International Airport, located 17km northwest of Bucharest, is the primary international airport of Romania. Previously known as Bucharest Otopeni International Airport, it is the largest and busiest airport in the country and features two runways and a helipad.

The latest expansion project at the airport is part of the Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Capital Investment Plan, released in 2022. It aims to enhance the airport’s infrastructure to boost operational resilience, safety and passenger experience.

Major upgrades include rehabilitating one of the main runways and taxiways, renovating the baggage handling system, upgrading aircraft parking stands and improving the airside area of the airport.

The Henri Coanda Airport is served by 45 airlines, transporting passengers to 128 destinations.

Henri Coanda International Airport expansion details

The 2022 expansion plan of the airport includes widening of Apron 1 towards north – work valued at 21.1m lei ($5m). The apron widening includes four new aircraft stands.

The plan also includes the replacement of two of the existing 14 airbridges, upgrades of seven airbridges and the construction of a new passenger airbridge equipped with a visual docking guidance system.

The capacity of the airport is being increased in three phases. Phase I expansion, being undertaken with an investment of 308m lei

Henri Coandă International Airport, more commonly known as Otopeni Airport due to its location, was used as a military airbase in the Second World War. Over time it has been expanded and improved, leading it to be the most important airport in Romania.

How to Get to Bucharest from the Airport

There are several different ways of getting to the city centre from the airport, we'll explain the most common options.

Private Transfer Service

If you want an easy, stress-free way of getting to your hotel from the airport, all you need to do is book a private transfer. With this option, a driver will be waiting for you at the arrivals hall, and they'll take you directly to where you want to go. You can book this option for as little as 33 ( 34.39) a trip.

Bus

The cheapest way of getting to the city centre from the airport is by bus. You can take line 780 or 783 between 5:20 am and 11 pm. The buses leave every 15 to 30 minutes and the journey takes around 40 minutes (although it may take longer during rush hour or if there is a lot of traffic).

Please note that you cannot buy a ticket on the bus, rather you need to buy a card beforehand. A return journey costs 8 ( 1.67).

Train

Catching the train to the centre of Bucharest from the airport is possible, but it is the least recommendable option with regard to time, as the station isn't actually in the airport and you have to take a shuttle to get there. The price of the train is 7.70 ( 1.61) per journey.

1940-1944

On the present land of Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport there functioned a military base of the IIIrd Reich.

1944- 1965 

The existing infrastructure ( a 1200 m runway and buildings ) is used by the Romanian military aviation.

1965 

The increase of the air traffic, provided until then exclusively by Baneasa Airport, imposes the erection of a new airport.
The metamorphosis process of the military air base Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport gets green light.
The works were focused mainly on the modernization of the main runway sa that it allows landing of the big capacity aircraft, the extension of the runway up to 3500 m (exceeding at that time the runway of the "old" Paris-Orly), the modernization of the airport electric plant and building of a passengers terminal.

1969 
 

For the passengers boarding the cargo terminal is temporarily used. On the 2nd of August the Official Protocol Lounge of the airport was inaugurated on the occasion of Richard Nixon s visit in Romania.

1970 

13th April - the passengers terminal is inaugurated, haing the capacity of handling 1,2 million passengers/year.

1986 

The airport is undergoing a new development stage. 
The second runway (3500m) and the corresponding taxiways system are built. 
The operational capacity increases to 35 aircraft movements/hour. 
The lighting system is modernized.

1991 

The airport starts a vast investment program - "BOIA Development and Modernization" - together with a Romanian-Italian joint - venture (Italstrade, S.E.A. Milano, C.C.C.F.)

1993 

Becomes regular ACI member (Airport Council International).

1997 

December - The International Departures Termibal was inaugurated, haing a capacity of processing 1200 passengers/peak hour.

The boarding hall is equipped with five air-bridges for the