Chișinău International Airport

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Chișinău International Airport
Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău
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IATA: KIV – ICAO: LUKK
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Chișinău International Airport Company
Location Chișinău, Moldova
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 399 ft / 122 m
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Website airport.md
Map
KIV is located in Moldova
KIV
KIV
Location in Moldova
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 3,590 11,779 Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 1,782,517
Aircraft movements 17,555
Sources: Moldavian AIP at EUROCONTROL[1]
Statistics[2]
Aircraft movements data for 2013

Chișinău International Airport (IATA: KIV, ICAO: LUKK) is Moldova's main international airport, located 13 km (8.1 mi) southeast of the centre of Chișinău, the capital city.[1] It serves as headquarters for Air Moldova, the country's national airline, and Moldavian Airlines.[3][4]

History

Early years

The first scheduled flights to Chișinău started on 24 June 1926, on the route Bucharest – Galați – Chișinău and Iași. The flights were operated by Compagnie Franco-Roumaine de Navigation Aérienne – CFRNA, later LARES.[5] A commemorative plaque, describing the first flight to Chișinău, was placed in the airport.

The main terminal was built in the 1970s, with a capacity of 1,200,000 passengers per year.

Development since the 1990s

On 31 May 1995 Chișinău Airport was awarded the status of an international airport.

In 2002, following works by the Turkish company Akfen Holding, the airport was modernized. An annex terminal building with an area of 4,270 m2 (46,000 sq ft) was added to the renovated old terminal building of 7,600 m2 (82,000 sq ft). The project covered construction of 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft) curtain walls, 3,200 m2 (34,000 sq ft) composite panels, 12,185 m2 (131,160 sq ft) asphalt road, a treatment plant with a capacity of 3,450 m3 (122,000 cu ft) a day, complete mechanical heating, ventilation and electrical systems, along with the X-ray security, luggage handling, master clock, and flight information systems. The annual capacity of the airport had increased to 5.4 million passengers.[6]

Chișinău International Airport is a member of Airports Council International.

Future plans

There are plans to enlarge the airport.[7] The project involves EUR 19 million loan to Chișinău International Airport for the rehabilitation and upgrade of the existing runway, taxiways, aprons, and ramps, engineering works, safety equipment and other connected core assets of Chișinău International Airport. The European Investment Bank ('EIB') is considering co-financing alongside EBRD for up to an equal amount.[8]

Facilities

There are ten check-in desks and five gates at the airport.[9] VIP and CIP guests are offered special services at the VIP terminal. A visitors' terrace in the second floor opened in December 2006.

Previously passengers had to present their passport, ticket and their registration (of foreigners – which used to be required). Passengers were allowed in the check in hall. With the introduction of e-tickets and the abolition of the registration for foreigners the airport reorganized in late 2006. This resulted in a bigger check-in hall and customs control is now after check-in.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines Destinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal Charter: Heraklion
Aeroflot Moscow-Sheremetyevo[10]
Aeroflot
operated by Rossiya Airlines		 Seasonal: Saint Petersburg
airBaltic Seasonal: Riga
Air Moldova Athens, Barcelona, Bologna, Dublin, Frankfurt, Istanbul-Atatürk, Kyiv-Zhuliany, Larnaca, Lisbon, London-Stansted, Milan-Malpensa, Moscow-Domodedovo, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Odessa (suspended),[11] Paris-Beauvais, Rome-Fiumicino, Saint Petersburg, Turin, Venice-Marco Polo, Verona, Vienna[12]
Seasonal: Surgut
Seasonal charter: Antalya, Bodrum, Heraklion, Palma de Mallorca, Sharm el Sheikh, Tivat
AtlasGlobal Seasonal Charter: Antalya
Austrian Airlines Vienna
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw-Chopin[13]
Lufthansa Regional
operated by Lufthansa CityLine		 Munich
S7 Airlines Moscow-Domodedovo
Tandem Aero Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion
TAROM Bucharest
Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Atatürk
Seasonal Charter: Antalya
Ukraine International Airlines Kiev-Boryspil
Ural Airlines Moscow-Domodedovo, Saint Petersburg[14]
VIM Airlines Moscow-Domodedovo
Volotea Seasonal: Verona
Wizz Air Bergamo, Bologna, London-Luton,[15] Rome-Ciampino, Treviso

Cargo

Airlines Destinations
DHL Aviation Bucharest–Henri Coandă
Czech Airlines
operated by Farnair Switzerland		 Prague

Statistics

Chișinău airport at night

Traffic

Year Passengers (total) Change Aircraft Movements (total) Change Cargo (tonnes)
2000 254,178 N/A 5,519 N/A 2,400
2001 274,662 Increase 8% 9,866 Increase 78.7% 1,700
2002 296,431 Increase 7.9% 10,416 Increase 5.5% 1,300
2003 341,695 Increase 15.2% 9,502 Decrease 8.7% 1,300
2004 421,011 Increase 23.2% 10,759 Increase 13.2% 1,400
2005 482,741 Increase 14.6% 11,126 Increase 3.4% 1,700
2006 548,331 Increase 13.5% 10,065 Decrease 9.5% 1,800
2007 688,782 Increase 25.6% 11,623 Increase 15.4% 2,300
2008 847,881 Increase 23% 12,000 Increase 3.2% 2,400
2009 809,072 Decrease 4.5% N/A N/A 2,000
2010 937,030 Increase 15.8% 13,751 N/A 2,400
2011 1,045,975 Increase 11.6% 15,022 Increase 9.2% 2,700
2012 1,220,496 Increase 16.6% 16,119 Increase 7.3% 2,800
2013 1,321,362 Increase 8.3% 17 555 Increase 8.9% 2,177
2014 1,782,517 Increase 34.9% Increase
2015(Jan-Jul) 1,254,007 Increase 35% Increase

Routes

Busiest international routes at Chisinau Airport by weekly flights
Rank City Airport(s) Weekly Departures
(November 2015)		 Airlines Rank Change
1. 20px Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport, Domodedovo Airport 90 Air Moldova, Aeroflot, VIM Airlines, S7 Airlines, Ural Airlines Steady
2. Flag of Romania.svg Bucharest Bucharest 21 TAROM Steady
3. Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul Atatürk Airport 21 Air Moldova, Turkish Airlines Steady
4. Flag of Austria.svg Vienna Vienna 9 Air Moldova, Austrian Airlines Steady
5. 20px Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg 9 Aeroflot, Air Moldova, Ural Airlines Increase 2

Other facilities

Ground transportation

There are bus lines and rutieră vans frequently departing from the airport (aerogara). Rutieră line 165 passes through the Botanica district and continues to the city center. The 'AEROGARA' bus departs from Piața D. Cantemir and has intermediate stops in the city center on Stefan Cel Mare street. It also stops at the central railway station 'GARA' bus station. There is a white livery bus operating in a 30-minute interval This is different from rutieră vans, which may stop at any time, given the driver is notified a few seconds prior.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ In 2013 Chisinau International Airport carried a record number of passengers at airport.md
  3. ↑ "Contact us." (Direct map link) Air Moldova. Retrieved on 31 December 2010. " Legal Address: Dacia bd. 80 ⁄ 2, Airport, MD 2026, Chisinau, Moldova." Address in Romanian: "bd. Dacia 80/2, Aeroport, MD 2026, Chișinău, Moldova." Map in Romanian. Address in Russian: "ул. Дачия 80/2, MD-2026, Кишинев, Молдова." Map in Russian.
  4. ↑ "Contact Information." Moldavian Airlines. Retrieved on 4 February 2012. "Secretary Office Address: Moldavian Airlines Aeroportul Chisinau MD-2026 Chisinau Republic of Moldova"
  5. ↑ Airline companies in Rumania (1918–1945)
  6. ↑ Chișinău International Airport at azworldairports.com
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  9. ↑ About Chisinau International Airport at booking.md
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  16. ↑ "Contacts." Civil Aviation Administration of Moldova. Retrieved on 4 November 2011. "Postal address: Republica Moldova, Chisinau, Aeroport, MD-2026"

External links

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