History

main article: Aviation history in Romania

Romania has a rich tradition in the aviation field. At the beginning of the 20th century flight pioneers like Aurel Vlaicu, Traian Vuia and George Valentin Bibescu brought important contributions to early aviation history, building revolutionary aeroplanes and changing the age's mentalities. Aviation or Air transport refers to the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ... Aurel Vlaicu 1882-1913 Aurel Vlaicu (born November 19, 1882, in Bintinti, near Orastie, Hunedoara County, died September 13, 1913, near Banesti, Campina) was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot. ... Traian Vuias flying machine (March 18, 1906) Traian Vuia (August 17, 1872 - September 3, 1950) was a Romanian inventor, designed and built a self-propelling heavier-than-air aircraft. ... G. V. Bibescu 1880-1941 George Valentin Bibescu (born March 22, 1880, in Bucharest, died July 2, 1941, Bucharest) was a Romanian early aviation pioneer. ...

In 1910 the Romanian scientist Henri Coanda built the world's first jet engine and made important discoveries in aeronautics and physics, as the Coanda effect. Henri Marie Coandă (June 7, 1886 - November 25, 1972) was a Romanian inventor, aerodynamics pioneer and the parent of the modern jet aircraft. ... The Coanda effect is the tendency of a stream of fluid to stay attached to a convex surface, rather than follow a straight line in its original direction. ...

Hermann Oberth was also a native Romanian, born in Sibiu. Oberth (in front) with fellow ABMA employees Hermann Julius Oberth (June 25, 1894 - December 28, 1989) was a German physicist and one of the founding fathers of rocketry and astronautics. ... Sibiu (German: Hermannstadt, Hungarian: Nagyszeben) is a city in Transylvania, Romania with a population of 170,000. ...

Along the 20th century Romania built military aircraft, as the IAR-93 and IAR-99 Şoim fighters, helicopters (IAR 316, IAR 330 - under Aerospatiale licence) as well as passenger aircraft ROMBAC 1-11 built under British Aircraft Corporation licence. Avioane IAR 93 Vultur (Orao) is a light ground-attack aircraft developed as a joint Yugoslav-Romanian project in the 1970s for the air forces of both nations. ... IAR 99 (Soim) is a modern advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft capable of performing close air support and reconnaissance missions. ... IAR 316B miltary version The IAR 316 the Romanian version, built under licence, of Aerospatiale SA 319B Alouette III light utility helicopter. ... IAR 330 Puma IAR 330 is the Romanian built version of Aerospatiale SA 330 Puma. ... The Aerospatiale Corvette first flew in 1970 and went into service in 1974. ... ROMBAC 1-11 is the Romanian version of the short range passenger british jet BAC 1-11. ... The British Aircraft Corporation, or BAC, was a British aircraft manufacturer, formed from the forced merger of the Bristol Aeroplane Company, English Electric, Vickers-Armstrong and Hunting Aircraft Company in 1959. ...

The industrial facilities for aircraft building and maintenance are located in Bacǎu (Aerostar SA), Braşov (IAR Ghimbav), Craiova (Avioane Craiova SA) and Bucharest (Romaero, Turbomecanica). . Bacău is the name of a city and county (Bacău county) in Romania. ... Braşov (Hungarian: Brassó, German: Kronstadt) is a city in Romania, residence of Braşov county. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Bucharest (Romanian: BucureÅŸti ) is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Romania. ...

Romanian air transport operators

• TAROM - the state-owned Romanian operator, with the hub on Bucharest "Henri Coanda" airport
• Romavia
• Carpatair - the hub airport : Timişoara "Traian Vuia"
• Blue Air - hub airport : Bucharest "Aurel Vlaicu"
• Acvila Air
• Ion Ţiriac Air

Former Romanian carriers: TAROM is the flag carrier airline of Romania. ... Henri Coandă International Airport (Aeroportul Internaţional Henri Coandă in Romanian, IATA Airport Code: OTP) is the largest airport in Romania, as well as one of two major airports serving Bucharest. ... Romavia is the a Romanian state airline which operates state and ministerial flights throughout the world for the Romanian state. ... Carpatair is a regional airline based in TimiÅŸoara, Romania. ... Blue Air is a low-cost airline based in Bucharest, Romania that started operation in 2004. ... Acvila Air is an airline based in Romania. ... Ion Å¢iriac Air is the first Romanian carrier specialized in bussiness aviation. ...

• Jaro International - hub at "Aurel Vlaicu" International Airport, Bucharest
• Angel Airlines - hub airport : Bucharest "Aurel Vlaicu"
• Dac Air

Jaro was a charter airline based at Aurel Vlaicu International Airport in Bucharest, Romania, and operated from 1995 to 2001, when it was liquided by bankruptcy. ... Angel Airlines is a private Romanian airline with its base in Bucharest Baneasa airport (the capitals second airport). ...

Airports in Romania

Romania has a well developed airport infrastructure compared to other countries in Eastern Europe. There are 17 commercial airports in service today, most of them opened for international traffic. Four of the airports (OTP, BBU, TSR, CND) have runways of over 3,200 m (10,500 ft) in length allowing the access of large aircraft, like Boeing 747. Three of the airports (BCM, CRA, SUJ) have runways of 2,500 m in length, while the rest of them have runways of 1,800 to 2,000 m. Almost all the airports have experienced traffic grow in the last 4 years. The airports in Romania considering the passanger traffic criteria are: Current division of Europe into five (or more) regions: one definition of Eastern Europe is marked in orange Eastern Europe as a region has several alternative definitions, whereby it can denote: the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Central Europe and Russia. ... Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-412 The Boeing 747, commonly called the Jumbo Jet, is one of the most recognizable modern airliners and is the largest airliner currently in airline service. ...

Henri Coandă International Airport (Aeroportul Internaţional Henri Coandă in Romanian, IATA Airport Code: OTP) is the largest airport in Romania, as well as one of two major airports serving Bucharest. ... Map of Ilfov county with Otopeni highlighted Otopeni is a town in Ilfov County, Romania, near the capital of Bucharest. ... TimiÅŸoara Traian Vuia International is Romanias second airport in terms of air traffic, after Bucharest Henri Coanda. ... Cluj-Napoca International Airport (IATA airport code: CLJ) is the third airport in Romania in terms of traffic. ... Bucharest Aurel Vlaicu Airport (former Băneasa Airport) was Bucharests only airport until 1968, when the new Otopeni Airport was built. ... Băneasa is a district (cartier) in the north side of Bucharest, near the lake with the same name (0. ... Mihail Kogălniceanu Airport is situated in south-east Romania, at 26 km from the city of ConstanÅ£a. ... Sibiu Airport serves the hystorical city of Sibiu; it is located in southern Transilvania, about 260 km north west of city capital of Bucharest. ... Oradea International Airport (IATA code: OMR) is an airport located in the southwest of the city of Oradea, western Romania. ... BacÇŽu International is the most important airport in north - eastern part of Romania (hystorical region of Moldova). ... Tulcea Airport is situated in south-east Romania, near the city of Tulcea, on the Danube bank and very close to the Danube Delta. ... Although is serves the city of IaÅŸi, one of Romanias biggest municipalities, the IaÅŸi Airport has the shortest runway of all the commercial airports in Romania (only 1780 m); that doesnt allow the access for large aircraft. ... Satu Mare International Airport is situated in north west Romania, it serves Satu Mare municipality and county. ... Baia Mare Airport is situated in north - west Romania, is serving the Baia Mare municipality and the hystorical region of MaramureÅŸ. Airlines TAROM: (domestic: Bucharest OTP) External links Google map showing the airport Check Baia Mare Airport on Placeopedia Categories: Airports of Romania ... Târgu MureÅŸ Airport is situated in central Transylvania, serving the city of Târgu MureÅŸ as well as MureÅŸ and Harghita counties. ... Suceava Airport is located in north-eastern Romania, 11 km (7 miles) east of the municipality of Suceava, serving both the Suceava and BotoÅŸani counties. ... Arad International Airport is located near the city of Arad, in western Romania, in the hystorical region of Banat. ... Craiova Airport is located in south-western part of Romania, near the Craiova municipality, one of Romanias largest cities. ... CaransebeÅŸ Airport is located in western Romania, in CaraÅŸ-Severin county. ...

Future development

Following the ascendent curve of the economy growth, the air transportation in Romania experiences a favorable trend. Carpatair is the Romanian airline with the most spectacular growth; the national carrier TAROM is recovering from a difficult period at the beginning of 2000s, 2004 being the first profitable year in the last 10 years, but with a price: the cancellation of the long-haul flights to New York, Chicago, Montreal and Beijing. The first Romanian low-cost airline, Blue Air is going through a development phase, while other low cost airlines are ready to start their operations. Carpatair is a regional airline based in TimiÅŸoara, Romania. ... TAROM is the flag carrier airline of Romania. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay MPs Vivian Barbot, Bernard Bigras, Denis Coderre, Irwin Cotler, Stéphane Dion, Gilles Duceppe, Marlene Jennings, Francine Lalonde, Jean Lapierre, Paul Martin, Réal Ménard, Serge Ménard, Maria Mourani, Massimo Pacetti, Bernard Patry... (help· info), a city in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Blue Air is a low-cost airline based in Bucharest, Romania that started operation in 2004. ...

There are many investment projects also in airport infrastructure: the upgrading of the existing airports (major rehabilitation programs for OTP, TSR, CLJ, CND, the airports with the most significant traffic growth) and the construction of three new airports in Braşov (the only large Romanian city without a commercial airport), Galaţi - Brăila (a 600,000 inhabitants urban area without airport access) and Deva - Alba Iulia (Southern Transylvania). County BraÅŸov County Status County capital Mayor George Scripcaru, since 2004 Area  km² Population (2002) 283,901 Density  inh/km² Geographical coordinates 45°40′N 25°37′E Web site http://www. ... County GalaÅ£i County Status County capital Mayor Dumitru Nicolae, since 2000 Area 241,5 km² Population (2002) 298,584 Density 123 inh/km² Geographical coordinates 45°27′N 28°2′E Web site http://www. ... Brăila is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of the Brăila county, in the close vecinity of GalaÅ£i. ... Deva (Hungarian: Déva, German: Diemrich) is a city situated on the left bank of the middle course of the Mureş river. ... Alba Iulia (Hungarian: Gyulafeh r, German: Karlsburg) is a city in Alba county, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 66,369, located on the Mureş river. ...

External links

• Romanian Airports Association
• Civil Aeronautical Authority
• ROMATSA - Romanian Traffic Services Administration
• Romanian Air Force