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Satu Mare Airport (IATA: SUJ, ICAO: LRSM) is an international airport located in northwest Romania, 14 km (8.7 mi) south[1] of Satu Mare municipality, the capital of Satu Mare County.

History

Satu Mare Airport is one of the first airports in Romania, founded on 15 October 1936. In 1938, a Junkers 34 operating the Cluj – Satu Mare – Oradea – Cluj route became the first plane to arrive at the airfield. The current runway was inaugurated in 1975. In 1996, the facility was designated as an international airport.[8] TAROM launched a direct flight to New York City in June 1998. The service originated in Bucharest and was operated by Airbus A310s.[8][9]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Satu Mare Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
TAROM Bucharest–Otopeni
Wizz Air London–Luton

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at SUJ airport. See Wikidata query.
Year Passengers Changes
2008 7,298 Steady
2009 11,101 Increase 52.1%
2010 18,859 Increase 69.9%
2011 23,469 Increase 24.4%
2012 19,289 Decrease 17.8%
2013 16,192 Decrease 16.1%
2014 12,644 Decrease 16.1%
2015 17,212 Increase 36.1%
2016 23,796 Increase 38.3%
2017 60,795 Increase 155.8%
2018 75,692 Increase 24.5%
2019 84,171 Increase 11.2%
2020 25,482 Decrease 69.6%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b EAD Basic
  2. ^ Satu Mare Airport in 2013 (in Romanian)
  3. ^ ORDIN 169/1.801. Planul național de acțiune privind reducerea emisiilor de gaze cu efect de seră în domeniul aviației civile (in Romanian)
  4. ^ Transport aeroportuar de pasageri 01.01.2018 - 30.09.2018
  5. ^ Transport aeroportuar de pasageri 01.01.2019 - 31.03.2019
  6. ^ Record de pasageri pentru Aeroportul Satu Mare
  7. ^ Transport aeroportuar de pasageri 01.01.2019 - 30.09.2019
  8. ^ a b "Istoric". Aeroportul Internațional Satu Mare (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Travel update". International Herald Tribune. 15 April 1998. Gale A68587381.

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