Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport Explained

Brașov-Ghimbav
International Airport
Nativename:
Iata:GHV
Icao:LRBV
Type:Public
Operator:Brașov County Council
City-Served:Brașov
Location:Ghimbav, Brașov County
Coordinates:45.7017°N 25.52°W
Pushpin Map:Romania
Pushpin Label:GHV
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Romania
Metric-Rwy:Y
R1-Number:03/21
R1-Length-F:9,252
R1-Length-M:2,820
R1-Surface:Concrete[1]
Elevation-M:530
Elevation-F:1740

Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Aeroportul Internațional Brașov-Ghimbav, IATA: GHV,[2] ICAO: LRBV) is an airport located in Ghimbav, near Brașov, Romania. It is the first airport to be built in Romania in the last 50 years,[3] and the 17th commercial airport in the country. Flights commenced on 15 June 2023.[4]

History

Planning

The project has been widely supported by the local population and some businesses in the area have announced plans to switch to air freight services. It is expected that the airport will create 4,000 jobs and reach 1 million passengers in 8 years, with a further 6,000 jobs being generated indirectly. Planned costs of the project were originally estimated at €87 million.[5]

In 2006, the Romanian State Domain Agency transferred 110 hectares of land to Brașov County. Intelcan Canada was to develop and build the airport in coordination with Brașov, Harghita, and Covasna counties as well as the Ghimbav city. The airport's charter was officially signed on 14 November 2005. Intelcan inaugurated the construction of the airport on 15 April 2008.[6] The initial target for completion was twenty-four to thirty months. However, due to legal matters and a lack of funds, the construction works had stopped and Intelcan left the project, being replaced by the local authorities.

Construction

On 18 November 2012, the Brașov County authorities signed a €12.7 million (VAT excluded) contract with Vectra Service, a local construction company, for building the runway.[7] Eventually, construction of the airport restarted in April 2013 with the works at the 2820abbr=onNaNabbr=on runway.[5] [8] On 3 October 2014, the runway was officially inaugurated.[9]

The contract for the construction of the main terminal building, with a total area of 11780sqm, was awarded to the Romanian contractor Bog'Art Bucharest and was signed on 21 August 2019.[10] Construction works for the passenger terminal started on 17 March 2020[11] and were completed by March 2021.[12] [13] The construction works on the entire site were finally completed in May 2023, with the total costs raising to approximately €140 million.[14]

Air traffic control is provided by a remote virtual tower operated from away, in Arad.[15] [16] [17]

Opening

In the first year of operations, the airport is expected to service 300,000 passengers.[18] It is expected that the traffic at the airport will reach one million passengers by 2026, and the construction of a second terminal, or more likely an extension of the already existing building,[19] is envisioned for 2027–2033.[20]

The airport opened on June 15, 2023. The first flight was a TAROM flight from Bucharest, operated by a Boeing 737-700 registered YR-BGG (TAROM's retrojet) which touched down at 08:10 in the morning.[21] The first international flight was Dan Air flight 234 from Stuttgart, operated by an Airbus A320 registered YR-DSE.[22] [23] [24]

Operations

Upon the airport starting operating, the Romanian authority for air traffic control has only been allowing flights on the site between 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM, due to the limited number of trained staff able to handle the work.[25] Because of this situation, some carriers operating at the airport have been rerouting their flights that had been delayed outside these working hours to other airports, such as Bucharest or Sibiu.[25] From January 2024, the airport has extended its operating schedule to 11:00 PM.

The new Romanian airline Dan Air has been the most active carrier upon the airport's opening, with a large number of routes served, yet from November 2023, they decided to move all their flights to the Bacău airport, because of the tight operating schedule.[26]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate flights at Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport:

Statistics

Monthly traffic figures (2024)[27]
Month2023YTD (2023)2024YTD (2024)
January8,2498,249
February9,54417,838
March10,09227,930
April9,36937,299
May11,17048,469
June4,3584,35819,38267,851
July9,91314,271
August16,48630,757
September17,90748,664
October13,25361,917
November9,81971,736
December7,79079,526

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aeroportul Internațional Brașov . BrasovAirport.ro . live . Pista va avea o lungime de 2820 m o lățime de 45 m și acostamente betonate de câte 7,5 m. [The runway will have a length of 2820 m, a width of 45 m and concrete pavements of 7.5 m each.] . https://web.archive.org/web/20220327041751/https://brasovairport.ro/ . 29 June 2022 . 27 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Bobon . Gabriel . 2023-05-13 . Document: GHV este codul IATA alocat oficial aeroportului din Brașov . 2023-05-13 . BoardingPass.ro . ro-RO.
  3. News: First new airport in Romania in 50 years launches operations in Brașov . en . romania-insider.com . 15 June 2023 . 19 June 2023 .
  4. Web site: FTOT/VIDEO: Aeroportul Brașov este operațional. Gabriel. Bobon. June 16, 2023.
  5. News: Viitorul Aeroport Braşov, magnet pentru marile companii . The future Brasov Airport, magnet for big companies . . ro . Simona Suciu . 20 November 2012 . 29 June 2022 .
  6. Web site: A fost inagurarea . AeroportBrasov.ro . ro . It has been Inaugurated . April 15, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081024172549/http://www.aeroportbrasov.ro/stiri/index.php?itemid=31#nucleus_lf . June 29, 2022 . 24 October 2008 .
  7. News: 12,7 milioane de euro pentru construcţia pistei aeroportului internaţional Braşov-Ghimbav . €12.7 million for constructing the runways at Brasov-Ghimbav International Airport . . ro . 29 June 2022 . 19 November 2012 .
  8. Web site: airportbrasov.ro . Works begin on the Brașov-Ghimbav international airport . 2013-04-27 . 2013-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006093355/http://www.airportbrasov.ro/en/index.php?itemid=20 . 2014-10-06 . dead .
  9. News: . Pista aeroportului Braşov-Ghimbav a fost inaugurată; Este nevoie, în continuare, de sprijin financiar guvernamental . Brasov-Ghimbav airport runway inaugurated; Government financial support still needed . ro . Jana . Pintili . 3 October 2014 . November 11, 2022 . 27 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027160913/https://www.agerpres.ro/economie/2014/10/03/pista-aeroportului-brasov-ghimbav-a-fost-inaugurata-este-nevoie-in-continuare-de-sprijin-financiar-guvernamental-15-26-53 . dead .
  10. News: Aeroportul Internaţional Braşov: azi se semnează contractul pentru construcţia terminalului cu Bog'Art Bucureşti . Brasov International Airport: today the contract for the construction of the terminal is signed with Bog'Art Bucharest . 29 June 2022 . ro.
  11. News: Ionuţ . Dincă . Au inceput lucrarile la aeroport . ro . Work begins on airport . 17 March 2020 . November 11, 2022 .
  12. Web site: Anul Aerogării: 16.03.2020 - 01.03.2021 . Radu . Colţea . 9 March 2020 . ro. The Year of the Terminal: 16.03.2020 - 01.03.2021 . bzb.ro . November 11, 2022 .
  13. News: Aeroportul Internațional Brașov a mai depășit o etapă - este gata construcția terminalului . ro . Brasov International Airport has passed another milestone - terminal construction is ready . 11 March 2021 . Vlad . Barza . 11 November 2022.
  14. Web site: Preţuri la un sfert faţă de cele de pe Otopeni . Bună ziua Brașov . 25 May 2023 . 25 May 2023 . Romanian.
  15. Web site: PHOTO-VIDEO. The first new airport in Romania in the last 50 years is ready in Brasov. What they look like and what companies want to fly . 247 News Bulletin . April 9, 2022 . 11 November 2022 . 11 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221111141228/https://247newsbulletin.com/politics/199446.html . dead .
  16. Saab Receives Order for a Digital Tower in Romania . saab.com . 8 February 2022 . November 11, 2022 .
  17. News: Video Cum arată primul aeroport din România construit de la zero în ultimii 50 de ani. Turnul de control nu va fi unul clasic, ci virtual . . ro . Video: What Romania's first airport built from scratch in 50 years looks like. The control tower won't be a traditional one, but a virtual one . 16 October 2022 . Toma . Petcu . November 11, 2022 .
  18. News: Brasov international airport to open this November . 3 February 2022 . Romania-Insider.com . Andrei . Chirileasa . November 11, 2022 .
  19. Web site: Cum arată primul aeroport din România construit de la zero în ultimii 50 de ani. Turnul de control nu va fi unul clasic, ci virtual . 17 October 2022 .
  20. Web site: Aeroportul Ghimbav primește ajutor pentru funcționare de 2,3 milioane de euro. În plan, construcția celui de-al doilea terminal, o investiție de 23,5 milioane de euro • Administratie Biz Brasov. May 24, 2023.
  21. Web site: Bobon . Gabriel . 2023-06-16 . FTOT/VIDEO: Aeroportul Brașov este operațional . 2023-07-07 . BoardingPass.ro . ro-RO.
  22. Web site: New Brasov Airport Set to Open June 15 - Airliners.net . 2023-07-07 . www.airliners.net.
  23. Web site: Flightradar24 . Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map . 2023-07-07 . Flightradar24 . en.
  24. Web site: LLC . Airnav Systems . Follow Flight JOC234 on AirNav RadarBox . 2023-07-07 . AirNav Radarbox.
  25. Web site: Dan Air comasează zboruri de la București cu cele de la Brașov. Gabriel. Bobon. June 14, 2023.
  26. Web site: Dan Air va muta zborurile de la Brașov la Bacău din 13 noiembrie 2023. Vlad. Marcu. October 31, 2023.
  27. Web site: AAR News . 19 January 2024 .

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