| Suceava Ștefan cel Mare International Airport | |
| Image2-Width: | 250 |
| Iata: | SCV |
| Icao: | LRSV |
| Pushpin Map: | Romania |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Romania |
| Pushpin Label: | SCV/LRSV |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Type: | Public |
| Operator: | Suceava County Council |
| City-Served: | Suceava, Romania |
| Location: | Salcea[1] |
| Elevation-F: | 1,375 |
| Elevation-M: | 419 |
| Metric-Elev: | yes |
| Coordinates: | 47.6875°N 26.3542°W |
| R1-Number: | 16/34 |
| R1-Length-F: | 8,071 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,460 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Metric-Rwy: | yes |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 802,167 |
| Stat2-Header: | Aircraft movements |
| Stat-Year: | 2023 |
| Footnotes: | Source: DAFIF,[2] Passengers statistics,[3] Movements |
Suceava Ștefan cel Mare International Airport is an airport serving the city of Suceava, Romania. It is located in Salcea, 12km (07miles) east of Suceava, and 30.5km (19miles) west of Botoșani.[1] The airport is named in honour of the Prince of Moldavia Stephen the Great.
Suceava Airport, more popularly known as Salcea Airport,[4] opened in 1962 when the first commercial services started with TAROM.[5] In 1963, the runway was paved, and an apron was built. Services by TAROM were discontinued in 2001 but resumed in 2004. During this absence, the airport was served only by Angel Airlines. In March 2005, the airport was renamed Ștefan cel Mare Airport, and opened to international traffic.
In 2013, Suceava International Airport started a plan (estimated at €39 million) to rebuild and extend the old runway of 1800m (5,900feet), to build a new control tower and to install a new ILS system.[6] In August 2013, the construction work began,[7] and on 12 January 2014, the airport closed to allow the runway works to continue. The old concrete runway was completely removed, and replaced by an asphalt runway.[8] On 25 October 2015, the airport was officially reopened.[9]
The airport resides at an elevation of 1375feet above mean sea level.[2] It has one asphalt runway, designated 16/34 and measuring 2460mx45mm (8,070feetx148feetm), and six parking stands.[10]
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Suceava Airport:
| Year | Passengers[11] [12] [13] | % change | Aircraft movements[14] | % change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7,734 | 495 | |||
| 2006 | 12,766 | 65.1% | 801 | 61.8% | |
| 2007 | 20,792 | 62.9% | 1,092 | 36.3% | |
| 2008 | 23,398 | 12.5% | 1,036 | 5.1% | |
| 2009 | 32,561 | 39.2% | 1,654 | 59.7% | |
| 2010 | 34,437 | 5.8% | 1.556 | 5.9% | |
| 2011 | 27,208 | 21.0% | 1,063 | 31.7% | |
| 2012 | 25,143 | 7.6% | 948 | 10.8% | |
| 2013 | 20,054 | 20.2% | 1,319 | 39.1% | |
| 2014 | 219 | 98.9% | 34 | 97.4% | |
| 2015 | 2,359 | 977.1% | 170 | 500.0% | |
| 2016 | 57,226 | 2,325.8% | 1,783 | 948.8% | |
| 2017 | 262,165 | 358.1% | 3,069 | 72.1% | |
| 2018 | 353,280 | 34.75% | 3,446 | 12.3% | |
| 2019 | 430,123 | 21.8% | .% | ||
| 2020 | 189,199[15] | 56.0% | |||
| 2021 | 346,697[16] | 83.2% | 4,421 | % | |
| 2022 | 763,969[17] | 120.3% | 7,755 | 75.4% | |
| 2023 | 802,167[18] | 5.0% | 8,138 | 5.0% |
There is a road linking the airport to DN29 (part of the European route E58), the main road between Suceava and Botoșani. It can also be reached from Ukraine by road.