Sibiu International Airport

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{{Infobox airport

| name = Sibiu International Airport

| nativename = Aeroportul Internațional Sibiu

| nativename-a =

| nativename-r =

| image = Flughafen_Hermannstadt2.jpg

| image-width = 250

| IATA = SBZ

| ICAO = LRSB

| pushpin_map = Romania

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Romania

| pushpin_label = SBZ

| pushpin_label_position = right

| type = Public

| owner =

| operator = Sibiu County Council

| city-served = Sibiu, Romania

| location =

| opened = {{start date|1943}}

| closed =

| focus_city = Wizz Air

| elevation-f = 1,520

| elevation-m = 460

| coordinates = {{Coord|45|47|09|N|024|05|08|E|type:airport_region:RO|display=inline,title|name=Sibiu International Airport}}

| website = [http://www.sibiuairport.ro/ sibiuairport.ro]

| metric-rwy = Y

| r1-number = 09/27

| r1-length-f = 8,629

| r1-length-m = 2,630

| r1-surface = Concrete

| stat-year = 2018

| stat1-header = Passengers

| stat1-data = {{increase}} 673,657

| stat2-header = Aircraft movements

| stat2-data = {{increase}} 8,529

| footnotes = Source: Romanian AIP at Eurocontrol,[http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/publicuser/protect/pu/main.jsp EAD Basic] Sibiu Airport[https://www.sibiuairport.ro/ro/info/statistici-trafic-aerian/ Statistici Aeroportul Sibiu]

}}

Sibiu International Airport ({{langx|ro|Aeroportul Internațional Sibiu}}) {{airport codes|SBZ|LRSB}} serves the city of Sibiu. It is located in southern Transylvania, {{convert|3|km|abbr=on}} west of Sibiu and about {{convert|260|km|abbr=on}} northwest of Romania's capital city, Bucharest.

History

=Foundation and early years=

In 1943, the flying activities have been developed on a field (with grass) of 174 ha surface. The Lockheed operating planes belonged to the first Romanian operating airline - {{ill|LARES Airlines|lt=LARES|ro|LARES}}. The first routes were Bucharest – Sibiu – Arad and Bucharest – Sibiu – Oradea. In 1944, Sibiu was connected by air with some other cities like Bucharest, Brasov, Deva, Oradea and Targu-Mures. In 1959, it was inaugurated the airport building with two floors, a control tower, a waiting room for 50 passengers on each way (embarking and debarking) and a store-room.{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}

In 1970, the airport was capable to operate during the night, due to the approach and runway guiding lights that have been installed. The concrete runway was 2000m long and 30m wide. In 1975, radar facilities became operational and later in 1992, the airport was opened for international traffic, with flights to Stuttgart and Munich. {{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}

In 2006 - 2008, the airport passed through the most important rehabilitation program in its history, a €77 million investment in a new terminal building and in runway upgrade.

=Development since 2010=

In 2013, Sibiu International Airport handled 189,300 passengers, which represents an increase over the previous year, while in 2014 the number of passengers increased to almost 216,000 and two new destinations to London and Dortmund have been introduced. In 2015, the total traffic grew up to 276,533 embarked-disembarked passengers, while the number of aircraft movements increased to 5,468.

In December 2016, Lufthansa announced its plans to increase operations on Munich – Sibiu route, as the airline scheduled up to 19 weekly flights from 26 March 2017. The airline operates this route with CityLine CRJ900 aircraft.{{cite web | url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/270364/lufthansa-expands-sibiu-flight-options-in-s17/ | title=Lufthansa expands Sibiu flight options in S17 }}

In November 2017, Wizz Air, announced that it will further expand its Sibiu operations, adding a second Airbus A320 aircraft to its local fleet in June 2018. At the same time, WIZZ will launch five long-awaited routes from Sibiu and increase frequencies on four popular services adding a total of 21 incremental flights to its schedule. Together with the new connections to Copenhagen, Charleroi, Paris Beauvais, Basel and Frankfurt Hahn, starting in June 2018, Sibiu's low fare network will be expanded to a total of 11 routes to 8 countries. The additional aircraft will also allow WIZZ to increase the frequency of flights on four services from summer 2018: London-Luton route will become daily; Memmingen Munich and Dortmund flights will increase to five, while the connection to Nuremberg will be operated four times per week.{{Cite web|url=https://wizzair.com/en-gb/information-and-services/about-us/news/2017/11/27/wizz-air-announced-expanding-sibiu-s-network|title=WIZZ – Dream more. Live more. Be more}}

In February 2023 the airport tripled its capacity and terminal size by modernizing and expanding the old terminal.

Airlines and destinations

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

{{Airport-dest-list

| {{nowrap|Austrian Airlines}} | Vienna{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240527-osnw24eu|title=Austrian NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 26MAY24|website=Aeroroutes}}

| Lufthansa | Munich{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-lhnw24eu|title=Lufthansa NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=1 February 2025|language=en-ca}}

| Sky Express | Seasonal charter: Heraklion,{{Cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231004-gqns24ro | title=SKY EXPRESS NS24 ROMANIA CHARTER NETWORK EXPANSION }} Rhodes{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240626-gqns24chr|title=Sky Express NS24 Scheduled Charter Network Additions|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=26 June 2024|accessdate=31 December 2024|language=en-ca}}

| Wizz Air | Basel/Mulhouse (begins 2 August 2025),{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250305-w6ns25|title=Wizz Air NS25 Network Changes|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=5 March 2025|accessdate=17 March 2025|language=en}} Dortmund, Hahn (begins 2 August 2025),{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250305-w6ns25|title=Wizz Air NS25 Network Changes|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=5 March 2025|accessdate=17 March 2025|language=en}} Hamburg (begins 1 August 2025),{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250305-w6ns25|title=Wizz Air NS25 Network Changes|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=5 March 2025|accessdate=17 March 2025|language=en}} Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, London–Luton, Madrid (begins 3 August 2025),{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250305-w6ns25|title=Wizz Air NS25 Network Changes|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=5 March 2025|accessdate=17 March 2025|language=en}} Memmingen, Nuremberg, Rome–Fiumicino (begins 2 August 2025),{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250305-w6ns25|title=Wizz Air NS25 Network Changes|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=5 March 2025|accessdate=17 March 2025|language=en}}Vienna (begins 1 August 2025){{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250305-w6ns25|title=Wizz Air NS25 Network Changes|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=5 March 2025|accessdate=17 March 2025|language=en}}

}}

Statistics

File:Aeroportul Sibiu, main building and carpark.jpg

File:Flughafen_Hermannstadt4.jpg

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=Passengers=

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ Monthly traffic figures (2024){{Cite web \|title=AAR News \|date=19 January 2024 \|url=https://airportaar.ro/category/trafic-aerian}}
Month ! 2023 ! YTD (2023) ! 2024 ! YTD (2024) !2025 !YTD (2025)
align=right !January \|44,044 \|44,044 \|34,603 \|34,603 \|34,312 \|34,312
align=right !February \|34,703 \|78,747 \|35,719 \|70,322 \|33,385 \|67,697
align=right !March \|40,382 \|119,129 \|39,831 \|110,153 \|37,423 \|105,120
align=right !April \|42,078 \|161,207 \|42,754 \|152,907 \| \|
align=right !May \|44,045 \|205,252 \|48,915 \|201,822 \| \|
align=right !June \|54,456 \|259,708 \| 54,828 \| 256,650 \| \|
align=right !July \|58,463 \|318,171 \|65,722 \|322,372 \| \|
align=right !August \|59,743 \|377,914 \|66,140 \|388,512 \| \|
align=right !September \|52,324 \|431,148 \|59,599 \|448,111 \| \|
align=right !October \|44,539 \|475,687 \|48,505 \|496,916 \| \|
align=right !November \|37,307 \|512,994 \|39,598 \|536,214 \| \|
align=right !December \|38,283 \|551,277 \|37,713 \|573,927 \| \|

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Monthly traffic figures (2024){{Cite web |title=AAR News |date=19 January 2024 |url=https://airportaar.ro/category/trafic-aerian}}

Month

! 2023

! YTD (2023)

! 2024

! YTD (2024)

!2025

!YTD (2025)

align=right

!January

|44,044

|34,603

|34,312

align=right

!February

|34,703

|78,747

|35,719

|70,322

|33,385

|67,697

align=right

!March

|40,382

|119,129

|39,831

|110,153

|37,423

|105,120

align=right

!April

|42,078

|161,207

|42,754

|152,907

align=right

!May

|44,045

|205,252

|48,915

|201,822

align=right

!June

|54,456

|259,708

| 54,828

| 256,650

align=right

!July

|58,463

|318,171

|65,722

|322,372

align=right

!August

|59,743

|377,914

|66,140

|388,512

align=right

!September

|52,324

|431,148

|59,599

|448,111

align=right

!October

|44,539

|475,687

|48,505

|496,916

align=right

!November

|37,307

|512,994

|39,598

|536,214

align=right

!December

|38,283

|551,277

|37,713

|573,927

=Traffic figures=

class="wikitable"

|+ Annual traffic without transit

bgcolor=lightgrey

!width="100"|Year

!width="100"|Passengers[http://www.anna.aero/wp-content/uploads/european-airports.xls Anna.aero database]

!width="100"|Aircraft movements[http://www.dsclex.ro/legislatie/2011/august2011/mo2011_541.htm ORDIN 169/1.801. Planul national de actiune privind reducerea emisiilor de gaze cu efect de seră în domeniul aviatiei civile] {{in lang|ro}}

2005

|45,494

|3,500

2006

|{{increase}} 63,618

|3,818

2007

|{{increase}} 105,654

|5,014

2008

|{{increase}} 141,012

|5,995

2009

|{{increase}} 154,161

|6,419

2010

|{{increase}} 198,751

|6,077

2011

|{{decrease}} 176,908

|4,824

2012

|{{decrease}} 176,503

|4,574

2013

|{{increase}} 189,300

|4,834

2014

|{{increase}} 215,951

|4,908

2015

|{{increase}} 276,533

|4,552

2016

|{{increase}} 366,065

|5,342

2017

|{{increase}} 503,906

|7,714

2018

|{{increase}} 673,657

|8,529

2019

|{{increase}} 729,160

|8514

2020

|{{decrease}} 226,451

|3434

2021

|{{increase}} 280,644

|4796

2022

|{{increase}} 621.514

|7098

2023

|{{decrease}} 550,397

|6608

2024

|{{increase}} 573,918

|6741

2025

=Busiest routes=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100 %" width= align= \|+ *Busiest Routes from Sibiu International Airport (2015) & (2016) & (2017)*
style="background:lightgrey;" ! Rank	Airport	Passengers 2015	Passengers 2016	Passengers 2017	Carriers
1	{{flagicon\|Germany}} Munich	{{center\| 145,223 }}	{{center\| 142,391 }}	{{center\| 164,778 }}	Lufthansa
2	{{flagicon\|UK}} London	{{center\| 40,424 }}	{{center\| 59,660 }}	{{center\| 75,162 }}	Wizz Air
3	{{flagicon\|Germany}} Stuttgart	{{center\| 43,859 }}	{{center\| 51,717 }}	{{center\| 56,521 }}	Blue Air
4	{{flagicon\|Germany}} Dortmund	{{center\| 36,531 }}	{{center\| 40,850 }}	{{center\| 44,930 }}	Wizz Air
5	{{flagicon\|Germany}} Nuremberg	{{center\| - }}	{{center\| - }}	{{center\| 40,406 }}	Wizz Air
6	{{flagicon\|Austria}} Vienna	{{center\| 36,385 }}	{{center\| 35,808 }}	{{center\| 35,212 }}	Austrian Airlines
7	{{flagicon\|Spain}} Madrid	{{center\| - }}	{{center\| - }}	{{center\| 33,992 }}	Wizz Air
8	{{flagicon\|Germany}} Memmingen	{{center\| - }}	{{center\| - }}	{{center\| 24,805 }}	Wizz Air
colspan="9" style="text-align:right;"\| ^{Source:Eurostat [http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat]}

References

External links

[http://www.sibiuairport.ro Official website]
[https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7861886,24.0868579,1891m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Aerial View]
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Category:Airports in Romania

Airport, Sibiu International

Category:Buildings and structures in Sibiu County

Category:Airports established in 1943

Category:1943 establishments in Romania

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100 %" width= align= \|+ *Busiest Routes from Sibiu International Airport (2015) & (2016) & (2017)*
style="background:lightgrey;" ! Rank	Airport	Passengers 2015	Passengers 2016	Passengers 2017	Carriers
1	{{flagicon\|Germany}} Munich	{{center\| 145,223 }}	{{center\| 142,391 }}	{{center\| 164,778 }}	Lufthansa
2	{{flagicon\|UK}} London	{{center\| 40,424 }}	{{center\| 59,660 }}	{{center\| 75,162 }}	Wizz Air
3	{{flagicon\|Germany}} Stuttgart	{{center\| 43,859 }}	{{center\| 51,717 }}	{{center\| 56,521 }}	Blue Air
4	{{flagicon\|Germany}} Dortmund	{{center\| 36,531 }}	{{center\| 40,850 }}	{{center\| 44,930 }}	Wizz Air
5	{{flagicon\|Germany}} Nuremberg	{{center\| - }}	{{center\| - }}	{{center\| 40,406 }}	Wizz Air
6	{{flagicon\|Austria}} Vienna	{{center\| 36,385 }}	{{center\| 35,808 }}	{{center\| 35,212 }}	Austrian Airlines
7	{{flagicon\|Spain}} Madrid	{{center\| - }}	{{center\| - }}	{{center\| 33,992 }}	Wizz Air
8	{{flagicon\|Germany}} Memmingen	{{center\| - }}	{{center\| - }}	{{center\| 24,805 }}	Wizz Air
colspan="9" style="text-align:right;"\| ^{Source:Eurostat [http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat]}

Sibiu International Airport

History

=Foundation and early years=

=Development since 2010=

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

=Passengers=

=Traffic figures=

=Busiest routes=

See also

References

External links