Chișinău International Airport

Chișinău International Airport
Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Chișinău International Airport Company
Location Chișinău, Moldova
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 399 ft / 122 m
Coordinates 46°55′40″N 028°55′51″E / 46.92778°N 28.93083°E / 46.92778; 28.93083Coordinates: 46°55′40″N 028°55′51″E / 46.92778°N 28.93083°E / 46.92778; 28.93083
Website airport.md
Map
KIV
Location in Moldova
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 3,600 11,779 Concrete
09/27 2,400 7,874 Concrete
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 2,744,653
Aircraft movements 22,468
Sources: Moldavian AIP at EUROCONTROL[1]
Statistics[2]
Aircraft movements (data for 2015)[3]

Chișinău International Airport (IATA: KIV, ICAO: LUKK) is Moldova's main international airport, located 13 km (8.1 mi) southeast of the centre of Chișinău, the capital city.[1] It serves as headquarters for Air Moldova, the country's national airline. The IATA airport code KIV is derived from Kishinev (the Russian name of the city).

History

Early years

The first scheduled flights to Chișinău started on 24 June 1926, on the route Bucharest – Galați – Chișinău and Iași. The flights were operated by Compagnie Franco-Roumaine de Navigation Aérienne – CFRNA, later LARES.[4] A commemorative plaque, describing the first flight to Chișinău, was placed in the airport.

The main terminal was built in the 1970s, with a capacity of 1,200,000 passengers per year.

Development since the 1990s

On 31 May 1995 Chișinău Airport was awarded the status of an international airport.

In 2002, following works by the Turkish company Akfen Holding, the airport was modernized. An annex terminal building with an area of 4,270 m2 (46,000 sq ft) was added to the renovated old terminal building of 7,600 m2 (82,000 sq ft). The project covered construction of 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft) curtain walls, 3,200 m2 (34,000 sq ft) composite panels, 12,185 m2 (131,160 sq ft) asphalt road, a treatment plant with a capacity of 3,450 m3 (122,000 cu ft) a day, complete mechanical heating, ventilation and electrical systems, along with the X-ray security, luggage handling, master clock, and flight information systems. The annual capacity of the airport had increased to 5.4 million passengers.[5]

Chișinău International Airport is a member of Airports Council International.

Future plans

There are plans to enlarge the airport.[6] The project involves EUR 19 million loan to Chișinău International Airport for the rehabilitation and upgrade of the existing runway, taxiways, aprons, and ramps, engineering works, safety equipment and other connected core assets of Chișinău International Airport. The European Investment Bank ('EIB') is considering co-financing alongside EBRD for up to an equal amount.[7]

Facilities

There were ten check-in desks and five gates at the airport in 2009.[8] VIP and CIP guests are offered special services at the VIP terminal. A visitors' terrace in the second floor opened in December 2006.

Previously passengers had to present their passport, ticket and their registration (of foreigners – which used to be required). Passengers were allowed in the check-in hall. With the introduction of e-tickets and the abolition of the registration for foreigners the airport reorganized in late 2006. This resulted in a bigger check-in hall and customs control is now after check-in.

Towards the end of 2017, plans for a second runway were unveiled. This runway would take the place of the current taxiway just north of the existing runway. The project began in early 2017. Runway 09-27 started operations on 13 September 2018 [9].

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Air Moldova Barcelona, Beauvais, Bologna, Brussels, Bucharest, Dubai–International, Dublin, Florence, Frankfurt, Geneva, Istanbul–Atatürk, Kiev–Boryspil,[10] Krasnodar, Larnaca, Lisbon, London–Stansted, Milan–Malpensa, Moscow–Domodedovo, Rome–Fiumicino, Saint Petersburg, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion, Turin, Venice, Verona, Vienna
Seasonal: Athens, Yekaterinburg
Seasonal charter: Antalya,[11] Heraklion,[11] Sharm El Sheikh,[11] Tivat
Arkia Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
AtlasGlobal Seasonal charter: Antalya[12]
Austrian Airlines Vienna
Belavia Minsk (begins 30 October 2018)[13]
FlyOne[14] Dublin, Moscow–Vnukovo, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Parma, Verona
Seasonal: Birmingham, Lisbon, Saint Petersburg, Voronezh[15]
Seasonal charter: Antalya,[11] Heraklion,[11] Izmir,[11] Sharm El Sheikh (begins 20 October 2018)[11]
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw–Chopin
Lufthansa Frankfurt
S7 Airlines Moscow–Domodedovo (ends 15 October 2018)
Tandem Aero Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
TAROM Bucharest, Timișoara
Turkish Airlines Istanbul–Atatürk
Seasonal charter: Antalya[12]
Ukraine International Airlines Kiev–Boryspil
Volotea Seasonal: Verona
Wizz Air Barcelona, Beauvais (begins 14 December 2018),[16] Bergamo, Berlin–Schönefeld, Bologna, Charleroi (begins 16 December 2018),[17] Copenhagen (begins 15 December 2018),[18] Dortmund (begins 16 December 2018),[19] London–Luton, Memmingen (begins 15 December 2018),[20] Rome–Ciampino, Treviso
Seasonal: Athens

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
DHL Aviation Bucharest

Statistics

Chișinău airport at night
Aerial view of the airport

Traffic

Year Passengers (total)[2] Change Aircraft movements (total) Change Cargo (tonnes)
2000 254,178 N/A 9,521 N/A 2,400
2001 274,662 Increase 8% 9,866 Increase 3.6% 1,700
2002 296,431 Increase 7.9% 10,416 Increase 5.5% 1,300
2003 341,695 Increase 15.2% 9,502 Decrease 8.7% 1,300
2004 421,011 Increase 23.2% 10,759 Increase 13.2% 1,400
2005 482,741 Increase 14.6% 11,126 Increase 3.4% 1,700
2006 548,331 Increase 13.5% 10,065 Decrease 9.5% 1,800
2007 688,782 Increase 25.6% 11,623 Increase 15.4% 2,300
2008 847,881 Increase 23% 12,371 Increase 3.2% 2,400
2009 809,072 Decrease 4.5% 11,862 Decrease 4.1% 2,021
2010 937,037 Increase 15.8% 13,241 Increase 11.3% 2,400
2011 1,045,975 Increase 11.6% 14,429 Increase 9.2% 2,700
2012 1,220,114 Increase 16.6% 16,113 Increase 7.3% 2,800
2013 1,320,501 Increase 8.2% 17,555[3] Increase 8.9% 2,177[3]
2014 1,781,169 Increase 34.9% 19,756 Increase 12.5% N/A
2015 2,219,162 Increase 24.6% 22,468 Increase 13.7% N/A
2016 2,206,266 Decrease 0.6% N/A N/A N/A
2017 2,744,653 Increase 24.4% N/A N/A N/A

Routes

Busiest international routes at Chisinau Airport by weekly flights
Rank City Airport(s) Weekly Departures
(April 2018)[21]		 Airlines
1. Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport, Domodedovo Airport 50 Air Moldova, Aeroflot, S7 Airlines
2. Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport 30 Air Moldova, TAROM
3. Istanbul Atatürk Airport 21 Air Moldova, Turkish Airlines
4. Frankfurt Frankfurt 14 Air Moldova, Lufthansa
5. Vienna Vienna Airport 13 Air Moldova, Austrian Airlines
6. London London–Luton, London–Stansted 11 Air Moldova, Wizz Air
7. Warsaw Warsaw–Chopin 9 LOT Polish Airlines

Other facilities

Ground transportation

There are bus and trolleybus lines and rutieră vans frequently departing from the airport (aerogara). Rutieră line 165 passes through the Botanica district and continues to the city center. The 'AEROGARA' bus departs from Piața D. Cantemir and has intermediate stops in the city center on Stefan Cel Mare street. It also stops at the central railway station 'GARA' bus station. A trolleybus bus with the route 30 operates with a 20-minute interval from June 2017. This is different from rutieră vans, which may stop at any time, given the driver is notified a few seconds prior.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "EAD Basic - Error Page". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 European Airport Traffic Trends at anna.aero
  3. 1 2 3 In 2013 Chisinau International Airport carried a record number of passengers at airport.md
  4. ↑ Airline companies in Rumania (1918–1945)
  5. ↑ Chișinău International Airport at azworldairports.com
  6. ↑ "Error 404". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "All Press Releases". 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  8. ↑ About Chisinau International Airport Archived 2009-07-07 at the Wayback Machine. at booking.md
  9. ↑ https://realitatealive.md/live-evenimentul-de-deschidere-oficiala-a-noii-piste-de-aterizare-decolare-a-aeroportului-chisinau---83575.html
  10. ↑ Liu, Jim (13 June 2018). "Air Moldova resumes Kiev service from August 2018". Routesonline. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Timetable". www.tez-tour.com.
  12. 1 2 "Timetable". airport.md.
  13. ↑ https://belavia.by/novosti/3912988/
  14. ↑ "Destination". flyone.md. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  15. ↑ Liu, Jim (5 March 2018). "FlyOne plans new routes from June 2018". Routesonline. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  17. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  18. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  19. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  20. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  21. ↑
  22. ↑ "Contacts Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine.." Civil Aviation Administration of Moldova. Retrieved on 4 November 2011. "Postal address: Republica Moldova, Chisinau, Aeroport, MD-2026"

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