Chișinău International Airport

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 and former English name of the city).

Chișinău International Airport

Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorChișinău International Airport Company
ServesChișinău
LocationChișinău, Moldova
Opened1960
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL399 ft / 122 m
Coordinates46°55′40″N 028°55′51″E
Websiteairport.md
Map
KIV
Location in Moldova
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 3,590 11,778 Concrete
09/27 to be activated 2,383 7,818 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers2,995,530
Aircraft movements27,092
Sources: Moldavian AIP at Eurocontrol,[1] statistics[2]

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 CFRNA, later LARES.[3] 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
The Presidential Band of the Republic of Moldova at the airport during Joe Biden's state visit to Moldova.

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.[4]

Chișinău International Airport is a member of Airports Council International.

Future plans

There are plans to enlarge the airport.[5] The project involves €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 the EBRD for up to an equal amount.[6]

Facilities

There were ten check-in desks and five gates at the airport in 2009.[7] 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.[8]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Air Moldova Beauvais, Berlin–Schönefeld,[9] Bologna, Dublin, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Lisbon, London–Stansted, Milan–Malpensa, Moscow–Domodedovo, Rome–Fiumicino, Saint Petersburg, Tel Aviv
Seasonal: Barcelona, Krasnodar, Larnaca, Madrid, Nice, Thessaloniki, Turin, Venice, Verona, Vienna
Seasonal charter: Antalya,[10] Heraklion,[10] İzmir,[10] Sharm El Sheikh,[10] Tivat[10]
Air Serbia Belgrade [11]
Arkia Seasonal: Tel Aviv
Austrian Airlines Vienna
Belavia Minsk
FlyOne Dublin, Hahn,[12] London–Southend, Moscow–Vnukovo, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Parma, Tel Aviv,[13] Verona
Seasonal: Saint Petersburg (begins 6 July 2020)[13]
Seasonal charter: Antalya,[10] Bodrum,[10] Heraklion,[10] İzmir,[10] Sharm El Sheikh[10]
HiSky[14] Beauvais ,[15] Bologna (begins 2 July 2020),[16] Dublin (begins 1 July 2020),[15] Düsseldorf (begins 3 July 2020),[16] Lisbon (begins 2 July 2020),[16] London–Stansted (begins 3 July 2020)[15]
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw–Chopin
Lufthansa Frankfurt
TAROM Bucharest
Turkish Airlines Istanbul
Seasonal charter: Antalya[17]
Ukraine International Airlines Kiev–Boryspil
Wizz Air Barcelona, Basel (begins 15 July 2020),[18] Beauvais, Bergamo, Berlin–Schönefeld, Bologna, Charleroi, Dortmund, Hamburg (begins 16 July 2020),[19] Larnaca, London–Luton, Memmingen, Nice (begins 15 July 2020),[20] Prague, Rome-Ciampino, Treviso, Turin, Verona, Vienna
Seasonal: Athens

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
DHL Aviation Bucharest

Statistics
Airport at night
Aerial view of the airport

Traffic
Year Passengers (total)[2][21][22] Change Aircraft movements (total)[2][23] Change Cargo (tonnes)[2] Change
2000 254,178 N/A 9,521 N/A 2,400
2001 274,662 8.0% 9,866 3.6% 1,700
2002 296,431 7.9% 10,416 5.5% 1,300
2003 341,695 15.2% 9,502 8.7% 1,300
2004 421,011 23.2% 10,759 13.2% 1,400
2005 482,741 14.6% 11,126 3.4% 1,700
2006 548,331 13.5% 10,065 9.5% 1,800
2007 688,782 25.6% 11,623 15.4% 2,300
2008 847,881 23.1% 12,935 11.3% 2,468.8
2009 808,096 4.7% 12,355 4.5% 2,033.2 17.6%
2010 937,030 15.9% 13,751 11.3% 2,399.2 18.0%
2011 1,046,086 11.6% 15,022 9.2% 2,666.2 11.1%
2012 1,220,506 16.7% 16,113 7.3% 2,765.4 3.7%
2013 1,321,236 8.2% 16,858 4.6% 2,951.8 6.7%
2014 1,781,166 34.8% 19,756 17.2% 2,923.5 0.9%
2015 2,226,441 25.0% 22,468 13.7% 2,891.8 1.1%
2016 2,206,266 0.9% 22,033 1.9% 2,774.3 4.1%
2017 2,744,465 24.4% 27,113 23.1% 3,488.7 25.7%
2018 2,828,626 3.1% 27,949 3.1% 4,186.6 20.0%
2019 2,995,530 5.9% 27,092 3.0% 3,767.7 10.0%

Routes
Busiest international routes at Chișinău Airport by weekly flights
Rank City Airport(s) Weekly Departures
(December 2019)[24]		 Airlines
1. Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport
Moscow Domodedovo Airport
Vnukovo International Airport		 54 Aeroflot
Air Moldova
FlyOne
2. Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport 25 TAROM
3. Istanbul Istanbul Airport 18 Air Moldova, Turkish Airlines
4. London Luton Airport
London Southend Airport
London Stansted Airport		 18 Wizz Air
FlyOne
Air Moldova
5. Vienna Vienna International Airport 12 Air Moldova, Austrian Airlines
6. Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport 11 Air Moldova
Lufthansa
7. Rome Fiumicino Airport
Ciampino Airport		 11 Air Moldova
Wizz Air
8. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Paris Beauvais		 10 Air Moldova
Wizz Air
FlyOne
9. Milan Milan Malpensa Airport
Orio al Serio International Airport		 9 Air Moldova
Wizz Air
10. Venice Venice Marco Polo Airport
Treviso Airport		 9 Wizz Air

Other facilities

Ground transportation

There are bus and trolleybus lines and rutierele 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 rutierele, which may stop at any time, given the driver is notified a few seconds prior.

See also

References
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  2. Statistică şi indicatori at caa.md
  3. Airline companies in Rumania (1918–1945)
  4. Chișinău International Airport at azworldairports.com
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  6. "All Press Releases". 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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  8. "LIVE! Evenimentul de deschidere oficială a noii piste de aterizare/decolare a Aeroportului Chişinău". Realitatea Live!. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  9. Liu, Jim (13 December 2019). "Air Moldova schedules Berlin launch in late-March 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  10. "Flight Schedules and Airline Availability". tez-tour.com.
  11. Liu, Jim (13 February 2020). "Air Serbia network expansion from June 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  12. Liu, Jim (20 December 2019). "FlyOne adds Frankfurt Hahn service from April 2020". Routesonline.
  13. "Moldova's FlyOne to enter Asia with Tel Aviv flights". ch-aviation.com. 6 January 2020.
  14. https://hisky.md/
  15. Liu, Jim. "HiSky delays service launch to July 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  16. Liu, Jim. "HiSky further delays service launch to June 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  17. "Timetable". airport.md.
  18. https://wizzair.com/#/
  19. https://wizzair.com/#/
  20. https://wizzair.com/#/
  21. European Airport Traffic Trends at anna.aero
  22. "Anker-report.com EATS-European Airport Traffic Statistics". The Anker Report.
  23. In 2013 Chisinau International Airport carried a record number of passengers at airport.md
  24. "AIRPORT". www.airport.md.
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