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Otopeni Airport
Airport Directory » Romania » Bucharest » Otopeni AirportHenri Coandă International Airport (Romanian: Aeroportul Internaţional Henri Coandă) (IATA: OTP, ICAO: LROP) is Romania's briny international airport, assisting the capital town of Bucharest alongside with the little Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu. The airport is turn up in Otopeni, northward of Bucharest. It is named after Romanian voyage open up Henri Coandă, the detergent builder of the world's 1st jet plane influenced aircraft. Until May 2004, its functionary name was Bucharest Otopeni International Airport (Romanian: Aeroportul Internaţional Bucureşti Otopeni), and locally it is still now and then bring up to by its former name.
History
During World War II, the airport in Otopeni was used as an airbase by the German air pressure. Up to 1965, it was cut back for armed forces use, and was 1 of the major ground of the Romanian Air Force, with a landing track of 1200m. Before 1965, Băneasa Airport was the only airport that Bucharest used for commercial voyages. However, with the development of air traffic, a new commercial airport was build in the colony of Otopeni, where the armed forces air ground used to be. The being landing track was overhauled, continued up to 3500 m, make it even longer than that of Paris' Orly Airport at that clip (1965). Also, a new rider depot was build for domestic help and international voyages.
In the late 1960s, when President Nixon of the United States see Romania, a new VIP lounge was made, and in 13 April 1970, the rider depot was updated to have a capacity of 1,200,000 riders per yr. The airport easy got more and more used by air hose, with a turning figure of riders, and in 1986, it moved into a new stage of development. A 2nd 3500-metre landing track was build, as good as related to taxi strip. The airport visible lighting system was better and the capacity was increased to 35-40 airport motilities per 60 minute.
In 1992, Otopeni Airport got a regular fellow member of Airports Council International (ACI). In 1997 a new international departure lounge with a capacity of 1000-1200 riders per 60 minute was opened, as good as 5 modern airbridges. In 2000, Phase II of the development go-ahead elongated, and the International Arrivals Terminal was better.
Infrastructure and services
Terminals
The airport's depot installations dwell of a individual depot, split up into 3 hallways (now and then see to be separate depots). These 3 subdivisions are the International Departures Hall, the International Arrivals Hall, and the Domestic Flights Hall. A transition with several stores links the hallways. The airport has 5 jetways, all within the International Departures Hall. Additionally, another nine entrances are present at the airport that now deficiency jetways. An extension to the existent depot, with eight duplicate jetways, is currently under building (pass completion: 2010). The last major enlargement of the airport take place in 1997, when the Domestic hallway was made, and the International Departures Hall was spread out. The current depot was made around the original Otopeni airport depot.
Services for riders
The International Departure area hosts a assortment of stores, coffee bar, lounges, Internet coffee bar and many more. There is also a chapel service at the 1st stage of the International Departures Hall. The installations inside the airport are easy accessible for the mortals with disablements. Airlines dispense Romanian- and English-language papers at the departure entrances.
Ancillary services
The independent deal agent in the airport is Globeground, the 2nd being Menzies. The providing services are supplied by Alpha Rocas .
Current and time to come development
The airport is embarking on Phase III of its development programme, which lie of the enlargement of Departure Hall, Arrivals Hall and the boarding area . At the goal of this stage (2010) the depot will have a aggregative of 24 boarding entrances (13 fit out with jetways) within the International Departure Hall, while the Domestic Flights Hall will derive five more entrances.
The current depot is draw close its maximal capacity and small enlargement is possible on the current place, so a new depot construction (Henri Coandă two) and a hotel are imagined; the new depot shall be made at the east finish of the current location and lie of 4 hallways, each capable of care 5 million riders each year; by 2020 Terminal two exclusively should be able to manage the 20 million riders per yr pointed by judges. The depot shall be tied to the time to come A3 Bucharest - Braşov state highway, to the railway line and to the Bucharest Metro system as M7 Line.. The building of the 2nd depot is due to commence in 2011.
Traffic figs
Henri Coandă International had 5,064,230 riders in 2008.
| Year | Passengers (aggregative) | Passengers (domestic voyages) | Aircraft motilities | Cargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3,031,719 | 53,350 | 16,887 t | |
| 2006 | 3,513,576 | 58,053 | 18,089 t | |
| 2007 | 4,978,587 | 410,916 | 70,588 | 17,423 t |
| 2008 | 5,064,230 | 497,208 | 71,137 | |
| 2009 est. | 6,900,000 |
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