According to the Romanian Airport Association, the first semester of 2022 brought 8.96 million passengers through airports in Romania. That's a 119% increase from the first semester of 2022, but down 17% from the first semester of 2019.
After the first 6 months of 2022, Henri Coandă International Airport Bucharest is leading the way with 5429707 passengers, and at the opposite pole is Tulcea airport with only 124 passengers.
Avram Iancu Cluj-Napoca International Airport is in the first position among regional airports with 1060482 passengers, being the only airport that has so far exceeded the threshold of 1 million passengers. Iasi airport ranks second among regional airports with 690763 passengers. While "Traian Vuia" Timisoara International Airport is in third place among regional airports with only 499738 passengers.
The other airports in Romania:
- "Ștefan cel Mare" Suceava International Airport - 324905 passengers
- Sibiu International Airport – 257425 passengers
- International Airport "George Enescu" Bacău - 255385 passengers
- Craiova International Airport – 188238 passengers
- Oradea International Airport – 81394 passengers
- Târgu Mureș International Airport – 70434 passengers
- Mihail Kogălniceanu Constanta International Airport – 36062 passengers
- Satu Mare International Airport – 27828 passengers
- Maramureș Baia Mare International Airport – 25905 passengers
- Aurel Vlaicu Baneasa International Airport – 4388 passengers
- Arad International Airport – 4076 passengers
According to the figures, it is estimated that this year Romanian airports will be transited by approximately 20 million passengers, with the second half of the year expected to bring slightly more passengers.