Romania
Romania has 16 airports with published traffic data. Bucharest Henri Coandă, the busiest airport in Romania, handled 1,183,586 passengers in March 2026, according to Eurostat.
Domestic aviation emitted 114 thousand tonnes of CO₂ in 2024, according to the national inventory submitted to the UNFCCC.
all traffic at the airport- Passengers 1,986,120 sum of 11 reporting airports · March 2026
- Flights (arrivals + departures) 17,632 sum of 13 reporting airports · March 2026 ▲ 7.7% vs March 2025
- Tonnes of cargo 5,229 sum of 4 reporting airports · March 2026
- Top 5 share 90% March 2026
- Environment 114 thousand tonnes CO₂, domestic aviation · 2024 ▼ 2.2% vs 2023
Top 5 · passengers, March 2026
Source: Eurostat · all traffic at the airport
Size against growth
Each dot is one airport: 12-month total to March 2026 on a log scale against the change on the 12 months before. Click a dot to open its page.
Change clipped at −60% / +100%. Left out: a gap in either 12-month window, or a change of source between them. Largest 150 shown.
Biggest movers
Absolute change in passengers, latest 12 months against the 12 months before.
Airports ranked
One row per airport, one column per measure. Each column is the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting; sort by any column.
- Passengers · March 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (11). — all traffic at the airport. Source: Eurostat.
- Flights (arrivals + departures) · March 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (13). — all traffic at the airport. Source: EUROCONTROL.
- Tonnes of cargo · March 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (4). — all traffic at the airport. Source: Eurostat.
| # | Airport | PassengersMarch 2026 | Change vs last yearpassengers | Flights (arrivals + departures)March 2026 | Tonnes of cargoMarch 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport | 1,183,586 | ▼ 7.2% | 9,458 | 3,938 |
| 2 | Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport | 258,108 | ▲ 5.4% | 2,174 | 625 |
| 3 | Iaşi International Airport | 153,290 | ▼ 6.6% | 1,215 | – |
| 4 | Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport | 116,149 | ▲ 17.1% | 997 | 364 |
| 5 | Suceava Ștefan cel Mare International Airport | 75,163 | ▲ 42.9% | 545 | – |
| 6 | Craiova International Airport | 58,491 | ▲ 91.3% | 393 | – |
| 7 | Sibiu International Airport | 49,153 | ▲ 31.4% | 415 | – |
| 8 | Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport | 40,500 | 261 | – | |
| 9 | Bacău George Enescu International Airport | 27,378 | ▲ 4.3% | 306 | – |
| 10 | Oradea International Airport | 14,161 | ▲ 7.7% | 270 | 302 |
| 11 | Târgu Mureş Transilvania International Airport | 10,141 | ▼ 16.6% | 85 | – |
| 12 | Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport | – | 1,230 | – | |
| 13 | Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport | – | 283 | – |
Environment
Aviation CO₂ in the national greenhouse gas inventory
Official inventory reported to the UN climate convention (UNFCCC), same IPCC rules for every country: domestic aviation (1.A.3.a) counts in the national total; international aviation (bunker fuel sold for outbound international flights) is a memo item outside it.In 2024, domestic aviation in Romania emitted 114 thousand tonnes of CO₂, and fuel sold for international flights another 278 thousand tonnes, according to the national inventory submitted to the UNFCCC.
| Year | Domestic aviation (kt CO₂) | International aviation (kt CO₂) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 114 | 278 |
| 2023 | 117 | 285 |
| 2022 | 210 | 274 |
| 2021 | 140 | 246 |
| 2020 | 116 | 142 |
| 2019 | 194 | 457 |
| 2018 | 166 | 411 |
| 2017 | 148 | 1,006 |
Every reported pollutant and fuel use, 2024
| Pollutant | Unit | Domestic aviation | International aviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ (Carbon dioxide) | thousand tonnes | 114 | 278 |
| NOₓ (Nitrogen oxides) | thousand tonnes | 0.40 | 0.97 |
| SOₓ (Sulphur oxides) | thousand tonnes | 0.03 | 0.08 |
| CO (Carbon monoxide) | thousand tonnes | 0.16 | 0.39 |
| NMVOC (Non-methane volatile organic compounds) | thousand tonnes | 0.09 | 0.19 |
| CH₄ (Methane) | thousand tonnes | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| N₂O (Nitrous oxide) | thousand tonnes | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Fuel burned | TJ | 1,602 | 3,890 |
Thousand tonnes as published (energy in terajoules). Inventories are revised every year back to 1990. NOₓ, CO, NMVOC and SOₓ are air pollutants reported alongside the greenhouse gases.
UNFCCC — National Inventory Submissions (Common Reporting Tables)
CO₂ from departing flights
CO₂ of flights departing this country, whole flight to destinationIn July 2026, flights departing Romania emitted 169,281 tonnes of CO₂ over their whole journey (11,510 departures, about 14.7 tonnes per departure), according to EUROCONTROL.
The most recent periods19 periods
| Period | Tonnes of CO₂ 2025 | Tonnes of CO₂ 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 119,428 | 134,558 | ▲ 12.7% |
| February | 105,956 | 119,595 | ▲ 12.9% |
| March | 121,559 | 134,785 | ▲ 10.9% |
| April | 137,219 | 148,370 | ▲ 8.1% |
| May | 139,912 | 145,965 | ▲ 4.3% |
| June | 149,628 | 157,324 | ▲ 5.1% |
| July | 162,619 | 169,281 | ▲ 4.1% |
| August | 165,765 | – | – |
| September | 161,343 | – | – |
| October | 155,379 | – | in progress |
| November | 137,774 | – | – |
| December | 148,470 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Jul) | 936,322 | 1,009,878 | ▲ 7.9% |
Self-computed: CO₂ ÷ departures, both from EUROCONTROL.
EUROCONTROL — Small Emitters Tool
NOₓ emitted in the national airspace
Emitted inside this country's airspace, overflights includedIn December 2024, aircraft emitted 5,384 tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) inside the airspace of Romania, including flights that only crossed it; 13 tonnes of that came from taxiing on the ground, according to EUROCONTROL's Advanced Emissions Model.
The most recent periods24 periods
| Period | Tonnes of NOₓ 2023 | Tonnes of NOₓ 2024 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4,178 | 4,974 | ▲ 19.0% |
| February | 3,598 | 4,598 | ▲ 27.8% |
| March | 4,198 | 5,035 | ▲ 19.9% |
| April | 4,426 | 4,815 | ▲ 8.8% |
| May | 4,873 | 5,487 | ▲ 12.6% |
| June | 5,142 | 5,593 | ▲ 8.8% |
| July | 5,608 | 5,633 | ▲ 0.5% |
| August | 5,633 | 5,509 | ▼ 2.2% |
| September | 5,431 | 5,569 | ▲ 2.5% |
| October | 5,421 | 4,611 | ▼ 14.9% |
| November | 4,886 | 5,048 | ▲ 3.3% |
| December | 4,989 | 5,384 | ▲ 7.9% |
| Year to date (Jan–Dec) | 58,383 | 62,256 | ▲ 6.6% |
Converted from kilograms as published. The model series currently ends in December 2024.
EUROCONTROL — Advanced Emissions Model
People exposed to aircraft noise
11,200 people in Romania were exposed to aircraft noise of 55 dB Lden or more, and 3,000 to 50 dB or more at night, according to the European Environment Agency (2022 reporting round).
| Day–evening–night (Lden) ≥ 55 dB | Night (Lnight) ≥ 50 dB | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside large urban areas | 0 | 0 |
| Around major airports, outside urban areas | 11,200 | 3,000 |
| Total | 11,200 | 3,000 |
EEA — Environmental Noise Directive data (CC BY 4.0)
Airports
16- Arad International Airport ARW
- Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport CLJ
- Bacău George Enescu International Airport BCM
- Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport GHV
- Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport BBU
- Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport OTP
- Craiova International Airport CRA
- Iaşi International Airport IAS
- Maramureș International Airport BAY
- Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport CND
- Oradea International Airport OMR
- Satu Mare International Airport SUJ
- Sibiu International Airport SBZ
- Suceava Ștefan cel Mare International Airport SCV
- Târgu Mureş Transilvania International Airport TGM
- Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport TSR