Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport

The photo of Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (IATA BBU, ICAO LRBS) is a dusk scene: the blue terminal and control tower lit up, buses and an airliner on the apron, the wet surface reflecting the lights. It sits close to the city and at a modest scale — not what most people picture for a capital's international gateway, which is exactly the point.

The field serves Bucharest, Romania, at an elevation of about 91 m, with a single 3,200 m runway (07/25). The 2014 OpenFlights snapshot records no scheduled non-stop routes.

Airport photos

Băneasa at dusk — the blue terminal and tower lit up, buses and an airliner on the apron.

The photos come from public web sources and remain the copyright of their photographers; full credits and source links sit in the photo gallery on this page.

Airport at a glance

Why there is no route table

The 2014 OpenFlights snapshot did not capture BBU's scheduled routes. The terminal, tower and apron buses in the photo show the field is still in use, but an airport this close to the city often hands scheduled traffic to a larger hub and shifts towards business aviation, general aviation or charters. Check the airport's and operators' current information for what actually flies.

So this page lists no route table and does not guess destinations. The key point for travellers: Bucharest's main international gateway is Otopeni (OTP). Always check the airport code; BBU and OTP are not the same airport.

Getting there and navigating

• Coordinates: 44.5031, 26.1029
• Official site: baneasa-airport.ro
• Open in a map: Google Maps | Amap | Baidu Maps

This site's nearby-airport table lists Istanbul (IST, about 418 km, 212 destinations) and Atatürk (ISL, about 451 km). They are not local substitutes for Bucharest — their presence reflects gaps in the compiled dataset, not geography. Use OTP as the practical reference and confirm with the airport whether your flight uses BBU.

The location map on this page shows the field against Bucharest and the road network. Terminal connections and local transport are not covered here; check the airport's or airline's own information.

Before you fly

• Confirm the airport code first: BBU and OTP are different airports, and arriving at the wrong one is expensive.
• The 2014 snapshot has no scheduled BBU routes. If an airline or charter operator sells you a BBU departure, re-confirm the terminal and arrival time.
• The airport is small, so 90 minutes before departure is usually enough; allow more for document checks and checked bags on an international flight.

About the data

Runways, elevation and coordinates come from OurAirports open data. Route data comes from the June 2014 OpenFlights snapshot, in which BBU has no scheduled routes recorded. Photos are from public web sources and remain the copyright of their photographers.

History

The story starts in 1909, when French aviation pioneer Louis Blériot flew here at Băneasa; Romania's first flight school opened on the field in 1912. That makes it the oldest continuously operating airport in Eastern Europe and among the five oldest in the world — and from 1920 the home of Romania's first airline.

Source: Bucharest Aurel Vlaicu International Airport.

References

• OurAirports airport record — LRBS
• Wikipedia article
• OpenFlights route data
• Country page: Romania