Retained scope
compact gateway set
Romania has 2 retained large/medium airport records (2 large, 0 medium) across 1 IANA zone.
Country airport index
Airports in Romania.
2 airportsPrimary zone: Europe/Bucharest
This page lists 2 retained airport records in our curated Romania airport catalog with IATA and ICAO codes, city names, and local timezone information. Airport records come from OurAirports and timezone rules come from the IANA database. Click any airport for coordinates, elevation, the current local time, and nearby airports.
Content reviewed Apr 30, 2026. This airport index is reviewed as a curated reference surface. It does not claim complete aviation coverage for Romania; it lists 2 retained airport records (2 large airports) across Europe/Bucharest.
Coverage note. This is an airport-reference index for timezone and travel planning. It focuses on retained large and medium airport records with usable codes and coordinates, not every runway, heliport, closed facility, or local landing strip. Airport service levels, terminal operations, route availability, and codes can change; verify with the airport, airline, NOTAM, or official aviation source before travel.
Country airport evidence
Why this Romania airport page is retained
This page is classified as a compact gateway set. The evidence score comes from static source coverage: codes, airport facts, official domains, city-clock handoffs, IANA zones, operational facts, and country dossiers where present.
Code and entity coverage
2 IATA, 2 ICAO
2 retained records have airport-facts rows; 2 cite official airport domains and 2 carry Wikidata entity links.
Traffic and operation facts
0 passenger rows
No retained record quotes passenger-volume facts yet; operational depth comes from type, code, timezone, runway, source, and scheduled-service fields where available.
Timezone pattern
single airport-timezone cluster
The retained airport set resolves to one dominant local-clock pattern, but each airport still stores its own IANA identifier for DST-safe calculations.
Verification boundary
8 source URLs
Visible source hosts include baneasa-airport.ro, en.wikipedia.org, wikidata.org, ourairports.com, bucharestairports.ro. These support identity and static facts, not live routes, terminal assignments, NOTAMs, or airline schedules.
Editorial status
manual dossier attached
Manual dossier sources are attached for country-level aviation context; point-in-time statements still defer to the linked authorities.
Source hosts seen in retained airport facts
baneasa-airport.roen.wikipedia.orgwikidata.orgourairports.combucharestairports.ro
Traveler planning patterns
How to use Romania airport data without overreading it
Start with the gateway layer
Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) is the first retained airport to check for Romania; then scan the 2 large and 0 medium records for regional alternates.
Keep airport-local time explicit
The retained airport set behaves like a single local-clock cluster, but the airport-specific IANA zone still matters around DST transitions and imported calendar events.
Use codes for the search, city pages for context
2 airport records link onward to vetted city-time pages, so a code lookup can become a local-clock, daylight, holiday, and meeting-time check.
Treat schedules as live elsewhere
2 retained records carry a scheduled-service flag, but route availability, airline service, terminals, and disruption notices are not live here.
Watch holidays and local operating days
Romania has a holiday country page on this site, so use it alongside airport time checks for closures, public-holiday pressure, and ground-service planning.
Know what the passenger data covers
No retained airport quotes passenger-volume facts yet, so the page avoids traffic rankings and leans on source-backed type, code, timezone, and city context.
Airport coverage patterns
How the Romania airport index is structured
This page adds country-level context around airport counts, code coverage, timezone spread, and city-clock handoffs. It is built from the retained airport dataset rather than a live airline or aviation registry feed.
Coverage pattern
Only 2 airport records are retained for Romania, mapped across 2 localities — a deliberately small set (2 large and 0 medium; 2 large airports) covering the airports most likely to anchor a city clock or travel check.
Code reliability
Every retained Romania record carries both an IATA and an ICAO code (2 of each), so passenger-facing and aviation lookups resolve consistently across the set.
Timezone spread
Every retained airport in Romania resolves to Europe/Bucharest (2), so the country's airport clocks move together and a single offset check covers the whole set.
Major airport examples
Standout anchors here include Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) in Bucharest and Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) in Otopeni. Large airports lead the list because they are the most reliable hooks for travelers, city clocks, and cross-border time checks.
City-clock handoff
Airport records here hand off to indexable city pages such as Bucharest (BBU, OTP). Handoffs are restricted to vetted city pages so the airport index does not spend crawl budget on thin local URLs.
International gateway count
2 retained records carry an international-gateway role label in the curated airport facts for Romania. Role labels are derived from OurAirports type plus airport naming; verify scheduled international service with the carrier before booking.
Regional peer comparison
Romania has 2 retained airport records vs. Norway 2, Albania 1, Austria 1 in the same continent. This is a structural comparison of retained-record counts, not an audit of national aviation policy or fleet size.
Operational depth
Across the retained Romania set we have 3 curated runway records and 2 airports flagged with scheduled service. Operational facts come from the Wikipedia-derived airport-facts curation, which is sparse for smaller airports and not a substitute for the airport authority's own data.
Editorial dossier
Romania's retained catalog currently centers on the two Bucharest airports: Henri Coanda / Otopeni (OTP), the main international gateway, and Baneasa Aurel Vlaicu (BBU), the city secondary airport. That makes the page especially useful for Bucharest-specific airport choices rather than a full nationwide registry. Romania follows Eastern European Time / Eastern European Summer Time, so winter and summer comparisons with Western Europe change by one hour. The Romanian Civil Aeronautical Authority regulates civil aviation; Bucharest Airports National Company operates OTP and BBU.
Traveler boundary: use these records for timezone orientation and airport discovery. Verify live operations, route availability, terminal status, and NOTAM-sensitive details with official airport, airline, or aviation sources.
Country aviation profile
Aviation profile snapshot for Romania
These numbers aggregate the curated airport-facts file across this country’s retained records. Missing fields mean the curation file does not quote that figure; they are not zero-imputed.
International gateways
2
Records flagged with an international-gateway role label.
Scheduled service
2 / 2
Records with the OurAirports “scheduled service” flag set.
Runway records
3
Sum of curated runway counts where the facts file quotes a number.
Curated passenger coverage
0 / 2
Curated passenger figures are not yet attached to retained records here.
Gateway evidence matrix
Leading retained airports and their source signals
The rows below show why the top airport records are useful beyond a country list: role labels, code identity, timezone, scheduled-service flags, passenger/runway facts where quoted, and the source hosts that back static airport identity.
Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
Bucharest · BBU · Europe/Bucharest
Aurel Vlaicu International Airport is located in Băneasa district, Bucharest, Romania, 8.5 km (5.3 mi) north of the city center.
Operations
scheduled service; 1 runway; longest runway 10,499 ft / 3,200 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 21 coverage signals
baneasa-airport.roen.wikipedia.orgwikidata.orgourairports.com
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport
Otopeni · OTP · Europe/Bucharest
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport is Romania's busiest international airport, located in Otopeni, 16.5 km (10.3 mi) north of Bucharest's city centre.
Operations
scheduled service; 2 runways; longest runway 11,484 ft / 3,500 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 21 coverage signals
bucharestairports.roen.wikipedia.orgwikidata.orgourairports.com
Time-zone span
Single-zone airport clock for Romania
All retained airport records resolve to one IANA timezone (Europe/Bucharest, UTC+03:00 EEST with DST). Local-clock math is simpler here than in multi-zone countries, but the airport’s stored IANA identifier is still the authoritative reference for DST transition weekends.
Regional peer comparison
Romania vs. Europe peers
Peers are picked by geographic proximity (same continent) and similarity of retained-record counts. Comparison is structural — it does not audit fleet size, national aviation policy, or passenger traffic.
Country aviation dossier
Editorial context for Romania aviation
Romania's retained catalog currently centers on the two Bucharest airports: Henri Coanda / Otopeni (OTP), the main international gateway, and Baneasa Aurel Vlaicu (BBU), the city secondary airport. That makes the page especially useful for Bucharest-specific airport choices rather than a full nationwide registry. Romania follows Eastern European Time / Eastern European Summer Time, so winter and summer comparisons with Western Europe change by one hour. The Romanian Civil Aeronautical Authority regulates civil aviation; Bucharest Airports National Company operates OTP and BBU.
Last verified 2026-05-11 · manually curated. Figures quoted in this paragraph are point-in-time; treat the linked sources as authoritative.
Frequently asked
Romania airport questions
- How many airports does Romania have in this index?
- This index retains 2 airport records for Romania (2 large and 0 medium). It is a curated reference set with usable IATA/ICAO codes and coordinates, not a complete national aviation registry.
- Which is the largest airport in Romania?
- Large-airport records appear first in this index. The top entries for Romania include Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU), Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP). No quoted passenger-volume figure is attached to those records in the curated airport-facts file.
- Which timezone is Romania in?
- All retained airport records in Romania resolve to Europe/Bucharest. The zone observes a seasonal DST shift, so local-clock math around transition weekends needs care.
- Does Romania have international airports?
- Yes. The curated airport-facts file flags 2 records with an international-gateway role label in Romania. The role tags are derived from OurAirports type plus airport naming; verify scheduled international service with the carrier before booking.
- How does Romania compare with regional peers for airport count?
- Among same-continent peers with similar retained-record counts, Romania has 2 records vs. Norway (2), Albania (1), Austria (1). The comparison covers only retained records on this site, not full national aviation inventories.
Country overview
Airport coverage for Romania
The retained catalog currently includes 2 airport records in 2 airport cities or localities. Large airports are shown first because they are usually the most useful entry points for flight planning, timezone checks, and nearby-city lookup.
Retained records
2
Airport localities
2
Timezone records
1 zone
Time-zone planning
Use the airport clock for travel math
For overnight flights, connections near daylight-saving transitions, and cross-border itineraries, use the airport’s IANA timezone instead of assuming every airport follows the country’s primary zone.
Europe/Bucharest2 airports
Codes, clocks, and city mapping
How to read the Romania airport index
IATA coverage
2 codes
Useful for passenger-facing flight searches, tickets, airport boards, and quick route lookup.
ICAO coverage
2 codes
Useful for aviation references, flight tracking, weather briefings, and operational documents.
Airport mix
2 large / 0 medium
Gateway airports are prioritized first, but regional airports remain useful for local clock checks.
DST travel risk
Single-zone
Recheck local airport time around overnight arrivals, daylight-saving weekends, and cross-border connections.
Major city to airport links
These rows connect retained airport records to city-time pages, so a reader can move from a flight code to the local clock, nearby planning context, and meeting-time checks.
Major airport list
Key airports in Romania
These entries are pulled from the same retained catalog as the full table below. Use them as a starting point for local time, code lookup, and nearby-city planning, then verify route and terminal details with the airport or airline.
Route-planning cues
When this airport index is useful
Start with gateway airports
2 large airports
Use large-airport entries first for broad trip planning, then scan medium airports for regional options.
Check the local clock
1 timezone
Compare airport zones before overnight arrivals, early departures, or daylight-saving changes.
Move to city context
2 linked airports
Linked city pages help turn an airport timezone into a local clock for meetings and ground plans.
Boundary: this page supports code lookup, timezone checks, and city planning. It does not verify active routes, terminals, flight schedules, border rules, or operating notices.
Illustrative airport time board
Example flight and gate labels are generated for display; local-time values use the timezone records shown on the page.
Destination
Flight
Gate
Local Time
BUCHAREST (BBU)
JL 394
C21
2
1
0
6
OTOPENI (OTP)
SQ 771
A11
2
1
0
6
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