Târgu Mureș International Airport

Târgu Mureș Transylvania Airport Aeroportul Transilvania Târgu Mureș Marosvásárhelyi Transilvania Repülőtér
IATA: TGM ICAO: LRTM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Mureș County Council
Serves	Târgu Mureș
Location	Vidrasău, Mureș County
Opened	1969
Focus city for	Wizz Air
Elevation AMSL	963 ft / 294 m
Coordinates	46°28′04″N 024°24′45″E
Website	aeroportultransilvania.ro
Map
TGM Location of airport in Romania
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 179,066
Source:[1]

Târgu Mureș Transilvania Airport (Romanian: Aeroportul Transilvania Târgu Mureș; Hungarian: Marosvásárhelyi Transilvania Repülőtér) (IATA: TGM, ICAO: LRTM) is an international airport located 14 km (8.7 mi) southwest of Târgu Mureș, Mureș County, in central Romania. Until May 2006, the official name was Târgu Mureș Vidrasău Airport (for the village 17 km (11 mi) outside of Târgu Mureș where it is located).

History

Opened in 1936, Târgu Mureș's first airport was built 2.5 kilometers away from the city centre. The airport was rebuilt in its current location in the 1960s, and inaugurated in 1969.[2] The old location continues to serve recreational aviation, under the name "Aeroportul Sportiv Elie Carafoli" and ICAO code LRMS.

In December 2016, the county council administrator started a new modernization program.[3] The project involved the refurbishment of the runway and the apron (an estimated RON77 million investment). The auction was won by the Porr-Geiger Association, while construction began in early October 2017 and ended in June 2018.[4] On 25 June 2018, the new runway went into operation.[5]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Târgu Mureș Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Sky Express	Seasonal charter: Heraklion[6]
Wizz Air	Budapest, London–Luton (ends 29 March 2025)[7]

Statistics

Departure area

Annual passenger traffic at TGM airport. See Wikidata query.

Year	Passengers	Change	Movements	Change
2005	12,408	67%
2006	46,882	278%
2007	156,929	235%
2008	69,945	55%
2009	84,062	20%
2010	74,353	12%
2011	257,303	246%
2012	300,427	17%
2013	356,656	19%	3,301
2014	343,521 [8]	3.4%	3,139	4.9%
2015	336,694 [9]	1.9%	3,068	2.3%
2016	287,412	14.7%
2017	566	407.8%
2018	63,794	11,270%	435
2019	179,066	181%
2020	85,949	52%
2021	90,626	5,4%
2022	177,342	95,7%	1,877

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Romania
• List of airports in Romania
• Aviation in Romania
• Transport in Romania

References

1. "Topul aeroporturilor românești în 2019. Creștere modestă de 6.29%". t2t.ro. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
2. History of the airport (in Romanian)
3. În ce constă proiectul de reabilitare a pistei Aeroportului Transilvania at zi-de-zi.ro (in Romanian)
4. Pista Aeroportului Transilvania Tîrgu Mureş a fost finalizată: nota de plată, 60 de milioane de lei (in Romanian)
5. Lucrarile au fost finalizate si receptionate (in Romanian)
6. "SKY EXPRESS NS23 ROMANIA CHARTER NETWORK EXPANSION".
7. https://boardingpass.ro/wizz-air-renunta-la-ruta-dintre-targu-mures-si-londra-din-aprilie-2025
8. "Newsair.ro". 19 January 2015.
9. "Newsair.ro". 4 February 2016.

External links

Media related to Târgu Mureș International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Google Maps - Aerial View
• Accident history for TGM at Aviation Safety Network