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Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport

Timişoara, Romania

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Destinations

ICAO

LRTR

Elevation

348 ft

The gateway in a glance

The Essence of Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport

TSR

Location

Timişoara · TM · Romania

Connectivity

13 routes · 12 destinations

Position

45.810°, 21.338° · 348 ft elev.

Visa & Entry

Schengen Visa (C), e-Visa

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Western Romania's main gateway, named after an aviation pioneer.

Opened

1935

Location

Timișoara, Romania

Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (IATA: TSR, ICAO: LRTR) is the primary commercial airport serving Timișoara, the third-largest city in Romania and capital of Timiș County. Named after Romanian aviation pioneer Traian Vuia, who conducted early powered flight experiments in the early 20th century, the airport serves as an important hub for western Romania. The airport handles both scheduled and charter flights to numerous European destinations, with significant traffic from Romanian diaspora communities abroad. It has undergone modernization efforts in recent years to improve capacity and passenger experience. Timișoara's selection as a European Capital of Culture for 2023 brought increased attention to the region and its airport, supporting growth in passenger numbers and route development.

Terminals

The airport operates a single passenger terminal building handling both domestic and international flights.

Getting to & from

The airport is connected to central Timișoara by bus services, taxis, and ride-hailing apps, with the city center located approximately 12 kilometers away.

Airlines here

Major carriers operating at TSR include TAROM, Wizz Air, Ryanair, and various other European low-cost and full-service airlines.

Notable facts

›Named after Traian Vuia, a Romanian inventor who performed one of the earliest self-propelled heavier-than-air flights in 1906.
›Timișoara was designated European Capital of Culture 2023, boosting regional tourism and airport traffic.
›The airport is located in the Ghiroda commune, just outside the city of Timișoara.
›It is one of the busiest airports in Romania after Bucharest Henri Coandă and Cluj-Napoca.
›The airport serves a large Romanian diaspora population with routes to Italy, Germany, Spain, and the UK.

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Route map (12 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

TSR → OTPAZ · 318 733 AT7

TSR → MUCLH · CR9 E95

TSR → OTPRO · 318 733 AT7 AT5

TSR → BCNW6 · 320

TSR → BGYW6 · 320

TSR → BLQW6 · 320

TSR → BVAW6 · 320

TSR → CIAW6 · 320

TSR → DTMW6 · 320

TSR → LTNW6 · 320

TSR → MADW6 · 320

TSR → TSFW6 · 320

TSR → VLCW6 · 320

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A32010 routes Airbus A3182 routes Boeing 737-3002 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 722 routes Canadair Regional Jet 9001 routes Embraer 1951 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-5001 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport is an international airport serving Timișoara, Romania. Located in the historical region of Banat, the airport is named in honor of Traian Vuia, a Romanian flight pioneer and a Timiș County native. It is the fourth-busiest Romanian airport in terms of air traffic and the main air transportation hub for the western part of Romania and for the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion.

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