Where is BBU airport?

BBU is a large airport in Bucharest, Bucharest (municipality), Romania, at 44.5031, 26.1029, 91 m above sea level.

Which other airports serve Bucharest?

Bucharest has 2 airports: BBU, OTP. The city code BUH stands for all of them on tickets and in flight searches.

What time zone is BBU in?

BBU is in the Europe/Bucharest time zone, UTC+2 / UTC+3 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use BBU?

107,087 passengers in 2024, according to Wikidata.

Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport opened in 1912.

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Large airport in Bucharest, Romania.

IATA code: BBU
ICAO code: LRBS
City code: BUH; All Bucharest airports
Passengers: 107,087; 2024 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: —; No open route data
Time zone: UTC+2 / UTC+3; Europe/Bucharest
Elevation: 91 m; 299 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 3,200 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with B

About BBU

Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport is a large airport serving Bucharest, Romania. It opened in 1912 and is run by Bucharest Airports. 107,087 passengers used it in 2024. On tickets, the city code BUH covers it together with the other Bucharest airports.

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Other airports in Bucharest

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
OTP	Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport	Bucharest	8 km

All Bucharest airports and the distances between them →

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
GHV	Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport	Brașov, Romania	141 km
CRA	Craiova International Airport	Craiova, Romania	177 km
CND	Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport	Constanța, Romania	190 km
VAR	Varna Airport	Varna, Bulgaria	198 km
SBZ	Sibiu International Airport	Sibiu, Romania	213 km

Distance from BBU to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
BBU → LHR	London, United Kingdom	2,114 km	—
BBU → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3,392 km	—
BBU → CDG	Paris, France	1,859 km	—
BBU → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	1,458 km	—
BBU → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	418 km	—
BBU → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1,793 km	—
BBU → JFK	New York, United States	7,656 km	—
BBU → ATL	Atlanta, United States	8,875 km	—
BBU → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	10,608 km	—
BBU → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	8,945 km	—
BBU → HND	Tokyo, Japan	8,912 km	—
BBU → DOH	Doha, Qatar	3,135 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
07/25	3,200 m	45 m	Concrete	Yes

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Location

Bucharest, Bucharest (municipality), Romania · 44.5031, 26.1029

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Questions

Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport has the IATA code BBU and the ICAO code LRBS. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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