The Henri-Coendă International Airport of Bucharest !!!

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How about this, written several posts on Bucharest and not one post on the airport which is how I came in always ! I have visited several times and always a nice welcome with many souvenirs and good friends over the years. It is time with older pictures new to the blog that I will tell you a bit on the Henri Coenda International Airport of Bucharest !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Bucharest henri coanda airport depart terminal may12

I came with Air France, or connecting in Roissy CDG with Tarom the national airline of Romania, My routine was Nantes Atlantique to Roissy CDG, and onwards to Henri Coenda International Airport in Bucharest,.and the same coming back. While there, hire a taxi to my hotel either the Taxi 2000 or the Taxi Meridien ,both good experiences.

The terminals of Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) include: International Terminal (I), Terminal 1: (T1 :), Terminal 3 (T3), Terminal 9: (T9 🙂 The airport consists of a single terminal made up of two main buildings or independent terminals. These buildings are the hall of departures or international departure hall and the hall of arrivals. A corridor with shops connects the two buildings. The airport has 32 gates. The area dedicated to international departures includes many businesses and cafes. It also has a chapel and a small fun area for children at the first floor of the departure hall. The installations have access to people with reduced mobility. A direct train service connects the Gare du Nord of Bucharest to the airport train station located about the airport itself. Bus shuttles connect the halls of departures and arrivals. It is planned that the M6 line of the Bucharest metro directly connects the city and the airport. The airport is also connected by bus via the RATB. Line 780 connects the Gare du Nord and line 100 express to the city center 24 hours a day. By day the bus leaves every 15 minutes and at night, the bus leaves every 30 minutes, and provides a transport link much faster between the center of the city and the airport. It is possible to reserve a taxi at the airport via touch screens at the arrivals terminal. By car the airport is connected by the RN1. The future A3 motorway will also make it possible to reach the city. Vehicle rental companies are between the international departure terminal and the arrival terminal.

Bucharest Henri Coanda airport for depar jul13

A bit of history I like tell us that the Henri-Coendă international airport is the largest airport in Romania and one of the two airports in the Romanian capital with a second call Băneasa-Aurel Vlaicu which never use think is domestic use. The international airport is in the town of Otopeni,about 17 km from Bucharest, it is name since September 2004 of Henri Coandă, inventor of the turbojet in 1911, During the militarised period of 1944-1965:, the airport track of 1,200 meters and the ancillary buildings were used by Romanian military aviation. By 1965, the increase in air traffic provided by Băneasa airport requires the construction of a new airport., the cargo terminal in 1969 was temporarily used for boarding passengers. On August 2, the inauguration of the official airport show took place on the occasion of the visit of the American president Richard Nixon. In 1986 was the inauguration of passengers, A second track of 3,500 meters was built In 1997, the international departures terminal, with a capacity of 1,200 passengers per rush hour, opens its doors in December. By 2001,the new parking space is inaugurated in June for the arrivals terminal with three levels and a capacity of 900 spaces.

The current terminal is almost reached its maximum capacity and little expansion is available on the current location,the program for future growth includes a new terminal T2, and a hotel are envisaged, the new terminal would be built at the end of the current site and consists of four rooms, each capable of treating 5 million passengers per year; In 2023 Terminal 2 should be solely able to treat the 20 million passengers per year indicated by estimates.

I did took a bit of a ride on the A2 road to Constanza but did not reach the sea, just remember stop for lunch on a Viva rest stop and have a picture to show on this post for the memories of always.

Bucharest viva gas station on road A2 apr13

The official Henri Coanda international airport of Bucharest : https://www.otp-airport.ro/en

The Bucharest tourist office on public transports: https://visitbucharest.today/bucharest-public-transport/

The National Romania’s tourist office on Bucharest: https://romaniatourism.com/bucharest.html

There you go folks, something different in Bucharest , a nice efficient airport that took several times with ease. It is a lively city and a quant nice city center ; always looking forward to be back, eventually, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Henri Cuanda International airport of Bucharest as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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