Satu Mare International Airport

Satu Mare International Airport

*Aeroportul Internațional Satu Mare*
Satu Mare International Airport; Aeroportul Internațional Satu Mare
	IATA: SUJ; ICAO: LRSM;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure
Operator	Consiliul Judeţean Satu Mare
Serves	Satu Mare County
Location	Satu Mare
Opened	1936
Elevation AMSL	414 ft / 126 m
Coordinates	47°42′12″N 022°53′08″E / 47.70333°N 22.88556°E
Website	Aeroportul Satu Mare website
Map
	SUJ Location of airport in Romania
Runways
Statistics (2019)
Passengers
Passengers	84,171 11,2%
Aircraft movements	2,390 33,07%
	Source: Romanian AIP at EUROCONTROL,; Statistics

Satu Mare Airport (IATA: SUJ, ICAO: LRSM) is an international airport located in northwest Romania, 14 km (8.7 mi) south^[1] of Satu Mare municipality, the capital of Satu Mare County.

History

Satu Mare Airport is one of the first airports in Romania, founded on 15 October 1936. In 1938, a Junkers 34 operating the Cluj – Satu Mare – Oradea – Cluj route became the first plane to arrive at the airfield. The current runway was inaugurated in 1975. In 1996, the facility was designated as an international airport.^[8] TAROM launched a direct flight to New York City in June 1998. The service originated in Bucharest and was operated by Airbus A310s.^[8]^[9]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Satu Mare Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
TAROM	Bucharest–Otopeni^[10]
Wizz Air	London–Luton

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at SUJ airport. See Wikidata query.

Year	Passengers	Changes
2008	7,298
2009	11,101	52.1%
2010	18,859	69.9%
2011	23,469	24.4%
2012	19,289	17.8%
2013	16,192	16.1%
2014	12,644	16.1%
2015	17,212	36.1%
2016	23,796	38.3%
2017	60,795	155.8%
2018	75,692	24.5%
2019	84,172	11.2%
2020	25,547	69.6%
2021	47,280	85.5%
2022	60,568	28.1%
2023	56,396	6.9%