Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport LRBS / BBU
Bucharest's close-in airport, 20 minutes from Piața Victoriei, reborn since 2022 as a business-aviation and VIP airport with renovated terminals and a long runway. Light commercial traffic returned in 2025 but GA remains the priority; customs on site.
10,171 ft
Longest runway
20 min
Drive to Bucharest
2
FBOs / handlers
297 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- 07:00–23:00 (Confirm with the airport)
- 24-hour operations
- No
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 8 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Up to BBJ/ACJ on the 3,100 m runway.
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Euro Jet Intercontinental Băneasa
- FCG OPS Băneasa Handling
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (10,171 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft
Other airports for Bucharest
- Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport LROP 11,483 ft · 30 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport · DAVID HOLT · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons