Airport guide
Baia MareIATA code BAY
Baia Mare (BAY/LRBM) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Baia Mare, Romania in Europe. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Baia Mare, Romania
- Codes
- BAY · LRBM
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Region
- Europe
Baia Mare (BAY/LRBM) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Baia Mare, Romania in Europe. Operating on Europe/Bucharest local time at coordinates 47.650°, 23.470°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Baia Mare (BAY) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Baia Mare, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Baia Mare airport details
- IATA code
- BAY
- ICAO code
- LRBM
- City
- Baia Mare
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Europe
- Time zone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 47.658°, 23.464°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 21 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Baia Mare’s own pages.
BAY airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 184 m (605 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2024
- 86,928
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing transtelex.ro (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Satu Mare International Airport SUJ · 44 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at BAY
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway, lit. The runway 09/27: 2,150 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,150 m7,054 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
Routes from BAY
Originfacts does not track any routes from BAY yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Where BAY is
8.1 km west
Baia Mare lies 8.1 km west of Baia Mare city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at BAY
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Baia Mare, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Baia Mare’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:aimm.eu (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Baia Mare
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- Satu MareSatu Mare International AirportSUJ45 km
- ClujAvram Iancu Cluj International AirportCLJ98 km
- DebrecenDebrecen AirportDEB133 km
- OradeaOradea AirportOMR137 km
- UzhgorodUzhgorodUDJ142 km
- Tirgu MuresTransilvaniaTGM148 km
- Ivano-FrankovskIvano-Frankovsk AirportIFO166 km
- ChernivtsiChernivtsi International AirportCWC198 km
- KosiceBarca AirportKSC200 km
Baia Mare: common questions
Where is Baia Mare?
Baia Mare serves Baia Mare, Romania. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 47.658°, 23.464°.
What are the airport codes for Baia Mare?
The IATA code is BAY and the ICAO code is LRBM.
What time zone is BAY in?
Baia Mare is in the Europe/Bucharest time zone.
What is the official website of Baia Mare?
The airport’s official website is aimm.eu. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Baia Mare have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at BAY: 09/27 (2,150 m (7,054 ft), asphalt).
When did Baia Mare open?
Wikidata gives 1964 as its official opening date.
How many passengers use Baia Mare?
Wikidata records 86,928 passengers for 2024, the latest year it holds.
How far is BAY from Baia Mare city centre?
Baia Mare is about 8.1 km west of Baia Mare city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the elevation of Baia Mare?
OurAirports gives BAY’s elevation as 184 m (605 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Baia Mare’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record21 Jun 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q1430921 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)