Airport guide

BaneasaIATA code BBU

Baneasa (BBU/LRBS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Bucharest, Romania in Europe. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

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Serves: Bucharest, Romania
Codes: BBU · LRBS; IATA · ICAO
Time zone: Europe/Bucharest
Region: Europe

Airport record, updated 21 Jun 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Baneasa (BBU/LRBS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Bucharest, Romania in Europe. Operating on Europe/Bucharest local time at coordinates 44.500°, 26.080°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Baneasa (BBU) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Bucharest, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Baneasa airport details

Airport record · 21 Jun 2026

IATA code: BBU
ICAO code: LRBS
City: Bucharest
Country: Romania
Region: Europe
Time zone: Europe/Bucharest
Coordinates: 44.503°, 26.103°; From OurAirports
Official website: baneasa-airport.ro (opens in a new tab); From Wikidata

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 Baneasa’s own pages.

BBU airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata

Size class: Large airport; From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation: 91 m (297 ft); From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened: 1912; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Operator: Bucharest Airports; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Owner: Bucharest Airports; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Passengers, 2024: 107,087; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing transtelex.ro (opens in a new tab)
Named after: Bucharest, Băneasa, Aurel Vlaicu; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport OTP · 8 km; OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at BBU

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

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 07/25: 3,200 m, concrete.

Runways at BBU: length, width, surface and lighting
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
07/25	3,200 m10,499 ft	45 m	concrete	Lit

Routes from BBU

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from BBU yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.

Airlines with a hub at BBU

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names BBU, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

Terminals, transport and parking at BBU

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Bucharest, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Baneasa’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:baneasa-airport.ro (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 Bucharest

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Baneasa: common questions

Where is Baneasa?

Baneasa serves Bucharest, Romania. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 44.503°, 26.103°.

What are the airport codes for Baneasa?

The IATA code is BBU and the ICAO code is LRBS.

What time zone is BBU in?

Baneasa is in the Europe/Bucharest time zone.

What is the official website of Baneasa?

The airport’s official website is baneasa-airport.ro. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

How many runways does Baneasa have?

OurAirports lists one open runway at BBU: 07/25 (3,200 m (10,499 ft), concrete).

When did Baneasa open?

Wikidata gives 1912 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use Baneasa?

Wikidata records 107,087 passengers for 2024, the latest year it holds.

Who operates Baneasa?

Per Wikidata, BBU is operated by Bucharest Airports, which also owns it.

Which airlines have a hub at BBU?

Wikidata lists BBU as a hub of HelloJets, Star East Airline and Ten Airways.

What is the elevation of Baneasa?

OurAirports gives BBU’s elevation as 91 m (297 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 Baneasa’s own pages.

WhatSourceDate
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 Q843229 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
Terminals and transportNot yet verified—

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)