AirportsCraiova International Airport is a large airport serving Craiova, in Dolj County, Romania. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CRA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CRA
- ICAO code
- LRCV
- City
- Craiova
- State or region
- Dolj County
- Country
- Romania
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 44.3181° N, 23.8886° E
- Elevation
- 191 m (626 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,203 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CRA means Craiova International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LRCV. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 44.3181° N, 23.8886° E. It stands 191 metres (626 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Bucharest, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Craiova International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,203 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 16 airports of Romania on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,500 m 8,203 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sibiu International AirportSibiu | SBZ | 164 km |
| Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International AirportBucharest | BBU | 177 km |
| Bucharest Henri Coandă International AirportOtopeni | OTP | 178 km |
| Sofia AirportSofia, Bulgaria | SOF | 184 km |
| Niš Constantine the Great AirportNiš, Serbia | INI | 196 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,974 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,311 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,536 km | 4 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,970 km | 2 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,506 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,515 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,117 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,036 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,408 km | 19 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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