The departures board · Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca: the departures board
In 2024, on the 37 routes reported to Eurostat, 3,082,460 passengers travelled between Cluj-Napoca airport and the rest of the world. The top destination was Bucharest Otopeni, with 9.7% of the traffic, followed by Bergamo and Luton. By country, Italy took 16.3% of passengers. Bucharest Otopeni has held first place for 9 years in a row. Compared with 2019, the last year before the pandemic, traffic is 10% higher.
Every destination in 2024
Passengers between Cluj-Napoca and each destination, both ways, in 2024.
| # | Destination | Country | Passengers 2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucharest Otopeni | Romania | 299,852 | 9.7% |
| 2 | Bergamo | Italy | 296,370 | 9.6% |
| 3 | Luton | United Kingdom | 241,262 | 7.8% |
| 4 | Beauvais | France | 212,066 | 6.9% |
| 5 | Munich | Germany | 208,906 | 6.8% |
| 6 | Charleroi | Belgium | 180,063 | 5.8% |
| 7 | Barcelona | Spain | 115,283 | 3.7% |
| 8 | Dublin | Ireland | 96,834 | 3.1% |
| 9 | Madrid | Spain | 92,931 | 3.0% |
| 10 | Bologna | Italy | 91,336 | 3.0% |
| 11 | Istanbul | Türkiye | 86,825 | 2.8% |
| 12 | Dortmund | Germany | 82,303 | 2.7% |
| 13 | Eindhoven | Netherlands | 68,879 | 2.2% |
| 14 | Memmingen | Germany | 61,151 | 2.0% |
| 15 | London Stansted | United Kingdom | 58,306 | 1.9% |
| 16 | Valencia | Spain | 50,878 | 1.7% |
| 17 | Zaragoza | Spain | 50,609 | 1.6% |
| 18 | Basel–Mulhouse | France | 49,898 | 1.6% |
| 19 | Rome Ciampino | Italy | 45,015 | 1.5% |
| 20 | Hurghada | Egypt | 43,369 | 1.4% |
| 21 | Rome Fiumicino | Italy | 43,126 | 1.4% |
| 22 | Warsaw | Poland | 42,348 | 1.4% |
| 23 | Málaga | Spain | 40,658 | 1.3% |
| 24 | Nuremberg | Germany | 38,921 | 1.3% |
| 25 | Leeds Bradford | United Kingdom | 38,722 | 1.3% |
| 26 | Malmö | Sweden | 38,316 | 1.2% |
| 27 | Frankfurt-Hahn | Germany | 36,504 | 1.2% |
| 28 | Larnaca | Cyprus | 36,485 | 1.2% |
| 29 | Treviso | Italy | 26,135 | 0.8% |
| 30 | Alicante | Spain | 24,669 | 0.8% |
| 31 | Abu Dhabi Bateen | United Arab Emirates | 24,350 | 0.8% |
| 32 | Vienna | Austria | 22,862 | 0.7% |
| 33 | Zurich | Switzerland | 22,665 | 0.7% |
| 34 | Zakynthos | Greece | 21,225 | 0.7% |
| 35 | Antalya | Türkiye | 20,872 | 0.7% |
| 36 | Nice | France | 20,592 | 0.7% |
| 37 | Monastir | Tunisia | 20,565 | 0.7% |
| — | Destination not specified | Not specified | 131,309 | 4.3% |
The board, year by year
The same board for any year since 2001. The second board sets another airport beside it.
By country, in 2024
Year by year: passengers and the top destination
| Year | Top destination | Passengers | Airport total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Bucharest Otopeni | 67,563 | 113,338 |
| 2005 | Bucharest Otopeni | 80,954 | 160,867 |
| 2006 | Bucharest Otopeni | 88,272 | 200,559 |
| 2007 | Bucharest Otopeni | 119,857 | 316,074 |
| 2008 | Bucharest Otopeni | 149,190 | 658,140 |
| 2009 | Bucharest Otopeni | 133,828 | 774,041 |
| 2010 | Bucharest Otopeni | 168,104 | 967,614 |
| 2011 | Bucharest Otopeni | 174,895 | 883,502 |
| 2012 | Bucharest Otopeni | 171,297 | 893,357 |
| 2013 | Bucharest Otopeni | 167,356 | 960,834 |
| 2014 | Bucharest Otopeni | 157,278 | 1,121,447 |
| 2015 | Luton | 194,250 | 1,454,302 |
| 2016 | Bucharest Otopeni | 288,836 | 1,671,386 |
| 2017 | Bucharest Otopeni | 492,929 | 2,536,375 |
| 2018 | Bucharest Otopeni | 489,126 | 2,619,797 |
| 2019 | Bucharest Otopeni | 408,918 | 2,808,088 |
| 2020 | Bucharest Otopeni | 135,731 | 751,707 |
| 2021 | Bucharest Otopeni | 209,464 | 1,155,842 |
| 2022 | Bucharest Otopeni | 306,969 | 2,465,648 |
| 2023 | Bucharest Otopeni | 295,113 | 3,096,246 |
| 2024 | Bucharest Otopeni | 299,852 | 3,082,460 |
The other airports' boards
- Bucharest Otopeni OTP · Bergamo
- Iași IAS · Luton
- Timișoara TSR · Bucharest Otopeni
- Suceava SCV · Luton
- Sibiu SBZ · Munich
- Bacău BCM · Luton
- Craiova CRA · Luton
- Târgu Mureș TGM · Budapest
- Oradea OMR · Bucharest Otopeni
- Bucharest Băneasa BBU · Luton
The whole country's story, and the year the board flipped: The board flipped in 2015. How far your airport is and how busy it was in 2025: all 17 airports on a map.
Source: Eurostat, table avia_par_ro (passengers carried between airport pairs, annual). A passenger is counted once per flight, so a return trip counts twice. Domestic routes appear at both Romanian airports. Latest year published: 2024.