The departures board · Bucharest Otopeni
Bucharest Otopeni: the departures board
In 2024, on the 64 routes reported to Eurostat, 13,896,824 passengers travelled between Bucharest's Otopeni airport and the rest of the world. The top destination was Bergamo, with 4.0% of the traffic, followed by Istanbul and Luton. By country, Italy took 18.3% of passengers. Compared with 2019, the last year before the pandemic, traffic is 14% higher.
Every destination in 2024
Passengers between Bucharest Otopeni and each destination, both ways, in 2024.
| # | Destination | Country | Passengers 2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bergamo | Italy | 553,680 | 4.0% |
| 2 | Istanbul | Türkiye | 553,080 | 4.0% |
| 3 | Luton | United Kingdom | 520,286 | 3.7% |
| 4 | Vienna | Austria | 515,181 | 3.7% |
| 5 | London Stansted | United Kingdom | 443,896 | 3.2% |
| 6 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 443,302 | 3.2% |
| 7 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 402,763 | 2.9% |
| 8 | Frankfurt | Germany | 382,754 | 2.8% |
| 9 | Paris Charles de Gaulle | France | 379,755 | 2.7% |
| 10 | Madrid | Spain | 367,285 | 2.6% |
| 11 | Charleroi | Belgium | 344,942 | 2.5% |
| 12 | Rome Fiumicino | Italy | 330,903 | 2.4% |
| 13 | Athens | Greece | 329,378 | 2.4% |
| 14 | Barcelona | Spain | 328,152 | 2.4% |
| 15 | Beauvais | France | 312,172 | 2.2% |
| 16 | Munich | Germany | 300,137 | 2.2% |
| 17 | Cluj-Napoca | Romania | 300,082 | 2.2% |
| 18 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 296,968 | 2.1% |
| 19 | Treviso | Italy | 290,045 | 2.1% |
| 20 | Antalya | Türkiye | 287,076 | 2.1% |
| 21 | Bologna | Italy | 269,508 | 1.9% |
| 22 | London Heathrow | United Kingdom | 258,641 | 1.9% |
| 23 | Timișoara | Romania | 245,143 | 1.8% |
| 24 | Warsaw | Poland | 227,803 | 1.6% |
| 25 | Rome Ciampino | Italy | 223,555 | 1.6% |
| 26 | Naples | Italy | 214,134 | 1.5% |
| 27 | Catania | Italy | 199,244 | 1.4% |
| 28 | Dortmund | Germany | 193,462 | 1.4% |
| 29 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | 179,559 | 1.3% |
| 30 | Doha | Qatar | 176,336 | 1.3% |
| 31 | Zurich | Switzerland | 169,684 | 1.2% |
| 32 | Málaga | Spain | 164,768 | 1.2% |
| 33 | Bari | Italy | 161,071 | 1.2% |
| 34 | Thessaloniki | Greece | 153,348 | 1.1% |
| 35 | Eindhoven | Netherlands | 150,694 | 1.1% |
| 36 | Dublin | Ireland | 144,598 | 1.0% |
| 37 | Iași | Romania | 144,349 | 1.0% |
| 38 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 143,756 | 1.0% |
| 39 | London Gatwick | United Kingdom | 142,007 | 1.0% |
| 40 | Chișinău | Moldova | 135,075 | 1.0% |
| 41 | Budapest | Hungary | 129,320 | 0.9% |
| 42 | Basel–Mulhouse | France | 128,673 | 0.9% |
| 43 | Larnaca | Cyprus | 125,417 | 0.9% |
| 44 | Pisa | Italy | 120,654 | 0.9% |
| 45 | Valencia | Spain | 119,385 | 0.9% |
| 46 | Nice | France | 118,868 | 0.9% |
| 47 | Hurghada | Egypt | 112,280 | 0.8% |
| 48 | Malta | Malta | 111,418 | 0.8% |
| 49 | Milan Malpensa | Italy | 105,079 | 0.8% |
| 50 | Tirana | Albania | 105,049 | 0.8% |
| 51 | Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen | Türkiye | 103,039 | 0.7% |
| 52 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 102,684 | 0.7% |
| 53 | Leeds Bradford | United Kingdom | 102,458 | 0.7% |
| 54 | Memmingen | Germany | 100,327 | 0.7% |
| 55 | Tenerife South | Spain | 92,794 | 0.7% |
| 56 | Berlin | Germany | 91,783 | 0.7% |
| 57 | Brussels | Belgium | 91,332 | 0.7% |
| 58 | Alicante | Spain | 91,090 | 0.7% |
| 59 | Heraklion | Greece | 83,074 | 0.6% |
| 60 | Oradea | Romania | 82,794 | 0.6% |
| 61 | Pescara | Italy | 79,714 | 0.6% |
| 62 | Hamburg | Germany | 78,834 | 0.6% |
| 63 | Paphos | Cyprus | 76,185 | 0.5% |
| 64 | Belgrade | Serbia | 75,381 | 0.5% |
| — | Destination not specified | Not specified | 90,620 | 0.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Tel Aviv | 173,215 | 1,617,638 |
| 2002 | Amsterdam | 202,753 | 1,770,663 |
| 2003 | Paris Charles de Gaulle | 226,919 | 2,049,424 |
| 2004 | Paris Charles de Gaulle | 239,867 | 2,370,508 |
| 2005 | Amsterdam | 266,192 | 2,698,359 |
| 2006 | Paris Charles de Gaulle | 289,960 | 3,216,469 |
| 2007 | Paris Charles de Gaulle | 313,775 | 4,553,320 |
| 2008 | Paris Charles de Gaulle | 327,209 | 4,376,979 |
| 2009 | Paris Charles de Gaulle | 296,840 | 4,111,729 |
| 2010 | Vienna | 338,453 | 4,548,486 |
| 2011 | Vienna | 409,036 | 4,410,413 |
| 2012 | Vienna | 501,428 | 6,151,520 |
| 2013 | Vienna | 422,996 | 6,761,569 |
| 2014 | Vienna | 408,178 | 7,298,593 |
| 2015 | Luton | 422,674 | 8,421,580 |
| 2016 | Luton | 516,383 | 8,716,534 |
| 2017 | Tel Aviv | 574,587 | 10,665,308 |
| 2018 | Luton | 633,099 | 11,561,132 |
| 2019 | Luton | 674,512 | 12,206,370 |
| 2020 | Luton | 252,453 | 3,846,344 |
| 2021 | Amsterdam | 279,838 | 5,423,909 |
| 2022 | Istanbul | 473,889 | 9,745,817 |
| 2023 | Luton | 550,297 | 11,929,868 |
| 2024 | Bergamo | 553,680 | 13,896,824 |
The other airports' boards
- Cluj-Napoca CLJ · Bucharest Otopeni
- 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.