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Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Otopeni, Ilfov County (Romania)

IATA: OTP ICAO: LROP

Longest Active Runway

11,484 ft

3,500 meters

Field Elevation

314 ft

96 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

44.5718°, 26.1033°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #270 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#442 of 7558

Top 5.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Romania)

#1 of 4 in RO

#1 of 18 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 OTP in numbers: 11,484 ft longest runway · tied #270 of 650 published · #442 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.8%) · #1 in Romania.

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Editorial Aerodrome Deep Dive: Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP)

Curated Aerodrome Profile

Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport is Romania's aviation gateway, featuring two identical 11,483 ft concrete runways spaced 1,070 meters apart. This layout allows simultaneous independent operations under standard European airspace regulations. Positioned 314 ft MSL on the Wallachian Plain, OTP serves as the central operating base for TAROM and major regional low-cost carriers connecting Eastern and Western Europe.

Runway Layout & Magnetic Alignments

Dual parallel runways 08L/26R (11,483 ft / 3,500 m) and 08R/26L (11,483 ft / 3,500 m).

Expansion Milestones & Predecessor Facilities

Built as an imperial military airbase in WWII, converted to Romania's primary international civil airport in 1970. Underwent major rehabilitation between 2020 and 2023 to fully reconstruct both concrete runway surfaces.

Regional Differentiation & Cluster Role

Dominates Romanian aviation, operating alongside secondary domestic airport Bucharest Băneasa (BBU, 5 NM south) which handles business aviation and VIP traffic.

Data Nuances & Operational Quirks

Equipped with Category IIIb ILS on Runway 08R/26L to ensure uninterrupted winter landings during heavy Danubian Plain radiation fog episodes.

📚 Official Aerodrome Sourcing: Romania National Civil Aviation Authority · State Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) & ICAO Annex 14 Standards

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🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

OTP lies at 96 m (314 ft), #329 of 650 published airports by elevation and 43.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 17 ft below the Romania median (331 ft, 4 airports); CND is highest at 353 ft, 39 ft higher than OTP.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU), 4.1 NM, 10,499 ft. OTP has the longest runway in this radius, 985 ft over BBU.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,484 ft (3,500 m)

OTP runways: 08R/26L 11,484 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 08L/26R 11,484 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 4 in Romania; 1 ft ahead of CND (11,483 ft). +14.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08R/26L	11,484 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
08L/26R	11,484 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (Bucharest)	`BBU`	4.1 NM (7.6 km)	10,499 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →