Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Timişoara, Timiş County (Romania)

IATA: TSR ICAO: LRTR

Longest Active Runway

11,483 ft

3,500 meters

Field Elevation

348 ft

106 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

45.8099°, 21.3379°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #273 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#464 of 7558

Top 6.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Romania)

tied #2 of 4 in RO

same length as CND · #3 of 18 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 TSR in numbers: 11,483 ft longest runway · tied #273 of 650 published · #464 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.4%) · tied #2 in Romania.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

TSR lies at 106 m (348 ft), #314 of 650 published airports by elevation and 45.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 17 ft above the Romania median (331 ft, 4 airports); CND is highest at 353 ft, 5 ft higher than TSR.

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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: Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG), 73.7 NM, 11,483 ft. TSR ties with BEG for the longest runway in this radius (11,483 ft).

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,483 ft (3,500 m)

TSR runway: 11/29 11,483 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #2 of 4 in Romania with CND at 11,483 ft; OTP leads by 1 ft (11,484 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
11/29	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ 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
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (Belgrade)	`BEG`	73.7 NM (136.5 km)	11,483 ft	✅ Lighted

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