CLJ

Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Operated by Regia Autonomă Aeroportul Internațional Avram Iancu Clujpublic

Opened1932ICAOLRCLElev1,039 ft

The Verdict

62/100Solid. Not spectacular, but solid.

Infrastructure is the weak link. At least the trend is improving.

Ranked #63 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2001–2026

Operational30%

71Pleasantly competent

Sentiment25%

52It'll do

Infrastructure15%

40Painful

Sent. Velocity15%

100Suspiciously good

Connectivity15%

43Room for improvement

Carbon Accreditation

Level 2/7Reduction

2024

Set emission reduction targets

What People Think

At CLJ, the journey there is almost as pleasant as the airport itself.

3.9Avg Rating / 10

3,091

ReviewsGoogle 3077Skytrax 14

28%Positive

★ 3.8on Google Maps (3,077 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2024–2025)+1.67 over 4 years

Then: 4.0/5 (778 reviews)Now: 5.7/5 (2131 reviews)

Positive28%

Neutral29%

Negative43%

Queuing

2.5

Cleanliness

2.2

Staff

1.8

Food & Bev

2.0

Wifi

2.0

Wayfinding

2.1

Transport

2.9

Shopping

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The Numbers

3.6MPassengers (2025)

+9.7%YoY Growth

Record year! 3.6M passengers in 2025, up 23% from pre-pandemic levels and a staggering 298% rebound from the 2020 COVID low.

30,040Aircraft Movements

Passenger History

Lounges

2 available

Business Lounge

priority pass

Business Lounge

priority pass

Where You Can Escape To

36 routes · 3 regions

Europe9

Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)—

Dublin Airport (DUB)—

Leonardo Da Vinci (Fiumicino) International Airport (FCO)—

Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM)—

Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER)—

Dionysios Solomos Airport (ZTH)—

Catania / Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)—

Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport (CFU)—

EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (BSL)—

Middle East1

Istanbul Airport (IST)—

Ground Transport

MMetro

RRail

TTram

BBus

The Runway Report

2 Runways

07/256,693ft × 148ft · CON · Lighted

08/26 · UNK

The Backstory

1932

Opened

Historythumb|Terminal interior (2009) thumb|Terminal interior (2019) The airport remained a domestic airport until September 1996, when it was once again opened to both international passenger and cargo traffic. The extension of the terminal building was al...

Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.