CLJ

Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Opened1932ICAOLRCLElev1,039 ft
The Verdict
61/100Surprisingly not awful

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

Ranked #5 of 42 airportsBased on data from 2001–2026
Operational25%
72Actually decent
Sentiment25%
51Passable
Infrastructure15%
40Painful
Sent. Velocity15%
100Suspiciously good
Connectivity10%
43Painful
Operator10%
50Passable

Carbon Accreditation

Level 2/7Reduction
2024

Set emission reduction targets

What People Think

CLJ: solidly in the 'could be worse' category.

3.8Avg Rating / 10
3,084
ReviewsGoogle 3070Skytrax 14
27%Positive
★ 3.8on Google Maps (3,070 reviews)
★☆☆☆☆google
Mar 2026

Nu recomand Aeroportul Avram Iancu Cluj Napoca aveți un personal hot și incompetent !!! Rușine acelor doi băieți de la inbarcarea din data de 21 marti...

★☆☆☆☆google
Mar 2026

La plecari non-schengen,la control pasapoarte niciun ofiter! Totul inchis timp de 1h 30 min. Se plimbau cu cafele de colo colo. Este normal asa ceva?...

★★★★★google
Mar 2026

Super

★☆☆☆☆google
Mar 2026

J'aimerais lui donner O étoile, car c'est tout simplement le plus gros accident de l'histoire de l'aviation, vu la façon dont l'aéroport et Ryanair s'...

★★★☆☆google
Mar 2026

Its very good all staff are good good behaviour

Sentiment Trajectory (2024–2026)+3.29 over 4 years
Then: 4.0/5 (778 reviews)Now: 7.3/5 (164 reviews)
Positive27%
Neutral30%
Negative44%
Queuing
2.5
Cleanliness
2.2
Staff
1.8
Food & Bev
1.9
Wifi
2.0
Wayfinding
2.1
Transport
2.9
Shopping
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The Numbers

67KPassengers (2001)
-14.5%YoY Growth

67K passengers in 2001 — still 98% below the 2019 peak, though up -93% from the 2020 COVID crater.

45KInternational (66%)
23KDomestic (34%)
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...
ACI Service Quality Awards

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