# Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP)

> Otopeni, RO · IATA: OTP · ICAO: LROP · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `OTP` |
| ICAO | `LROP` |
| City | Otopeni |
| Country | RO |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 96 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| Cargo Rank | #1 |
| GPS | 44.57213, 26.10340 |

## Description

Since Romania joined Schengen — air borders in March 2024, full accession in 2025 — EU shipments arrive at Bucharest Henri Coandă (IATA: OTP, ICAO: LROP) without border checks, a quiet revolution for transit times and planning. The country's largest airport at Otopeni, some 17 kilometres north of the city centre, is named after the Romanian aviation pioneer whose Coandă effect every fluid-dynamics student learns. Airfreight throughput runs at roughly 35,000 to 40,000 tonnes a year: express traffic from DHL, UPS and FedEx, belly capacity on TAROM and the Gulf carriers, and freight charters for Romanian industry from automotive (Dacia, Ford) to electronics. With over 17 million passengers in 2025, OTP is TAROM's home base and a major Wizz Air station. Ground access keeps improving — the new A0 ring motorway relieves the approach roads, and a rail shuttle connects to Gara de Nord. For forwarders, Bucharest is the consolidation point for Romania and Moldova, though large intercontinental volumes still frequently move by road feeder via Istanbul, Vienna or Frankfurt. An expansion programme including a new terminal is meant to fix the airport's chronically tight capacity.

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