Chișinău International Airport
Chișinău International Airport Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău | |||||||||||||||
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The airport's main terminal in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Chișinău International Airport Company | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Chișinău | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Chișinău, Moldova | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1960 | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 399 ft / 122 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°55′40″N 028°55′51″E / 46.92778°N 28.93083°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | airport.md/en | ||||||||||||||
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Sources: Moldovan AIP at Eurocontrol, statistics | |||||||||||||||
Chișinău International Airport (Romanian: Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău; IATA: RMO, ICAO: LUKK) is Moldova's main international airport, located 13 km (8.1 mi) southeast of the centre of Chișinău, the capital city. It served as headquarters for Air Moldova, the country's national airline.
On 18 January 2024, the IATA airport code KIV, derived from Kishinev (the Russian and former English name of the city), was changed to RMO (Republica Moldova, "Republic of Moldova" in Romanian). It is the only airport in Moldova with regular passenger flights.