Romanian company Avant Airports has confirmed in an email to Romania Insider its plans to develop Alexeni Airport, a EUR 400 million project near Bucharest, aiming to become the largest cargo hub in Eastern Europe within the next three years.
The announcement comes a year after the company signed a concession contract with local authorities for the development and operation of the airport over a 48-month period.
A consortium formed by Romanian airport services provider Avant Airports as the developer of the project and the construction company Avtomagistral-Pivden of Ukraine signed in March 2024 the concession contract for a 198 ha decommissioned military airfield in Alexeni, 66km east of Bucharest, where they plan to build a EUR 400 million airport.
The airport is planned to include a 30,000 sqm passenger terminal with an annual capacity of 6.5mn – nearly half of that of Bucharest’s main airport Henri Coanda (14.6mn in 2023) – as well as a 20,000 sqm cargo terminal with a capacity of 10,000 tonnes per year.
In April, Avant Airports plans to disclose the conceptual design of the airport, detailing its architecture and functionality. ❞
