Live flights at Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)

BBU LRBS  Bucharest, Romania

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BBU at a glance

  • What it is: Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport is a regional airport serving Bucharest, Romania.
  • Codes: BBU on your ticket, LRBS on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 297 ft above sea level.
  • Right now: 8 aircraft are within 55 km, shown live on the map above.
  • Local time zone: Europe/Bucharest (UTC+2), so every time shown for BBU is local rather than UTC.

Aircraft observed near BBU

8 aircraft are within 55 km of BBU right now. This is live ADS-B traffic, not a published timetable: aircraft are classified by what they are physically doing - Climbing out, on approach, or holding at cruise overhead. For gate numbers and scheduled times, check with BBU directly or your airline.

Departing now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
4A7C1B — route not published on stand or taxiing — —
WMT5BE — OTP → SVQ climbing out 4,150 ft 220 kts
KLM38W KLM Royal Dutch Airlines LEY → OTP climbing out 9,575 ft 289 kts

Arriving now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
ROT302R — route not published on approach 2,275 ft 180 kts
YRMDU — route not published on approach 600 ft 64 kts

Overhead and in the area

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
AAR521 — route not published in the area 40,000 ft 487 kts
ABY731 — route not published in the area 35,000 ft 448 kts
WZZ50TX Wizz Air route not published in the area 34,000 ft 448 kts
1
Runways
297 ft
Field elevation

About Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport

Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport lies in the temperate mid-latitudes at 44.50° N, 26.10° E, on Europe/Bucharest time (UTC+2).

Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 07/25, measures 10,499 ft by 148 ft, which puts the field in the long-haul capable category: widebodies operate comfortably, though the very longest sectors may need a payload trade. The surface is concrete. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 07/25 is aligned roughly east/west, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that east/west alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

Runways at BBU

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
07/25 10,499 ft (3,200 m) 148 ft Concrete Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near BBU

Great-circle distance from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Henri Coanda OTP 8 km north Bucharest
Mihail Kogălniceanu CND 190 km east Constanța
Burgas BOJ 243 km south-east Burgas
Sofia SOF 295 km south-west Sofia
Chişinău RMO 348 km north-east Chişinău

Unusual aircraft we have tracked at BBU

Ranked by how rarely we identify the type anywhere, so the widebodies rise above the daily narrowbodies. Registrations are the individual airframes we logged, not a schedule.

AircraftTypeRegistrationOperator
Boeing 737-800 B738 9H-QBE Malta Air
IATA / ICAO
BBU / LRBS
Location
Bucharest, Romania 44.503, 26.103
Time zone
Europe/Bucharest
Opened
Website
http://www.baneasa-airport.ro/

Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in Romania.

OTP Henri Coanda International Airport Bucharest, Romania
CND Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport Constanța, Romania
BOJ Burgas Airport Burgas, BG
RMO Chişinău International Airport Chişinău, MD
TSR Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport Timişoara, Romania

More airports and guides connected to BBU

How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. Nearby, Bucharest (OTP) serves the same country. The codes BBU and LRBS are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about BBU

What is the airport code for Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport?

Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport uses the IATA code BBU on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code LRBS in flight plans and on radar. The leading “L” in LRBS is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does BBU have?

Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 297 ft above sea level.

What time zone is BBU in?

Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport operates on Europe/Bucharest local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at BBU live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, and there are 8 in range as this page loaded. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Europe/Bucharest.