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  2. Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport - Wikipedia

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    The airport is named after Romanian flight pioneer Henri Coandă, builder of Coandă-1910 aircraft and discoverer of the Coandă effect of fluidics. Prior to May 2004, the official name was Bucharest Otopeni International Airport (Romanian: Aeroportul Internațional București Otopeni).

  3. Flight tracking - Wikipedia

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    Flight tracking enables travellers as well as those picking up travellers after a flight to know whether a flight has landed or is on schedule, for example to determine whether it is time to go to the airport. Aircraft carry ADS-B transponders, which transmit information such as the aircraft ID, GPS position, and altitude as radio signals.

  4. Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport

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    The first flights in the Băneasa area took place in 1909 and they were carried out by the French pilot and aviation pioneer Louis Blériot, who flew on 18 October at the Băneasa Hippodrome . [4] In 1912, one of the first flight schools in Romania was opened at the Băneasa airfield by George Valentin Bibescu. This makes Băneasa airport the ...

  5. GPS aircraft tracking - Wikipedia

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    GPS aircraft tracking is a means of tracking the position of an aircraft fitted with a satellite navigation device.By communication with navigation satellites, detailed real-time data on flight variables can be passed to a server on the ground.

  6. Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" - Wikipedia

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    Hellenic Airlines started commercial flights in 1948. At that time, a total of 4,000 people were served. At that time, a total of 4,000 people were served. [ citation needed ] The year 1953 saw the construction of a paved runway which was initially 1,850 meters long and oriented as 09/27.

  7. Bucharest Constantin Brâncuși Airport - Wikipedia

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    Bucharest Constantin Brâncuși Airport/Bucharest South Airport (Romanian: Aeroportul Constantin Brâncuși/Aeroportul București Sud) is a proposed new facility to support the existing Otopeni Airport. In June 2018 Romania's Government adopted a strategic investment package including a proposal for construction of Bucharest Constantin Brancusi ...

  8. Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport - Wikipedia

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    The airport opened on June 15, 2023. The first flight was a TAROM flight from Bucharest, operated by a Boeing 737-700 registered YR-BGG (TAROM's retrojet) which touched down at 08:10 in the morning. [21] The first international flight was Dan Air flight 234 from Stuttgart, operated by an Airbus A320 registered YR-DSE. [22] [23] [24]

  9. TAROM Flight 371 - Wikipedia

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    TAROM Flight 371 was a scheduled international passenger flight, with an Airbus A310 from Otopeni International Airport in Romania's capital Bucharest to Brussels Airport in Brussels, Belgium. The flight was operated by TAROM , the flag carrier of Romania.