{"id":114809,"date":"2024-05-02T08:59:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T05:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/tulcea-delta-danube-airport-upgraded-to-schengen-standards\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T22:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T20:24:28","slug":"tulcea-delta-danube-airport-upgraded-to-schengen-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/tulcea-delta-danube-airport-upgraded-to-schengen-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Tulcea Delta Danube Airport Upgraded to Schengen Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Modernization works at the Delta Danube Airport in Tulcea were completed this spring, bringing the facility up to Schengen standards.<\/p>\n<p>The expansion and modernization of the airport were carried out over 18 months, preceded by a two-month design phase.<\/p>\n<p>The total value of the project was 180 million RON, with financing provided by European funds.<\/p>\n<p>The works at the Tulcea airport included: the modernization and expansion of the passenger terminal, modernization of the boarding-disembarking platform by constructing an assembly consisting of a 9-meter fixed tunnel and a 32-meter mobile tunnel, modernization of Taxiway Alpha (originally built in 1973), and the construction of a dedicated platform for aircraft de-icing and anti-icing activities.<\/p>\n<p>With a total floor area of 9,300 square meters, the Delta Danube International Airport in Tulcea also features a control system with three security filters for passengers, six booths for the Border Police, five check-in counters, and three boarding gates.<\/p>\n<p>Discussions are currently underway for regular flights, but nothing has been signed so far.<\/p>\n<p>Following the modernization works, the passenger terminal will be able to serve a passenger traffic of up to 400 people per hour, offering an increased level of comfort for passengers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is the new passenger capacity of Tulcea Airport?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following the modernization, the terminal can now handle up to 400 passengers per hour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How was the modernization of the Delta Danube Airport funded?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The project, valued at 180 million RON, was financed through European Union funds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are there any regular flights currently operating from Tulcea?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the airport is ready and discussions are ongoing with carriers, no contracts for regular flights have been signed yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modernization works at the Delta Danube Airport in Tulcea were completed this spring, bringing the facility up to Schengen standards. The expansion and modernization of the airport were carried out over 18 months, preceded by a two-month design phase. The total value of the project was 180 million RON, with financing provided by European funds.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":93282,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2856],"tags":[3914,4013,3142],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-114809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conectivity","tag-airport","tag-danube-delta","tag-tulcea-en"],"article_style_override":"on","post-style":"style2","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/transport-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114809"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=114809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}