[6] From 1995, the airport was opened to domestic and international traffic, serving only charter flights.

Since July 2014, Craiova Airport is the base for Wizz Air which serves 7 destinations in 4 countries.

In March 2018, Ryanair announced it would terminate all services at Craiova by October 2018[8] which had operated since November 2016 and consisted of a single route to Valencia.

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Craiova Airport:[9]

The airport is connected to the city via bus route 9 (Metro-Central Market-Craiovița Nouă) of the public transport company RAT Craiova.