Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (Romanian: Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă București) (IATA: OTP, ICAO: LROP) is Romania's busiest international airport, located in Otopeni, 16.5 km (10.3 mi) north of Bucharest's city centre.

Henri Coandă International Airport serves as headquarters for TAROM, the country's national airline.

Originally, the airport in Otopeni was intended to be used as a Romanian civil aviation and military training center.

[6] After 23 August 1944, the airport was used to launch air raids on Bucharest in support of the German efforts to overthrow the new government.

[10] In August 1969, when United States President Richard Nixon visited Romania, a VIP lounge was inaugurated.

The first stage of the plan (Phase I), taking place between 1994 and 1998, involved the construction of a new departures terminal and of a new airside concourse with five jetways and nine gates (referred to as 'the Finger') as well as the extension of airport ramps and of their associated taxiways.

The airside concourse extension, designed by Studio Capelli Architettura & Associati, and measuring 17,000 square metres (200,000 sq ft), was inaugurated on 29 March 2011.

[11][19] It was followed, in November 2012, by the extension of the Departure Hall to a total area of 38,600 square metres (400,000 sq ft).

[citation needed] Air Canada Rouge introduced seasonal routes to Toronto and Montreal in June 2018.

[22][23] Beyond Phase III, a new terminal building (Henri Coandă 2) at the eastern end of the current location is envisaged.

[24] Henri Coandă 2 will be of a modular design, consisting of four separate buildings, each capable of handling 5 million passengers annually.

[30] The entire terminal has 104 check-in desks, 38 gates (of which 14 are equipped with jetways),[20] and a total floor area of 86,000 square metres (930,000 sq ft).

[138] As of August 2021, the trains, alternately operated by CFR and TFC depart every 40 minutes, seven days a week.