Upon its establishment in 1998, REGIONAL AIR SERVICES was one of the first and few private aviation operators in Romania.
In 1999, REGIONAL AIR SERVICES took over the Utility Air Force in Tuzla, thus becoming the first private airport in Romania. This way, the operational offer is strengthened by the airport services offer.
With a 36 ha area, the airport has two grass runaways, 4 heliports, a 1200 sqm hangar, two administrative buildings (A+B), a new administrative building (C) for instruction purposes – including flight school and sea survival school, a B 732 series 300 simulator – for ground instruction of crew, fire training simulator – for fire fighting and self-save, FNPT II simulator for the flight school, fuel storage – with 200.000 litters capacity – new fuels storage being build now, annexes and car park and parking area.
The AIRPORT ALEXANDRU PODGOREANU is authorised for:
RUNAWAY:
» runaway identification: 16-160 (ICAO reference code 1A), 34-240 (ICAO reference code 1A), 04-040 (ICAO reference code 2B), 22-220 (ICAO reference code 2B)
» commercial transport, general aviation and aerial work
» airport category for rescue and fire fighting – CAT 2
HELIPORT:
» H1 – grill dimensions FATO 18,80 * 24,40 meters, heliport bearing: 8,0 tone
» commercial transport, general aviation and aerial work, day and night VFR
» airport category for rescue and fire fighting – CAT 2B / H2
The OPERATOR is authorized for:
» air transport of passengers and goods
» air ambulance operations
» flight school
» training/recurrent training for saving lives at sea
» skydiving school (school, pleasure tandem jumps)
» skydive and small objects air-launch
» air advertising (banner / flag towing)
» offshore operations
» search and rescue operations
» aero photogrammetry
» geodesy surveillance
» flight operations for agriculture or forestry
» aerial surveillance operations
» environmental protection operations
» other activities: aerial filming or photography