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Henri Coandă International Airport (IATA: OTP) is Romania's busiest international airport, located 16.5 km (10.3 mi) northwest of the city of Bucharest. It is one of the two airports serving the Romanian capital city, along with Băneasa airport. The airport is located in Otopeni, north of Bucharest. It is named after Romanian flight pioneer Henri Coandă, the discoverer of the Coanda effect of fluidics. Until May 2004, its official name was Bucharest Otopeni International Airport and locally it is still quite frequently referred to by its former name.
The airport is on the Phase III of its development program, which consist of the expansion of Departure Hall, Arrivals Hall and the concourse. At the end of this phase (2012), the terminal will have a total of 24 boarding gates (14 equipped with jetways) within the International Departure section, the Domestic Flights section will gain 5 more gates and a total processing capacity of 4,500 passengers per hour will be provided. The project consists also in re-organizing the passengers transit in two separate Schengen / non-Schengen flows. Thus the airport's capacity is expected to raise to a total of 6 mil. passengers annually on both domestic and international routes.
The International Departure area hosts a variety of shops, cafes, lounges, Internet cafes and many more. There is also a chapel at the first level of the International Departures Hall. The facilities inside the airport are easily accessible for the persons with disabilities. Airlines distribute Romanian- and English-language newspapers at the departure gates.
The airport is accessible by bus lines RATB 783 and 780 and also by railway CFR Henri Coanda Express which links Gara de Nord (Railway station) with Otopeni. Otopeni Airport is situated on the road DN1, Bucarest – Ploiesti. There is a project which aims to develop a subway line from Bucharest to Baneasa and Otopeni Airports. This project will be finished in 2014.
