One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
BCM7.2
IAS7.2
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
BCM6.0
IAS6.6+0.6
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
BCM5.4
IAS5.6+0.2
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
BCM7.0
IAS7.4+0.4
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
BCM6.4+0.2
IAS6.2
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
BCM5.5
IAS6.4+0.9
Best for
BCM
Dan Air European leisure and Wizz LTN/FCO banksTravellers paying €10 for a quiet 10-seat Business LoungeShort taxi / drive into Bacău (~5 km)
IAS
Schengen low-cost departures from T4A paid or program lounge before a Schengen flight
Watch out for
BCM
Business Lounge is pay-per-use €10/3h — not Priority Pass (Romania PP list omits BCM)Only 10 seats — may be full on busy banksNon-Schengen passengers must leave lounge before border control (no return)No published MCT
IAS
Non-Schengen passengers must walk from T4 to T3 after securityNo airport rail, and no published taxi fareT3 and T4 were reported in March 2026 to be open without a fire-safety authorizationTerminal 2 is closed to passengers
Amenities and tips
BCM
Business Lounge (pay €10/3h)Single modern terminalShort city access ~5 km
Business Lounge €10 / 3h — not PP
Airport Business Lounge is 24/7 pay-per-use in the Schengen waiting area; Priority Pass Romania list omits BCM.
Dan Air hub + Wizz LTN/FCO
Dan Air European network plus Wizz Air London Luton and Rome Fiumicino frame the schedule.
Single 2017 terminal
One modern passenger hall with four boarding gates framing (~450 pax/hour design).
IAS
Business LoungeBus 50Disability parkingWi-Fi
Everyone starts in T4
Check-in and security are in T4. Schengen stays there. Non-Schengen walks the bridge to T3.
T4 gates 1–20
Gates 1–14 are upstairs and gates 15–20 are downstairs. T2 is not a passenger terminal.
10 minutes free at the curb
Kiss & Ride is free for 10 minutes, then 5 lei per minute. A return inside 60 minutes is not free again.
BCM · Moldavia’s Bacău gateway with **Dan Air** (hub) and **Wizz Air** (LTN/FCO) — airport **Business Lounge** is a paid walk-up (**€10 / 3h**, 24/7, Schengen waiting area, 10 seats) **not** on Priority Pass; compact terminal ~5 km from centre.
IAS · Iași is a civilian international airport east of the city, with check-in for every flight in the newer T4. Schengen departures stay there; non-Schengen flights walk to T3. In 2025 it handled 2,244,156 passengers. Bus 50 is the cheap ride into town, and the only lounge is on the Schengen side.
