Marculesti Aerodrome was established as a military aerodrome in 1957 but fell into disrepair by the early 2000s. In the early 2000s, decisions were made to reorganize it as a dual-use military and civil airport. This led to the creation of the State Enterprise "Marculesti International Airport" in 2004 to develop infrastructure, maintain aircraft, and train staff. Over time, it has modernized facilities, maintained its runway, and certified the airport for international flights in 2007.

2. Marculesti Aerodrome was putting into operation in
1957 like a first class military aerodrome
with 265, 2295 ha total area of security zone.
In 1986 was made the capital repair of runway, because,
over the years, it has been deteriorated.
About 2000, the Marculesti AFB was,
without exaggeration,
in a disastrous situation.
Because of difficult living conditions (without heat, water, light),
the flight and technical staff, not seeing any perspective,
began to leave the ranks of National Army,
the social climate being strained to the maximum.
By Parliament’s Decision № 678-XV from 23.11.2001
was examined the possibility
to reorganize the airport Marculesti into an
airport with double destinations.

3. To put into execution the Parliament’s Decision the Government
adopted the Decision № 444 from 11 April 2002
regarding
the airport’s reorganization into airport
with common layout of military and civil aviation,
authorizing the Ministry of Defense
to found the State Enterprise ”Marculesti International Airport”.
As a result, the enterprise was created
by order of Defense Minister № 18 from 29.01.2004,
thus coming out the possibility to obtain necessary financial sources
for infrastructure’s development, maintenance and modernization,
aircrafts’ restoration and maintenance in flight conditions and training
of flight and technical staff for National Army.

4. During its activity, the Enterprise performed a lot of works that offered the
possibility to solve the following problems:
the airport’s territory is isolated with ferroconcrete wall on the perimeter
with 2m height;
the security zone is isolated;
the airport’s objects are gasified and secured with water centralized
from an artesian well through autonomous pipe;
The existing potential, the Infrastructure of “International Airport Marculesti” allow
to perform the CARGO transports, whenever a need arises, it can perform
passenger transport and fully suits to the requirements to be used and like a
reserve airport.
The technical-material base and the certified staff’s effective of the Enterprise
allow to prepare the flight and technical maintenance.

5. INFRASTRUCTURE
The take-off and landing
runway (2512m x 40m)
for different types of
aircraft (including An-124
and C-17)
AIRPORT BUILDINGS,
LABORATORIES

7. MAINTENANCE BASE

8. SPECIAL TECHNIQUES

11. CAR PARK

13. STORAGE SPACES
6m

16. During the last years of activity
the enterprise succeeded in showing up
on the international market of air transport,
including the aircraft from the endowment
(after repair, extension of resources and modernization)
in contracts on UN humanitarian programs and ensuring,
at the same time, the humanitarian actions
to the command of country’s leadership (Africa, Indonesia, Afghanistan etc.)
and needs of National Army (participation in Partnership for peace and others).

17. INDONESIA

18. AFGHANISTAN

19. Due to positive financial results, the company had repaired the runway,
buildings, roads, special techniques, bringing the object to certification
as an international airport. Therefore, the Marculesti Airport was certificated
as international on December 2007.
Note that everything was accomplished only from financial resources obtained
by the company.
Due to its favourable geographical location (next to the EU) and developed
infrastructure, the enterprise's staff came with the initiative of creating The Free
International Airport Marculesti.
.

21. Created to accelerate the development of air transports, aeronautical
and logistics services, industrial production oriented to export, foreign
commercial activity
(Law of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova № 178-XVI dated July 10,
2008)

22. Total surface – 266 ha: airport territory (206 ha) & development
territory (60 ha).
206 ha
60 ha

23. Free International Airport
“Marculesti” is dislocated FIAM
on the territory of the
former military base (MiG-
29) at a distance of:
• 100 km – Romania (EU)
• 45 km – Ukraine
• 6 km – Floresti city;
• 28 km – Balti city;
• 150 km – Chisinau city;
• 1 km – the railway net ;
• 1 km – the fuel base with a capacity 14 000
tons;
• 2 km – the refrigerator with the capacity of
1 500 tons.

24. The FREE AIRPORT is managed by the SE “International Airport Marculesti”,
founded by Ministry of Defence.
• SE “IAM” is holder of air Operator and Airport Operator Certificates;
• Employees – 275 (90% former pilots, engineers, military technicians);
• SE ”IAM” disposes – 6 helicopters Mi-8, 1 helicoper Mi-2, 1 helicopter «Robinson», 2
aircrafts An-72, 1 aircraft An-26, Yak-18, 1 aircraft PIPER PA28, 2 aircfrafts BEECH
95B55

25. SE «IAM» has re-established the airport
infrastructure of its own sources.
According to the Law, SE ”IAM” is
the General investor of the Free
Airport, responsible for
strengthening the infrastructure and
ensuring the activity of residents.

26. Residents of Free Airport
Any physical or legal person registered in the Republic of
Moldova as a subject of entrepreneurial activity, who
is owner or rents goods or lands on
the Free Airport territory.
The residents have the rights to
perform such type of activities :
ground handling and air transport
services;
• wholesale trade ;
• industrial production of goods ;
• processing of agroalimentary production ;
• processing of conveyed goods;
• other auxiliary types of activity .

27. FACILITIES
• the regime of contingency and licensing at the import
and export of goods (services) shall not be applied;
• exemptions from customs duties;
• VAT tax rate to zero;
• exemptions from excise duties.
ADVANTAGES
• favorable geographical location/crosswords E &A/
• absence of an analogical object in the region;
• staff, inclusively flight and technical skilled;
• possibility of hiring skilled labour power ;
• special guarantees from the part of state.

28. STRATEGICAL REQUIRED INVESTMENTS
 Modernization of the aerodrome with
the installation of new systems like:
• instrumental landing (ILS)
• lighting
• security
• fuel feeding
 Construction of cargo terminal
 Arrangement of the development
territory
 Handling
 Catering

29.  Acquisition of western aircrafts
 Assembling of light aircrafts
Yak-18 ATR-42
 Factory repair of aircrafts and special
technique Boeing-737-500
CZAJKA A-300

30. TRAINING SCHOOL
Simulator Mi-8

31. MD-5028, Lunga, Floresti
Republic of Moldova
www.airportmarculesti.com
e-mail:
aim.mail@airportmarculesti.com
Chisinau- Office
Vasile Alecsandri 100/A
Tel.:/Fax.: +373 22 234299