Bucharest Aurel Vlaicu Airport (largely known as Baneasa Airport or Bucharest City Airport) is located in Baneasa district, Bucharest, Romania, north of the city center. Named after Aurel Vlaicu, a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot, it was Bucharest's only airport until 1965, when the Otopeni Airport (today Henri Coanda International Airport) was opened to civilian use.