Alexeni Airfield

Alexeni airfield was a military airfield of the Romanian Air Force located in the Alexeni commune near the city of Urziceni, Ialomița County, at 66 km (41 mi) north-east of the capital city of Romania. Hosting the 94th Helicopter Regiment since 1965, the base was closed in 2001. Following its closure, the Ministry of Transport proposed the airfield as a new low-cost airport for Bucharest. After the project's failure, the airfield was given to the Ialomița County Council, which leased it in 2024 to a Romanian-Ukrainian joint venture. Under the current plan, Alexeni will be turned into a cargo and passenger hub capable to take over a significant part of the traffic from the Otopeni airport.

During World War II, a landing ground was set up on the outskirts of Alexeni for the German Luftwaffe fighter units which were intercepting Allied bombing raids targeting Bucharest and Ploiești. After the war, the area was determined to be suitable for fast military interventions and exercises as it was located close to the capital. Under the supervision of General Nicolae Fulga, an airfield was built at Alexeni with the construction being finished in 1954. In 1958, the 227th Jet Aviation Regiment (Regimentul 227 Aviație Reactivă) equipped with MiG-15s was moved to the base. In 1960, the Regiment changed its name to the 49th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Regimentul 49 Aviație Vânătoare-Bombardament) and remained deployed to Alexeni until 1965 when it was transferred to the Ianca airfield. On 16 June 1968, the Romanian Air Force organized an important air show at Băneasa. For this show, 32 MiG-21s and MiG-15s were brought to Alexeni. After the air show, more fighters were stationed at Alexeni in preparation for the 23 August parade. With the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, the jet fighters stationed at Alexeni received the task of defending the capital in case of attack. After 23 August, the fighters returned to their bases. From 1965 to 2001 a military helicopter unit, the 94th Helicopter Regiment, was based on this airfield. The regiment was equipped with Soviet and Polish helicopters including Mil Mi-4 and Mi-8, and PZL SM-1 and SM-2. In 1975, the regiment received

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