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Maramureș International Airport (IATA: BAY, ICAO: LRBM) is a minor international airport in northwest Romania, located in Tăuții-Măgherăuș, 10 km (6.2 mi) west [1] of Baia Mare municipality and in the historic region of Maramureș.
Metropolitan Transport System, [9] having as main purpose the implementation of the local public transport service for people within the Baia Mare Metropolitan Area. The programme is addressed to more than 245.671 inhabitants.
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The town belongs to the Baia Mare metropolitan area. It is located in the western part of the Maramureș County, 10 km (6.2 mi) from the county seat, Baia Mare, on the border with Satu Mare County. Tăuții-Măgherăuș lies on the right bank of the Someș River; the Lăpuș River discharges into the Someș in Bușag village.
The Prislop Pass (1,416 m high) links the east of the region with Moldavia, Dealul Ștefăniței (1,254 m) links the south to Transylvania, the Pintea Pass (987 m) towards Baia Mare, Fărgău (587 m) in the west links the region to Oaș Country, while Frasini Pass (Yasinia; 931 m) links the north of the region to Galicia.
Maramureș County is situated in the northern part of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, and has a border with Ukraine.This county has a total area of 6,304 square kilometres (2,434 sq mi), of which 43% is covered by the Rodna Mountains, with its tallest peak, Pietrosul [], at 2,303 metres (7,556 ft) altitude.
By 1944, it featured a beam approach system and two concrete runways, one of 1,370 metres (4,490 ft) aligned North-South and one of 1,190 metres (3,900 ft) aligned East-West. [6] After 23 August 1944, the airport was used to launch air raids on Bucharest in support of the German efforts to overthrow the new government. [7]