Airports / Moldova / LUCH
Cahul International Airport
LUCHCahul, MoldovaELEV 652 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
21 nm
To the nearest alternate
Zhovtneve Air Base (UA-0028).
Overview
Located in Cahul, Moldova, Cahul International Airport (LUCH) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 652 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
LUCH has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Zhovtneve Air Base (UA-0028, 21 nm), Tulcea Danube Delta Airport (TCE, 51 nm), and Boboc Air Base (LR82, 66 nm).
Quotes for flights out of LUCH vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from LUCH, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
LUCH
IATA
—
FAA / Local
LUCH
Elevation
652 ft
Coordinates
45.8438° N · 28.2637° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Moldova fields
state range 141–758 ft
At 652 ft, LUCH sits higher than 60% of the 5 Moldova fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 21nmUA-0028Zhovtneve Air BaseBolgrad
- 51nmTCETulcea Danube Delta AirportMihail Kogălniceanu
- 66nmLR82Boboc Air BaseBoboc
- 69nmBCMBacău George Enescu International AirportBacău
- 71nmRMOChişinău International AirportChişinău
- 82nmLUTRTiraspol AirfieldTiraspol
Location
Open the full mapLUCH · Cahul International Airport · Cahul, Moldova