🇷🇴 Chitila-Giulești Airfield

Chitila-Giulești Airfield (RO-0113) has a significant history in Romanian aviation, particularly in its early development. The area was home to one of Romania's first piloting schools, and the second in Europe, established by Mihail Cerchez in 1909 and officially inaugurated on November 14, 1910. Pioneering aviators like Aurel Vlaicu obtained their pilot's licenses at this school.

The early piloting school at Chitila was forced to close towards the end of 1911 due to the cessation of state financial support and the establishment of a new military school at Cotroceni. Later, in June and September 1948, the "Bucharest-Giulești (XC) airfield" served as a base for the air transport unit of the Rumanian Air Division and the 4th Air Transport Squadron, although a significant portion of its aircraft were unserviceable due to a lack of spare parts.

While the airfield is classified as CLOSED, reports of aviation accidents at "Chitila airfield, Ilfov" in 2020 and 2021 indicate that some form of aviation activity, possibly private or recreational, may have continued on portions of the site. There is no specific date or reason explicitly stated in available records for the definitive closure of the airfield under its RO-0113 designation, but many former airports in Romania have been affected by urbanization. The current status of the site is not explicitly detailed beyond its "CLOSED" classification, though the surrounding area of Chitila is a developing satellite town of Bucharest.