Ruse Airport, Shtrklevo, Ruse Municipality, Airport type: Public, Operator: Ruse Airport JSC, Serves: Ruse, Location: Shtraklevo, Bulgaria ( The Ruse Airport has the IATA Airport Code, IATA code: ROU, ICAO: LBRS).Ruse Airport (Bulgarian: Летиште Русе, romanized: Letishte Ruse), also referred to as Shtrklevo (Штрюклево) after the nearby village to the north, is a civil airport that supports both domestic and international travel. It is situated 20 km from the city of Ruse, close to the village of Shtruklevo. The airport is 177 km from Varna Airport, Bulgaria's third busiest airport, and 116 km from Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport. Ruse Airport is the only airport in Bulgaria licensed for general aviation, although it does not provide services for international or domestic passenger flights. Currently, it is utilized by private aircraft and operates three hail prevention aircraft to shield Bulgaria and southern Romania from hail.
The airport's infrastructure is capable of accommodating cargo planes, business jets, helicopters, civil flights, agricultural aircraft, firefighting planes, and various other aviation activities.
Shtruklevo Airport, also known as Ruse Airport, was established in 1967 as a military facility under the Ministry of Defense. Following the completion of the passenger terminal, the airport began operating three daily domestic flights to and from Sofia. During a short summer season, there were also daily flights from Silistra through Targovishte to Burgas.