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NATO Air Policing: Romania
 
Latest update: December 2024
 
From 2014 the Air Policing missions was also established in the eastern European NATO countries Bulgaria and Romania.

The Royal Canadian Air Force was the first to start the AP rotation with its CF-188 Hornets taking up residence in Romania from May 2014.
 
Campia Turzii, Constanta, Fetesti and Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Bases
 
Rotation no. Country Start End Aircraft Country rot. no.
1 Canada 01-05-14 31-07-14 CF-188 1
2 Portugal 19-05-15 30-06-15 F-16AM 1
3 United Kingdom 29-03-17 28-08-17 Typhoon FGR.4 1
4 Canada 01-09-17 31-12-17 CF-188 2
5 United Kingdom 25-04-18 31-08-18 Typhoon FGR.4 2
6 Canada September December CF-188 3
7 Italy 01-05-19 08-08-19 F-2000A 1
8 Canada 02-09-19 31-12-19 CF-188 4
9 Canada 01-09-20 02-01-21 CF-188 5
10 Spain 25-01-21 31-03-21 EF-2000 1
11 United Kingdom 23-04-21 08-09-21 Typhoon FGR.4 3
12 Canada 08-09-21 15-12-21 CF-188 6
13 Italy 15-12-21 01-07-22 F-2000A 2
13(A) United States 18-12-21 22-12-21 F-15E 1
14 Germany 01-02-22 31-03-22 EF-2000 1
14(A) United States 01-11-22 29-04-22 F-16C 2
15 United Kingdom 30-03-22 03-08-22 Typhoon FGR.4 4
16 United States 29-04-22 Unknown F-16C 3
17 Canada 02-08-22 30-11-22 CF-188 7
18 Spain 09-12-22 30-06-23 EF-18M 2
18 Italy 09-12-22 31-07-23 F-2000A 3
19 United States 22-09-23 30-11-23 F-16C 4
20 Germany 22-11-23 Unknown EF-2000 2
20 (A) Türkiye 30-11-23 Unknown F-16C/D 1
21 United Kingdom 25-03-24   Typhoon FGR.4 5
21 (A) Spain 22-04-24   EF-2000 3
21 (A) Finland 03-06-24 29-07-24 F/A-18C 1
22 Spain 06-08-24 26-11-24 EF-18M 4
23 Spain 26-11-24   EF-2000 5
           
 
Comment(s):

Four air bases have been used to host the rotations:

CS: Constanta
CT: Campia Turzii
FE: Fetești
MK: Mihail Kogalniceanu

(A): Augmenting.
 
Photo gallery
 
   
Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Italian Air Force EF-2000 Portuguese Air Force F-16AM
     
Spanish Air Force Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR.4 United States Air Force F-15C