Before you pick up the keys to your rental car and hit that open highway, let us help you with a few facts about Bucharest Airport (BBU-Aurel Vlaicu).Once you've picked up your gear from the carousel at Bucharest Airport (BBU-Aurel Vlaicu), jump behind the wheel of your rental car and make your way into Bucharest. The downtown area is about 5 miles to the south of the airport.