The nearest airport is BBU - Bucharest Aurel Vlaicu, located 24.7 km north east of Băcanu.
Other airports nearby include OTP - Bucharest Henri Coanda (28.5 km north east), GOZ - Gorna Orechovica Gorna Oryahovitsa (140.8 km south), CRA - Craiova (154.1 km west), SBZ - Sibiu (203.9 km north west),