Brno-Turany Airport

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Brno-Turany Airport Letiště Brno-Tuřany
IATA: BRQ - ICAO: LKTB
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Czech Airports Authority
Serves		Brno
Elevation AMSL		770 ft (235 m)
Coordinates		49°09′05″N, 16°41′40″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
10/28	8,694	2,650	Concrete

Brno-Turany Airport (IATA: BRQ, ICAO: LKTB) is an airport near Brno, Czech Republic.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Cirrus Airlines (Munich)
Czech Airlines (Prague)
Ryanair (London-Stansted)

[edit] Getting there

By Car Getting to the aerodrome by car is very simple, as the aerodrome is located still within the town territory, next to the D1 Brno-Olomouc motorway. Driving in the direction from Prague, at km 201 there is a motorway exit marked "Slatina" and the off-turn to the aerodrome is distinctly marked. The aerodrome is 2 km from the motorway exit.

By Bus

To the Airport Brno you can get very simply from the very centre of the City of Brno. You can use the direct bus line No.76. It departs from the Brno Main train station from 04:30 to 23:00 every half an hour. After arrival and before departure of the Ryanair.com plane to London the bus goes every 20 minutes.

From the Brno Main train station the line 76 goes through the Main Bus Station (it stops near the tram terminus) and continues directly to the final stop at the Airport Brno.

The travel time from the centre to the airport is exactly 20 minutes. For one yourney you need the 2-zones ticket valid for 40 minutes. It costs 13 CZK for adults and 6 CZK for children younger than 6 years.

From Brno you can travel by regular connections directly to the 3 capitals - Vienna (Austria), Prague (Czech Republic and Bohemia) and Bratislava (Slovakia). The journey to Vienna and Bratislava takes by train 1.5 hours, to Prague you travel by bus 2.5 hours. Return ticket to these destination costs approximately 8 GBP. There ale also many connections to Olomouc (1.5 hours), Ostrava and Northern Moravia (2 hours).