Karlovy Vary Airport

Karlovy Vary Airport
Letiště Karlovy Vary
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Karlovy Vary Region
Operator Airport Karlovy Vary
Location Olšová Vrata
Hub for Czech Airlines
Elevation AMSL 1,989 ft / 606 m
Coordinates 50°12′11″N 12°54′54″E / 50.20306°N 12.91500°E / 50.20306; 12.91500
Website airport-k-vary.cz
Map
KLV

Location of airport in Czech Republic

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 7,053 2,150 Asphalt concrete
12/30 3,280 1,000 Grass
Statistics (2016)
Passenger Volume 25,235 (-51.3%)
Aircraft movements 5,008

Karlovy Vary Airport (Czech: Letiště Karlovy Vary) (IATA: KLV, ICAO: LKKV) is the airport of Karlovy Vary in western Bohemia. It is located in the village of Olšová Vrata, 6 km southeast of the city centre and is the fourth-busiest airport in the Czech Republic. The airport handled 103,682 passengers in 2012.[2]

History

Plans were announced in 2011 to build a new departure hall at the airport, at an estimated expense of 30 million crowns.[3] 99% of passengers using the airport in 2012 were Russian.[4]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Karlovy Vary:[5]

AirlinesDestinations
Czech Airlines Moscow-Sheremetyevo
Travel Service Seasonal: Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion
Uzbekistan Airways Seasonal: Tashkent (begins 15 June)

The nearest major international airport is Prague Václav Havel Airport approx. 90 km to the east.

Ground transportation

From Karlovy Vary or Prague: The airport is 6km southeast of the centre of Karlovy Vary.[6] Turn from the road I/6 (E48) near Karlovy Vary Golf Resort and continue 3,5 km to the airport. Public transport to the airport is maintained seven times per day by city bus Nr. 8.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Airport Karlovy Vary :: Operation Statistics". International Airport Karlovy Vary. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  2. ↑ "Letiště Karlovy Vary loni mělo zisk na 8,7 milionu korun". Czech News Agency (in Czech). 23 June 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Business News". Radio Prague. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Regional airports flying high". The Prague Post. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  5. ↑ airport-k-vary.cz - Timetable retrieved March 2017
  6. ↑ "Conferences: Take the plunge in Karlovy Vary". The Prague Post. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

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