Karlovy Vary Airport

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 104,469 passengers in 2013, which was a record high.

Karlovy Vary Airport

Letiště Karlovy Vary
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerKarlovy Vary Region
OperatorAirport Karlovy Vary
LocationOlšová Vrata
Elevation AMSL1,989 ft / 606 m
Coordinates50°12′11″N 12°54′54″E
Websiteairport-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 (2019)
Passengers62,434
Passenger change 18-1938.7%
Aircraft movements7,736
Movements change 18-1941.1%

History

Plans were announced in 2011 to build a new departure hall at the airport, at an estimated expense of 30 million crowns.[2] 99% of passengers using the airport in 2012 were Russian.[3]

Airlines and destinations

There are currently no longer any scheduled flights to or from Karlovy Vary. The sole regular service by Pobeda to Moscow–Vnukovo has been terminated in late 2020 in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.[4]

Ground transportation

From Karlovy Vary or Prague: The airport is 6 km southeast of the centre of Karlovy Vary.[5] 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. The nearest major international airport is Prague Václav Havel Airport approx. 90 km to the east.

See also

References
  1. "Airport Karlovy Vary :: Operation Statistics". International Airport Karlovy Vary. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. "Business News". Radio Prague. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. "Regional airports flying high". The Prague Post. 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. pobeda.aero - Flight schedule retrieved 20 December 2020
  5. "Conferences: Take the plunge in Karlovy Vary". The Prague Post. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

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