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Karlovy Vary Airport

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Karlovy Vary Airport

Letiště Karlovy Vary
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerKarlovy Vary Region
OperatorAirport Karlovy Vary
LocationOlšová Vrata
Opened1929
Elevation AMSL1,989 ft / 606 m
Coordinates50°12′11″N 12°54′54″E / 50.20306°N 12.91500°E / 50.20306; 12.91500
Websiteairport-k-vary.cz
Map
KLV is located in Czech Republic
KLV
KLV
Location of airport in Czech Republic
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 7,053 2,150 Asphalt concrete
12/30 3,280 1,000 Grass
Statistics (2023)
Passengers12,861[1]
Passenger change 22–23Increase85%

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.

History

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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

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As of January 2025, there are no scheduled flights at the airport.[4] Formerly there were summer seasonal services mainly to Eastern Europe.

Statistics

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Year
Passengers handled
Passenger % Change
Aircraft movements
% Change
2004[5] 38,704 6,617
2005[6] 37,313 Decrease-3.59 7,865 Increase18.85
2006[7] 34,975 Decrease-0.72 5,111 Decrease-35.74
2007[8] 64,641 Increase85.28 6,801 Increase33.06
2008[9] 81,720 Increase26.42 5,575 Decrease-18.03
2009[10] 68,369 Decrease-16.34 7,632 Increase36.95
2010[11] 70,903 Increase2.23 6,936 Decrease-9.11
2011[12] 99,014 Increase39.76 6,891 Decrease-0.65
2012[13] 103,682 Increase4.70 5,826 Decrease-15.41
2013[14] 104,469 Increase0.76 5,342 Decrease-8.32
2014[15] 85,596 Decrease-17.13 5,824 Increase9.01
2015[16] 51,780 Decrease-39.59 5,816 Decrease-0.14
2016[17] 25,235 Decrease-51.26 5,008 Decrease-13.89
2017[18] 21,404 Decrease-15.18 5,702 Increase13.85
2018[19] 45,003 Increase110.25 5,480 Decrease-3.89
2019[20] 62,234 Increase38.28 7,736 Increase41.16
2020[21] 17,234 Decrease-72.30 15,414 Increase99.25
2021[22] 586 Decrease-96.59 8,029 Decrease-47.91
2022[23] 6,946 Increase1085.32 10,892 Increase35.65
2023[24] 12,861 Increase85.15 14,337 Increase31.62

Ground transportation

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From Karlovy Vary or Prague: The airport is 6 km southeast of the centre of Karlovy Vary.[25] 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
  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. ^ airport-k-vary.cz - Destinations retrieved 8 January 2024
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  25. ^ "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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