Karlovy Vary Airport
Karlovy Vary Airport Letiště Karlovy Vary | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Karlovy Vary Region | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Airport Karlovy Vary | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Olšová Vrata | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1929 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,989 ft / 606 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°12′11″N 12°54′54″E / 50.20306°N 12.91500°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | airport-k-vary.cz | ||||||||||||||
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  KLV Location of airport in Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Karlovy Vary Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Corendon Airlines | Seasonal: Tel Aviv[4] |
| Fly Lili | Seasonal charter: Burgas[5] |
| Smartwings | Seasonal charter: Antalya,[6] Burgas, Heraklion,[7] Monastir, Rhodes, Varna |
| Uzbekistan Airways | Seasonal charter: Tashkent[8] |
Statistics
[edit] | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Year | Passengers handled | Passenger % Change | Aircraft movements | % Change |
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| 2004[9] | 38,704 | 6,617 | ||
| 2005[10] | 37,313 |  -3.59 | 7,865 |  18.85 |
| 2006[11] | 34,975 | -0.72 | 5,111 | -35.74 |
| 2007[12] | 64,641 | 85.28 | 6,801 | 33.06 |
| 2008[13] | 81,720 | 26.42 | 5,575 | -18.03 |
| 2009[14] | 68,369 | -16.34 | 7,632 | 36.95 |
| 2010[15] | 70,903 | 2.23 | 6,936 | -9.11 |
| 2011[16] | 99,014 | 39.76 | 6,891 | -0.65 |
| 2012[17] | 103,682 | 4.70 | 5,826 | -15.41 |
| 2013[18] | 104,469 | 0.76 | 5,342 | -8.32 |
| 2014[19] | 85,596 | -17.13 | 5,824 | 9.01 |
| 2015[20] | 51,780 | -39.59 | 5,816 | -0.14 |
| 2016[21] | 25,235 | -51.26 | 5,008 | -13.89 |
| 2017[22] | 21,404 | -15.18 | 5,702 | 13.85 |
| 2018[23] | 45,003 | 110.25 | 5,480 | -3.89 |
| 2019[24] | 62,234 | 38.28 | 7,736 | 41.16 |
| 2020[25] | 17,234 | -72.30 | 15,414 | 99.25 |
| 2021[26] | 586 | -96.59 | 8,029 | -47.91 |
| 2022[27] | 6,946 | 1085.32 | 10,892 | 35.65 |
| 2023[28] | 12,861 | 85.15 | 14,337 | 31.62 |
Ground transportation
[edit]From Karlovy Vary or Prague: The airport is 6 km southeast of the centre of Karlovy Vary.[29] 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Business News". Radio Prague. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Regional airports flying high". The Prague Post. 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Pravidelná linka Tel Aviv - Karlovy Vary bude zahájena od května 2024" (in Czech). Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tel Aviv. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Fly Lili: Karlovy Vary/České Budějovice – Burgas". 8 February 2024.
- ^ Kalinová, Ivana (17 December 2022). "Odletět na Krétu z Karlových Varů? Možné to bude už od června". Karlovarský Deník.
- ^ "Letiště Karlovy Vary | Lety do Turecka měly úspěch, od června 2023 budou moci lidé létat na dovolenou z Karlových Varů i na Krétu". 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Do Karlových Varů začnou létat chartery s lázeňskými hosty z Taškentu". zdopravy.cz (in Czech). 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "Provozní výkony letiště". Airport Karlovy Vary.
- ^ "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.
External links
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Media related to Karlovy Vary Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Czech and English)
- Current weather for LKKV at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for LKKV at Aviation Safety Network
