Karlovy Vary Airport

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
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 (2023)
Passengers12,861[1]
Passenger change 22–2385%

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

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

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Karlovy Vary Airport:[4]

AirlinesDestinations
BH Air Seasonal charter: Burgas[5]
Smartwings Seasonal charter: Antalya[6]
Uzbekistan Airways Seasonal charter: Tashkent[7]

Statistics

Year
Passengers handled
Passenger % Change
Aircraft movements
% Change
2004[8] 38,704 6,617
2005[8] 37,313 3.59% 7,865 18.85%
2006[8] 34,975 0.72% 5,111 35.74%
2007[8] 64,641 85.28% 6,801 33.06%
2008[8] 81,720 26.42% 5,575 18.03%
2009[8] 68,369 16.34% 7,632 36.95%
2010[8] 70,903 2.23% 6,936 9.11%
2011[8] 99,014 39.76% 6,891 0.65%
2012[8] 103,682 4.70% 5,826 15.41%
2013[8] 104,469 0.76% 5,342 8.32%
2014[8] 85,596 17.13% 5,824 9.01%
2015[8] 51,780 39.59% 5,816 0.14%
2016[8] 25,235 51.26% 5,008 13.89%
2017[8] 21,404 15.18% 5,702 13.85%
2018[8] 45,003 110.25% 5,480 3.89%
2019[8] 62,234 38.28% 7,736 41.16%
2020[8] 17,234 72.30% 15,414 99.25%
2021[8] 586 96.59% 8,029 47.91%
2022[8] 6,946 1,085.32% 10,892 35.65%
2023[8] 13,855 85.15% 14,337 31.62%
2024[8] 37,990 174.20% 17,894 24.81%

Ground transportation

From Karlovy Vary or Prague: The airport is 6 km southeast of the centre of Karlovy Vary.[9] 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. ^ "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. ^ "Destinations - Airport Karlovy Vary". www.airport-k-vary.cz. Karlovy Vary Airport. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Urlaub von Karlovy Vary. Jetzt auch nach Burgas | Živé Chebsko - zivechebsko.cz". zivechebsko.cz (in German). Živé Chebsko. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  6. ^ Kalinová, Ivana (17 December 2022). "Odletět na Krétu z Karlových Varů? Možné to bude už od června". Karlovarský Deník.
  7. ^ "Do Karlových Varů začnou létat chartery s lázeňskými hosty z Taškentu". zdopravy.cz (in Czech). 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Performance Statistics - Airport Karlovy Vary". www.airport-k-vary.cz. Karlovy Vary Airport. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  9. ^ "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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