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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 is located in Czech Republic
KLV
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 22–23Increase85%

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

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 Decrease3.59% 7,865 Increase18.85%
2006[8] 34,975 Decrease0.72% 5,111 Decrease35.74%
2007[8] 64,641 Increase85.28% 6,801 Increase33.06%
2008[8] 81,720 Increase26.42% 5,575 Decrease18.03%
2009[8] 68,369 Decrease16.34% 7,632 Increase36.95%
2010[8] 70,903 Increase2.23% 6,936 Decrease9.11%
2011[8] 99,014 Increase39.76% 6,891 Decrease0.65%
2012[8] 103,682 Increase4.70% 5,826 Decrease15.41%
2013[8] 104,469 Increase0.76% 5,342 Decrease8.32%
2014[8] 85,596 Decrease17.13% 5,824 Increase9.01%
2015[8] 51,780 Decrease39.59% 5,816 Decrease0.14%
2016[8] 25,235 Decrease51.26% 5,008 Decrease13.89%
2017[8] 21,404 Decrease15.18% 5,702 Increase13.85%
2018[8] 45,003 Increase110.25% 5,480 Decrease3.89%
2019[8] 62,234 Increase38.28% 7,736 Increase41.16%
2020[8] 17,234 Decrease72.30% 15,414 Increase99.25%
2021[8] 586 Decrease96.59% 8,029 Decrease47.91%
2022[8] 6,946 Increase1,085.32% 10,892 Increase35.65%
2023[8] 13,855 Increase85.15% 14,337 Increase31.62%
2024[8] 37,990 Increase174.20% 17,894 Increase24.81%

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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