Karlovy Vary Airport ( cs, Letiště Karlovy Vary) is the airport of
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá. ...
in western
Bohemia
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. 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
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. 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
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. 99% of passengers using the airport in 2012 were Russian.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Karlovy Vary Airport:
Statistics
Ground transportation
From Karlovy Vary or Prague: The airport is 6 km southeast of the centre of Karlovy Vary.
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
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approx. 90 km to the east.
See also
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List of airports in Czech Republic
This is a list of airports in the Czech Republic, grouped by type and sorted by location.
Passenger statistics
Czech Republic's airports with number of passengers served in 2014 / 2015 years.
Airports
Railway connections
Since 2015, Ostra ...
References
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Airports in the Czech Republic
Buildings and structures in Karlovy Vary
International airports in the Czech Republic
1929 establishments in Czechoslovakia
Airports established in 1929
20th-century architecture in the Czech Republic