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

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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

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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

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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

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approx. 90 km to the east.

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