Brno-Tuřany Airport is an airport in

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. It serves mainly the southeastern part of the Czech Republic. In 2024, 749,153 passengers passed through the Brno-Tuřany passenger terminal, making it the second busiest airport in the Czech Republic.

Location

Brno-Tuřany Airport is located about southeast of Brno's city centre. The airport is about from other international airports, such as Vienna Airport and

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and smaller international airports in

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and

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History

Early years

The airport was built during the 1950s as a replacement for the old Brno airport located in Slatina (northeast of Tuřany airport). In 1967, a new departure hall construction began. During the 1980s, the airport was handed over for use by the Czechoslovak air force, and civil operations were reduced to a minimum. Civil flights were operated during exhibitions and fairs taking place at

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. In 1986, the new departure hall and related facilities were completed. After the fall of communism in 1989, the airport returned to civil use, and was operated by the state-owned Czech Airport Authority.

Latest developments

At present, the regional government of the

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owns the airport, and it is operated by a private company, Brno Airport Ltd. In November 2017, Brno Airport Ltd. was bought by the investment group

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. The regional government of the South Moravian Region entered negotiations on new routes, namely to

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, and

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, in late 2017. As a result, a new airline company, ''Blue Air Moravia'', was established owned jointly by city of Brno and the regional authority (35%) and the parent company Blue Air (65%), headquartered in

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. However, this was cancelled.

Facilities

The terminal consists of two concourses. The new departure hall that opened in 2006 is capable of handling 1,000 passengers per hour. The building was designed by architect Petr Parolek and is considered to be one of the most significant projects of Czech contemporary architecture and a striking example of the growing trend of

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. The airport offers some bars, a

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, car rentals, ATM and exchange office. The airport is covered by a free

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. Cargo airlines such as ASL Airlines Belgium, Volga-Dnepr, or Antonov Design Bureau often use Brno Airport as one of their stopover points. The airport handled 9,679 tons of freight in 2009. Plans for building a new cargo terminal and industry zone are in talks of realization, which could take place in the near future.

Airlines and destinations

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Statistics

Ground transport

The airport is located within city limits, next to the D1 highway which runs from

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through Brno. It is connected to the public transport network by daytime bus route E76, and night route N89, which both run to

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(main railway station). The journey takes 14–16 minutes.

References

External links

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Virtual tour of the airport
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