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Karlovy Vary Airport

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.

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%

History

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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

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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

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Year
Passengers handled
Passenger % Change
Aircraft movements
% Change
2004[8]38,7046,617
2005[8]37,313Decrease 3.59%7,865Increase 18.85%
2006[8]34,975Decrease 0.72%5,111Decrease 35.74%
2007[8]64,641Increase 85.28%6,801Increase 33.06%
2008[8]81,720Increase 26.42%5,575Decrease 18.03%
2009[8]68,369Decrease 16.34%7,632Increase 36.95%
2010[8]70,903Increase 2.23%6,936Decrease 9.11%
2011[8]99,014Increase 39.76%6,891Decrease 0.65%
2012[8]103,682Increase 4.70%5,826Decrease 15.41%
2013[8]104,469Increase 0.76%5,342Decrease 8.32%
2014[8]85,596Decrease 17.13%5,824Increase 9.01%
2015[8]51,780Decrease 39.59%5,816Decrease 0.14%
2016[8]25,235Decrease 51.26%5,008Decrease 13.89%
2017[8]21,404Decrease 15.18%5,702Increase 13.85%
2018[8]45,003Increase 110.25%5,480Decrease 3.89%
2019[8]62,234Increase 38.28%7,736Increase 41.16%
2020[8]17,234Decrease 72.30%15,414Increase 99.25%
2021[8]586Decrease 96.59%8,029Decrease 47.91%
2022[8]6,946Increase 1,085.32%10,892Increase 35.65%
2023[8]13,855Increase 85.15%14,337Increase 31.62%
2024[8]37,990Increase 174.20%17,894Increase 24.81%

Ground transportation

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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

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References

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  1. ↑ "Provozní výkony letiště". airport-k-vary.cz (in Czech). 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-k-vary.cz. Karlovy Vary Airport. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Urlaub von Karlovy Vary. Jetzt auch nach Burgas". 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 (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media.
  7. ↑ "Do Karlových Varů začnou létat chartery s lázeňskými hosty z Taškentu". zdopravy.cz (in Czech). 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Performance Statistics". 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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